July started with Hamburg WTS . One of the most exciting races on the calendar due to the crazy spectators, unique course, World Mixed Team Relay Champs and this year falling on the same weekend as the Football World Cup Final which Germany happened to be playing in!
So my race wasn’t great, but I had an awesome time racing in the relay and then experiencing the city going crazy that night with Germany winning the World Cup! My parents and brother also came to watch, so it was good spending time with them.
Once back in Vitoria, my boyfriend Brendan and I had a couple of days downtime before the next block of training started. We headed north to the Basque Country coast and did a little bit of sightseeing. It was nice just to switch off for a few days and the weather was beautiful.
I then had a few weeks of some solid training. With so much racing this year, it’s felt like blocks of training are hard to come by, so I really enjoyed burying myself into a hole again!!
I’m now on my way to one of my all time favourite races – Tiszaujvaros World Cup in Hungary. This will be my 5th time racing. I’ve had both highs & lows there, and made many mistakes but I’m really looking forward to seeing how I’ve progressed. Its very unique as there are heats on Saturday – then if you make it through, the final on Sunday. I’ll let you all know how I go!
Last week I was officially announced on the Australian Elite team for the ITU World Triathlon Series Grand Final in Edmonton in 4 weeks time. This is my first Australian Elite World Championship team and I’m honored to be selected. Edmonton has undoubtedly been my main focus all year, and I’m already starting to get excited to race there!
Thanks for the support,
Charlotte
