2nd time in Spain and it is only April.

Back in Spain for 2 weeks with the Scottish Triathlon Squad, this time starting off in Benidorm. It wasn’t exactly ideal being situated in the centre of Benidorm due to the fact that it took 20mins to get out onto quiet roads on every cycle BUT once out it was cycling heaven!

The cycling in the hills behind Benidorm was amazing; climbs that went on forever with endless switch backs all ending with tiny villages and cafes at the top. If the people that lived here commuted to work on bikes they would be extremely strong.

It was always great to be rewarded for the effort put in on the climbs by being able to descend the other side; the fast technical descending was more than able to satisfy out need for speed.

With some solid days of hard cycling in our legs we travelled back to Alicante airport to pick up a group of younger Scottish triathletes and headed on round the coast to triathlon training Mecca that is Aguilas.

I love Aguilas it is my favourite place to train and I was hoping this 2^nd week would be no different. This time staying in the famous Don Juan for the first time. This week was focused on swim-bike-run reps with a more specific focus on the technical side and especially transitions so that we can subconsciously do it when it comes to racing.

I was even running out of transition which was a good boost, my leg is now healed and I have started to get it used to absorbing a bit of shock before starting running on it again but it is now all clicking into place and I am now getting very excited for the fast approaching season.

By the end of the two weeks I was feeling that I was going to be carrying real good form into a solid block of training back at home. Unfortuanately that wasn’t to be as I managed to get food poisoning the day before I left which has left me zapped for a whole week I contracted ‘Campylobacter’ it is believed that I picked it up at the buffet at the Don Juan as I didn’t eat anywhere else.

A busy week at Uni welcomed me back with assignments that needed handed in, work to be caught up along with revising for a mid-term class exam. Oh the joys of being a full time Triathlete and Student!!