I knew I wasn’t going to be fresh coming into the race after already racing 3 big events within the last 2 months, the last two of them being over the time zones, one in San Diego and the other in Yokohama. I also didn’t get the opportunity to rest as well as I wanted
After a very disappointing Finish in San Diego, I am very happy with my 6th in Yokohama, my best achievement yet. I had a reasonable start, but by 300m I managed to get into 3rd using the inside line around the bouys. The swim was very different from San Diego. At stages I went from
FINIS have looked after me so well over the last week. They organized pool and track space whenever and where ever I needed. They got me into the Olympic Club in San Francisco which was something only few get to see. They organized photoshoots in the pool, on the track as well as on the
I cannot be more thankful for the opportunity of racing at the highest level in triathlon and especially with a very high quality field. A big thank you to my parents as well as John Mix, the president of FINIS, for their support along side the road. John flew out from Livermore to watch an
Yesterday in a beautiful sunny Blouberg I ran myself onto the 2013 ITU Africa Cup podium, behind World Ranked #5, Richard Murray and Current Junior World Champion, Wian Sullwald. With a strong international field it could have been anyone’s game since it was a sprint distance event. It is really cool to have ITU races