MIA..but getting stronger, fitter, faster

I had been busy recently with the Arafura Games which is held in Darwin every 2 years. It comes no where near the the prestige of the Commonwealth or even the South East Asian Games, but its a little something that Darwin is proud to hold. And I must say, the event attracts many developemental athletes from various countries. Here are some picts of the Criterium (an event where you race round a circuit to score points at specific sprinting points or at the end) in the city. The exercise physiologist I work with was racing so was there to support.I think I only mentioned this to Mike. 3-4 weeks ago, I competed in a Time Trial (basically you are on your own and race from point A to B in the fastest time). And guess what, my ego was bruised by 25sec (and alot longer after that) cos I lost to a guy turning 66 (more than twice my age) in 3 months time!!

At the end of the day, its time on the bike. And that's perhaps why Australia produces such great cyclist, cos there's nothing but vast open space/land.

Well, no more will my ego be bruised! Been training hard; clocked 85 km on the bike yesterday and another 50+km today and I dun feel sore at all. Gimme a bike tomorrow, and I'll be riding it. Taking part in a 80km road race next week and a 3 stage road race(http://topendtour.webs.com/) in June.