Today marks the start of our 20week Ironman campaign!

Well, I have been incredibly slack not posting anything, but pretty much there hasn't been all that much to post about.

After Ironman New Zealand I pottered about for a couple of weeks doing not much at all.  I then decided that I wanted to work on my running and try and get some improvements happening there.  It all started pretty good, until I started running....  Turns out after several physio appointments that I had ITB Friction Syndrome, so after some exercises and several more physio appointments I eventually had two cortisone injections in the knee which helped greatly.  So, I have been running on it now for a couple of months and riding on it and everything seems to be holding up pretty well.  Consequently though, my running campaign was somewhat curtailed and I am still a very ordinary runner (that's being very polite)!

Swimming has been almost non-existent, cycling has been fairly consistent but nothing very long or arduous!  Mainly social coffee rides.  So, there's a bit of work to do.  On a good note, I have commenced Yoga and am loving it.  I did also commence a strength programme which I ceased as soon as my knee started giving me grief and I just didn't start it back up again...

I wasn't planning on undertaking another Ironman until I felt more confident with my run.  However, there are a number of people that I train with who have registered for next years Ironman New Zealand, including my husband Craig, so I figured that I was going to be there anyway and seeing as you have to register as soon as it goes on sale I have registered.  I am not sure if my knee is going to hold up, but I'm going to give it a crack, follow the Ironguides programme, train with some great friends, share some fun and see where it takes me.

This morning marked the first training session of the Ironguides 20 week plan which was a 60min easy cycle.  Faye had the brilliant idea of all starting our Ironman journey together so Craig, Faye, Robson, Steve and I all rode around the crit track at Nundah this morning gas bagging our way around.  We followed it up with coffee at DiBella - it was all very civilised.  Jacque G is going to be working around Sat's new job of a Virgin Blue hostie and her family committments, but I'm sure we will get many training sessions in together.  Lisa the mad Irishwomen is going to be joining us on the Ironguides programme and my good buddies Sarah and Alicia are Ironmen newbies this year.  So, all in all there's  a good group of girl training buddies that are going to be awesome and I am really looking forward to it.

When I think of some of the uncivilised training sessions coming up I cringe, but a little bit of me is saying "bring it on".   Let's just hope I can give it a bit better crack this year.

Let the fun begin...