After much pre-race talk last night I compared Odyssey to entering a war zone…. You pretty much put yourself out there and just hope that you survive to the end. The war is not with the opponents it is with yourself – with your body, your mind and your heart… Today we won!
This last week was meant to be a taper week – one of recovery. Well it was…. But only for running. This has probably been the busiest week this whole year and one of conflict and confrontation, deadlines, overtime and early mornings. Ideally I always wish to be inside a little pre-race happy bubble where I get to relax and focus on my race and that alone… however, I do believe life mirrors race conditions and anything can happen so it is best to be used to keeping a clear head and soldiering on no matter what the conditions so perhaps this was just some mental training and preparation for what lies ahead – I joked with my staff that the race week would be more relaxing than what I had experienced this last week.
South African Xterra triathletes Conrad Stoltz and Dan Hugo are dominating the US Xterra scene by placing first and second at Xterra US standings after Xterra US Champs at Lake Tahoe, Nevada race yesterday.
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