Three weeks to D-Day

Happy to be back on track
I am very satisfied with how my training has gone over these past 2 weeks. My chiro Neil Cunningham has been working his magic on my neck and as a result I have once again been able to open up to full throttle.
Ryan Louw has been a great training partner and we have been pushing each other to the max. Ryan and I have also had some great K2 sessions in preparation for the Sella Descent on the 8th August in Spain. Once in Spain we have planned to race in 6 of the races on the circuit together.

SA marathon Trials
There are now exactly 3 weeks left until the SA Marathon trials which will be held in Plett on 27 and 28 June. I was a little worried about my form but am now confident to say that I am 100%back on track and very excited to race. I am feeling very comfortable and in control in my K1 and the K2 this year with Shaun should also be pretty quick.
This year must surely be one of the most hotly contested marathon trials in many years. There are 4 previous senior world champions, a junior world champion, a freak of nature as well as many other super fast athletes lining up.
Some of the names include; Shaun Rubenstein, Hank McGregor, Cam Schoeman, myself, Grant Van der Walt, Len Jenkins, Graeme Solomon, Lance King, Gavin White, Piers Cruickshank, The Louw brothers and Michael Mbanjwa.
The first 2 K1’s and the first 2 K2’s to cross the line will be selected for the national team. The World Marathon Championships 2009 will be held at the end of September in Portugal.

Tomorrow the National sprint team will start racing in the World Cup Sprints in Szeged, Hungary. Mike Arthur and Shaun Rubenstein will be making their debut in the 500m K2 so will be interesting to follow.
Here is the link to the Szeged world cup site.