Emma-Kate Lidbury Blog: It’s Race Week!
I love waking up on a Monday morning when the end of the week heralds something special – a big race! This Sunday I’m racing Antwerp 70.3 and it’s a race I’ve been really looking forward to for a while. Sure, I’ve enjoyed doing a couple of sprint distance races this season but the longer stuff is what really appeals. (BTW, my last Bloggle was written a few days before the National Elite Sprint Champs where I finished 5th – OK considering the high mileage and little rest I’d had that week!)
Anyway, back to Antwerp…I did this race last year and loved it, it was my first foray into longer distance racing and the atmosphere and crowds were fantastic. It’s run by Marc Herremans, a triathlete who was paralysed in an accident while training in Lanzarote and he’s an inspirational character to say the least. His event is definitely run by athletes for athletes and it’ll be great to get back there. It looks like the women’s pro field has a few big names in it again this year (I spotted at least three Ironman Champs, but didn’t want to spend too long oggling the start list…) so it’ll be great to see where I’m at. In the meantime, the tri geek in me loves planning out nutrition, pacing, race strategies…Bring it on! Will let you know how it all goes…
Happy training & racing
EK