New year, new energy

It’s been quite some time since I last posted anything – a combination of not much happening and trying to sort myself out workwise. Now that I’m over the disappointment of Challenge Cape Town being cancelled I’m back into training for IronMan 70.3 and it’s been going pretty well. I’ve clocked up quite a couple of brick sessions over the last few weeks which have pleased me. With everyone on holiday and nothing much happening with my work commitments I’ve been able to average around 10 hours a week of training including some quality sessions. Earlier this week I ran Forest Road in Bishopscourt which is a really tough one plus kilometer hill which I haven’t done since I was training for Comrades many years ago.

With 3 weeks to go to IronMan 70.3 in East London I’m feeling confident of putting in a PB effort. I’ve never really raced IronMan 70.3 as it has always been part of my training for the full IronMan in PE, but this year with the training I put in for Challenge Cape Town I’m keen to go hard and see how it goes. It’s not an easy race by any means and I didn’t compete last year as I was ill, but in 2010 I did a 5:33 and I’d like to go under this. The run route has changed and I think it makes it a bit harder as you have to run two really tough hills. Hopefully some of my training on the mountain will help with the hills.

On the SCORE front things have been quite as Mel has moved on to an new challenge and will be re-locating from Cape Town – Mel we are all going to really miss you! I will continue to try and raise funds in whatever way I can for SCORE as I believe strongly in what they do and what they stand for as an organisation. Unfortunately since leaving adidas and the corporate world my “pulling power” has diminished somewhat and I have not been as successful in attracting sponsorships. It’s quite amazing the influence one could exert on various potential contributors when one held the position of adidas Managing Director – Brian Kerby Consultant doesn’t have the same effect! Anyhow, I will continue to try and make whatever difference I can in securing further funding for SCORE as they desperately need it to be able to continue the great work they do. I’m hoping that 2012 will bring more success for me on the work front which will enable me to better leverage the contacts that I make to increase the amount we raise for SCORE. There is still about R25,000 to go to achieve the target we set for last year’s IronMan (R80,000).

Wishing everyone all the very best for 2012 – may it be a wonderful year for you all.