Training Update

Training so far has been going well. Have been putting in some solid miles of running and cycling. I am very pleased with my progress so far. 2009 looks to be a very tough year of racing for me, and I am really looking forward to it. My main target of the season is without doubt Ironman Austria. This is the ultimate race for me. Then I have the Hayle Half Ironman Distance Triathlon in the Uk in May which will be like a pre race warm up for Ironman Austria. There will be also quite a few cycling races since I am helping out in the development of a cycling section for my club, B'Kara St. Joseph.

As for Olympic Distance races there are two very important events for me next year. These are the Small Nations Triathlon Championships in May and the Sicily-Malta Tournament in September. I have never had the opportunity to race in Sicily-Malta Friendly so am looking forward to have a go at the top spot next September. Of course the Small Nations Triathlon Championships are an important target for MTA even more as they are going to be organised on home soil. Looking back at my past participations I was never so lucky at this event. My best results so far have been a second place and 2 third places. I am hoping that our team will manage to get back the gold like two years ago.

So far apart from the Sicily-Malta Friendship Tournament I haven't yet decided how the second part of my season will be. I would like to race another Half Ironman race and possibly another Ironman very late in the season but this will always depend on the finance available.... as usual.

This year it has been a very tough year for sponsorships. I have to say that I doing quite bad, and it is very disappointing after my strong results this season. But as always I am not giving up, and if that means investing more money from my own pocket to reach these targets, then it will be this way.

Keep training hard.

Dermot