Richard Murray

[Richard bsg Murray]

SA Tri Champs/2011 this weekend will be an interesting event with the Likes of Tim Don(GBR) Hendrik De Villiers(RSA) Claude Eksteen(RSA) Erhard Wolfhaardt (RSA) Chris Felgate (ZIM) and about 7 other International athletes from all over!

Keen to get to P.E and settle down at the Raddison 5 star Hotel, Funded by BSG all the way! Wonderful sponsor, couldnt ask for a more organised/focused sponsor *Chris Felgate,**Gerg Reiss and the Team, THANKS

[katiepure]

Good Luck this weekend Rich! I am holding thumbs from Down Under!

[Richard bsg Murray]

Ag, Shot KT! Hope all going well down under Weather must be good no? Thaught you would come to race haha, owell, give the other girls a chance!! Hope training + Health goes well next few weeks, will be wotching you in Sydney

[Richard bsg Murray]

So, SA tri Champs didnt really go as planned, BUT i recieved 107 ITU points and moved into 183place in the World of triathlon!
Check out http://richardmurray.wordpress.com/ for a EPIC race Report

[Richard bsg Murray]

Moving into this week, im Off to Trukey-Antalya on Thursday 31st March and will be racing 2 ITU continental CUp events on the 3rd and 9th April In turkey and quarteira. Staying in Madrid and traininig with the Spanish tri team will be great for me to learn from some super runners.. Im "almost all packed" new Tri suit new Racers FAAS300 and a new Bike box..

Chance at getting ITU points again, which will alow me to qualify for Olympics 2012
WIll keep all posted on how events turn out !!

Keep head down, stay focsued and great things will come

PEace
Rich*

[Richard bsg Murray]

In Antalya - Turkey now..
ITU European Cup Tomorrow at 14:30 "13:30"SA time..
Keen, Pumped , prepped and fit...
Points in mind for 2012 Olympic Qualification on the line!
LEarnt bad saying in Spanish , said to girl, who laughed at me
Showe time, supper in and tomorrow this Perd is ready for racing...
Wetsuit swim, Raing and choppy water will be my race tomorrow!!

Sleep time! Keep focused and enjoy triathlon, BEST sport there is

Peace

Rich*

[Richard bsg Murray]

Ok.... SO not im in Colcorcon Madrid staying with Daniel ROdriguez Ranked #165in the world of thriathlon..
Just finished swim set, and 5x800m on track with Spanish team...

Love it here, and will be laeving friday morning to Quarteira -Portugal with Dani and his family..
Racing the ITU european cup event and hope to have a better race than last weekend in TURKEY, where the wheels seemd to fall off a bit

Till I speak again, Happy trainings and Hold thumbs/fingures and any other body parts for me on weekend !

Keep progressing!

Peace

RIch*

[Richard bsg Murray]

Also my shocking race report , up on http://richardmurray.wordpress.com/2011 ... ya-turkey/ if you keen for a motivational read

[Richard bsg Murray]

Tomorrow once again is D-Day, and I will be racing in Quarteira-Portugal.. Conditions seem great, wind is apparently dying down, wetsuit swim and it will be 20-24degrees tomorrow
All pasta-Partied in, and bike checked and prepped, Im ready to try and gain some ITU points tomorrow!
I need a Top 20, and to not be more than +-5min Behind leader, otherwise I wont be geting ANY...

Hold Thumbs,fingures,toes,nose and any other part of your body concidered to be Lucky..
Keep the dream going, NOThing is out of one's REACH..

Rich*

[Richard bsg Murray]

Ok... So Antalya & Quarteira wenrnt my best perfromances to date, and travelling many hours to races probably gave me a disadvantage... But nothing ventured nothing gained!
I atleast managed to finish event, even due to HEAVY stomach cramps on the run, possibly due to gels i took on bike leg..

Swimming work is now in the cards for me, and I have decided to stay in PTA for a month following the Momentum Teavigo duathlon event in Zevenwagt this weekend Duathlon with a MTB in it, should be great fun!! Love doing the odd CRAZE race every now and then!

WIll be leaving the 18th April to Pretoria,and will be training at the HPC in Pretoria from the 19thApril-26thMay before leaving to Kenya-Mombassa for the "ITU ALL African Triathlon Championships" where i have a chance at 400 ITU points !

Till I get back to Cape town on Thursday, Keep well, think before you leap and never loose the fighting spirit

Peace
Rich*