World Championships tomorrow

So I am finally here... Maui is gorgeous. I am definitely thankful for the steam room session, it is humid here. Yes I knew it was going to be hot and humid but still.

I arrived on Thursday night, checked into the Makena Beach and Golf Resort and fell into bed. The time difference isn't huge but 4 hours is enough. I got to see my Mum who is in the room next to me, and I can't tell you how lovely it is to have her here, I miss her more than she knows, thanks Mum.

This is the hotel lobby

Friday Oct 22
I started putting my bike together and had a blonde moment when trying to put the back wheel on ... so we went to breakfast to nourish the brain.


I wish I could do hotel breakfast buffet's every morning. Fruit, eggs, omlettes, and waffles (not that I needed them but they were there). The hotel I am staying at is the host hotel and talk about convenient! I ran into Jen (Jennifer Razee) in the morning and we decided to go check out the beach and do a lap of the swim course.

The Swim will be 2 laps counter clockwise of a 750m course with a short beach run in between. The first buoy is 325m out then 100m parallel with the beach and then 325m back to the beach. The water is crystal clear. It was unbelievable to be swimming in the ocean. I felt incredibly comfortable. We had to stop swimming on the way back in to the beach cause this turtle was too cool to look at, just hanging out on the ocean floor, amazing.

After swimming and having success with no foggy or leaky goggles, I was happy. Next up bike.

I got my bike all sorted except the back rotor (brake) got bent during travel and that's not fast. Thank god for the bike mechanics, apparently I had some cabling issues and they also needed replacement. Anyways it didn't take too long and I got on my bike at 1pm for a ride to check it out. It was all good. the practice course is a 3 mile loop and I was drenched in sweat after the first climb, mama mia! I ran my tire pressure a little to high and man was it bouncey.


Saturday 23 Oct
Today I did another 750m swim and practiced running into the water and diving with my goggles on - yeah no leaky goggles, Tammy happy!

I rode a little on lower tire pressure and it was much smoother. Then I ran the last mile of the run. I started at the finish line and back tracked along the beach and into the 'Spooky Forest'. There are lots of trees to leap over and under. Fabulous idea for the last mile of the course to keep you on your toes.


Ok so I haven't and cannot pre-ride the bike course but no one can. It is on private land. But here is a pic from last year. So I guess there is a little hike a bike - yeah.

Results will be posted on Xterra's World Championship site.

One last shot at the finish, so see you tomorrow at the finish!