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» IM Japan (22/06/2009)
Hi,

Well today I found out the limits of my body by racing IM Japan just 6 days after winning the ITU Long distance race in Korea. During the week I had not recovered very well still struggling on Friday but I was mentally in a good place and still on a high so thought that could get me through.
Once the race started I was never myself leading the swim out but I was struggling already from the first few km on the bike I could tell this was going to be a long day I felt weak, empty and had nothing but I kept telling myself I would come right and pushed through. This didn't happen, the form strength and power of a week ago was a distant memory I hung on with everything I had to the lead group of four on the bike.
Things were not helped when I snapped my chain in half at the 140km point sitting on the side of the road for a good 7-10min before the mechanic van put a new chain on and I continued to the finish of the bike. Coming off in 3rd 8min back onto the run well I couldn't call it running I was shuffling at mile 2 like I was at mile 20 using every ounce of energy I had by mile 3 I could not go any further and that was my day over.
To conclude I am happy I raced as now I know what I can handle race wise and what I can't I proved that I was back in great form last weekend and this weekend was simply a case of 6 days not being enough recovery time for an IM.
I gave everything my body could today but it simply had nothing to give.
I will be in touch soon with my race plans.

Thanks for the support.

Cheers Doeboy


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