Archive for July, 2010

Roller coaster week

Friday, July 30th, 2010

It’s been an emotional roller coaster over the past week. From a surprise win in Hamburg to a disappointing 20+ place in London. None what really what I expected of myself coming into the races.
I was going down to the two races thinking I’d be able to squeeze out two solid, but not exceptional results.
Wasn’t quite [...]

Sprint victory in Hamburg!

Sunday, July 18th, 2010

A picture say more than a 1000 words…
The beer was sticky. The victory sweet.
Sweet as to put it the aussie way.
I finally got to win a sprint. Not sure how it happened. I didn’t think I was in great shape.
But I love Hamburg. And I love the Hamburgians! They always cheer for me like I [...]

Interview feature: Vicky Holland

Friday, July 16th, 2010

Name: Vicky Holland
Born(year/city): 1986, Gloucester, UK
Continent: Europe
Homepage: www.vickyholland.com
Team(s): Beauvais Triathlon and D-Squad I guess!
Strength [in triathlon]: Hmmmmm I’d say my swim is my biggest strength at the moment
Weakness [in life]: Where to begin….!
Vicky,
You are about to walk out on the pontoon in the Hamburg World Championship Series race wearing number 10. This is one number [...]