Aleisha Wesley - Triathlete

Today I felt quite a bit of pressure on me because I knew that this was the race that I would perform well in but things can turn around quite quickly. I guess that most people would be pretty happy with coming third. But for me, I wasn't overly proud of coming third in todays race. The reason behind it was because I set my goal too high, it wasn't impossible though. I know I could of done better and I know where I went wrong. I went out too hard in the swim and then smashed myself on the first lap of the bike trying to keep up with the two girls I wanted to beat. This wasn't the best choice to make when I realised that I still had two laps to go and a hard and fast 2km run off the bike ahead of me. The water was pretty cold this morning but after swimming a couple of strokes it actually wasn't that bad. I got out of the water after my warm up and focused on my race. After a long few minutes we get called to the start line. The nerves really kicked in. I was so n

Planning my race, not knowing what to expect. I was just aiming for the top 6, hoping to get a place in the State Team. I really didn't know what to expect with this race. So I go for a warm up on the bike with my good friend Abby, both discussing the race. So we finished our ride. I headed into transition and set up. Shortly after I went for a quick run to get my legs warmed up for a quick and fast race. I felt pain running through my legs but I knew that I couldn't let that affect my race. After a motivational chat with my parents and coach I went for a warm up for the swim. I felt really good swimming before the race, I felt prepared. So the co-ordinator of the race calls us to go to the start line after the intermediate boys went off and started swimming. "1 minute till start!" The nerves were really rushing through my mind but I felt pretty confident stepping into this race. Before I knew it the horn went. I had a pretty good start. I lead it for about 1