5 WEEKS to go...


23 SEPTEMBRE



Distances
10km Run - 4 Laps
40km Bike - 4 Laps
5km Bike - 2 Laps

At the Cyclesmith Duathlon in 2011, I qualified for the World Duathlon Championship for Age Group athletes.  I decided to go in November 2011 and began training for this event in February 2012.

Why a Duathlon? Truth be told, I really wanted to qualify for the Olympic distance triathlon in New Zealand. I love the sport of triathlon and I find training and race the Olympic distance both challenging and highly rewarding in a very personal way. Most who know me know - I HATE duathlons!!! there I wrote down what I've been saying since the first time I did my first duathlon a few years ago. I won't say it again on this blog if I can help it. Onto why I am doing something I don't really enjoy. When I didn't qualify for the tri at Kelowna last fall (thanks to an ***hole who cut me off on the 1st of 3 loops on the 40k bike portion), I saw the World Du's as an opportunity to improve my running since I would have to run more and faster than I had ever done before. 

So with 5 weeks to go before the big day, I thought I'd create this blog as record of this journey for me and sister Diana Birdface Case also who happens to be my best friend... as well as a way for family and friends to follow share in our experience. Our experience isn't limited to my going to Nancy to compete, the day after the race we are embarking on a short but exciting 3 cycling tour through part of the Burgundy region of France where will we sample some of the world's best wines and visit quaint villages, indulge in delicious food, make new friends, parle français, feast our eyes on beautiful countryside dotted with historically rich architecture, stunning vistas but mostly enjoy quality time together.

Stay tuned, feel free to make comments - come back often as I endeavour to post several pages over the next days and weeks.

Until then ... c u in transition

Little Bird aka Moka aka Lurls aka Nerkles aka Cal aka Michelle aka Birdie 

PS - more on how the multiple nicknames starting with Bird came to be