Tri coaching is fantastic

Today I headed out to Bucklands Beach for a tri training session with the Auckland City Tri Club.  What an awesome way to spend a Saturday morning.  Daniel, Darragh and Roger are great blokes with oodles of knowledge to share and share they did.  I got confirmation that I'm doing most things right, picked up some great tips for water starts, beach starts, wave starts, seeding, deep water swimming and swimming with currents, and a good tip on where to put my helmet to save some time in T1.

I met three awesome ladies from out my way in Auckland, and we're all doing the next TriWoman event in two weeks so that's cool too, and we're all interested in setting up a ladies tri club out our way.  I think next weekend being Easter will be a good time to get out on that event course and do a session, so there are no nasty surprises on race day.  I think the bike course could be a little gnarly in places, having driven over most of it several times now, but I'll leave judgement on that until I ride it next weekend.

This morning I learned that I am not afraid of deep water.  I don't care if I can't touch the bottom, I can float and tread water just fine and besides, I can always roll over and do backstroke if I need a break.  That's good - I won't freak out in out and round swims in sprint and oly distances, let alone halves and full irons in future.  Wicked!  I loved the simulated swim with the tailwind current this morning, it was so fast I was almost lethal!

Swim coaching was good today too.  My arms were slightly had it from this morning, so I wasn't pushed hard.  But, my swim fitness still needs work so that will be the subject of next week's session.  It was weird to just go home afterwards and not have to rush out and register for a tri.  I think the off season is going to be a bit dull if I don't find things to fill it with.  I'm not sure if I'll continue with swim lessons next term or actually work with a tri coach instead.  I have to think about it some more.

I'm keeping this post short and sweet as I have finally finished one assignment but still have a 2000 word essay to write.  Catch you when that's done (or nearly done).

Ciao.