Hell Week Report!

"Hell Week" (adj): the annual, much anticipated Tri Alliance (TA) event that is about completing as much as you can during the week between Christmas and New Year.

Day 1 started well (& very early!!), which you can read about here.  I then arrived in Townsville for Christmas with the family so I set out on my own, for the inaugural FNQ Hell Week. Bike-less and squad-less, mine was certainly different from my Melbourne counterparts, but here is what I learnt:

• Hell Week without your bike only happens once (talk about learning the hard way!);
• It is almost impossible to run in Townsville in December between the hours of 6am and 6pm;
• My new definition of "Hell Week" is: running in Townsville in December between the hours of 6am and 6pm;

  

  *Possible slight exaggeration
  

• Castle Hill is relatively easy to walk up, to run up - not so much. For those of you unfamiliar with Castle Hill, the incline is something like this:
• I can run 50+km in a week, but I don't want to do it again for some time;
• Thank god for the foam roller!!

TOTALS:
Swim: 10km
Bike: 110km
Run: 52km
Foam Roller: LOTS!!

A big thank you to TA for your inspiration, as always (& to Roofie for the pic, top right).

It's now time for a slightly lighter training (read running) schedule & a massage! I have the Amy Gillett 120km ride in 4 days and then a 3 day TA Training Camp. Happy days!!


 Hell Week Summary:

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5	Day 6	Day 7	TOTAL
Swim	1.5	3	2	0	1.5	0	2	10
Ride	50	0	0	0	40*	0	20*	110
Run	5	0	11	7	4.5	12	12.5	52

* estimation of indoor bike distance