Category: Training
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The Austrian Diaries:#4
Easy day today, well, that was the intention at least. Not easy resting sometimes though. Getting out of bed, easy, breakfast, easy, read the paper, easy, run 10km along the course, easy (and felt great knowing where I was going),holding myself back, not easy, strides, fast and easy, immersing myself in Innsbruck via bus’s and…
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The Austrian Diaries: #3
Checking out the course has made this trip eerily similar to a climbing trip. I finished off the last section I needed to scope out and get the beta for by running from Innsbruck back to Gotzens this morning. Before I started I took the time to also scope out the hotel I’m staying in…
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The Austrian Diaries: #2
Getting pretty settled here in little old Gotzens. Also getting to know what it was like to be an old time sailor or explorer writing a full-on journal each day like they did. You know, your Matthew Flinders type operators. I’m just exploring the alps and my capabilities, not countries. Today’s exploring was the back…
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The Austria Diaries: #1
The show is now on the road and live from Austria. What a start it’s been. As per any overseas travel there was a lot of sitting around waiting and people watching as I transited from Adelaide>Perth>Dubai>Munich>Innsbruck. Three flights, one airport shuttle bus, two trains and one metro bus to my apartment. Without any luggage…
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Time to get this show on the road
Well Ladies and Gentleman the time is nearly here. I’ve done all I can in the land of Australia to prepare so now it’s time to taper things down, cut the training load and cut the country name by a bit. Yep, Austria will be my new home for two weeks before the World Champs…
Fraser Darcy 