As an athlete your life revolves around specific dates and performing on given days at given times. The next step for me on the road to Tokyo , is performing on the 15th July in Lucerne to earn the right to represent New Zealand in the single scull in Bulgaria in September.
As far as moments go, this is by no means the biggest or most important date I have faced throughout the past 18 years of representing my country. The four Olympic finals are by far the most significant, the trial v Rob Waddell which turned out to be 3 dates was more important, as an Olympic spot was at stake.
I am sure there will be more significant, bigger occasions to come in the next two years as we approach Tokyo. But right now, while those future dates are at the back of my mind, at the forefront is doing all I can to be as fast as possible for about 7 minutes on the 15 th July starting at am.
After taking a prolonged break after Rio When I came back I was in the worst shape since my rowing journey began. Not only was I weighing in just over kg the heaviest I had ever been but I had also focused my efforts fully on being a full time Dad, meaning I was averaging under 3 hours a week of exercise.
Initially progress was very slow and the task was looking near impossible. By October the weeks started to resemble something close to full time training and finally there were the first signs of actual progress. A trip to Europe in early November including some tough weeks in the Alps and Pyrenees on the bike, kick started the weight loss and gave me some glimpses of form of old.
I also did some racing while in Europe on the European long distance circuit in the boat which would start a battle with a word that has dominated my come back to date, frustration. September 9, Leave a comment Cancel reply. By using this form you agree with the storage and handling of your data by this website.
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They can be two hours - this was another 12 hours on top and I was well out of my comfort zone. On Saturday night Drysdale could barely walk up the stairs to his bedroom and was "shaking uncontrollably" in bed.
At 2m and kg 10 kilos heavier than London Drysdale stood out from the pack on Saturday. An experienced rider, he coped well with the first 55km bike stage and did well on the challenging 33km mountain run, which requires numerous river crossings, boulder hopping and a vertical climb of more than m , completing it in 4h 30m.
The kayak was a struggle and he spent almost six hours on the water. He "blew up" a forearm in a training paddle last Monday, and developed tendinitis in the wrist and forearm throughout the stage.
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