Zim Time!

Thanks to PowerBar for giving me the required nutrients that would be lacking in one of the darkest parts of Africa at the moment.

Troutbeck, at 2000m altitude was the venue of the ITU African cup. This event was spectacularly organized by the Zim Tri Committee- thank you. A slightly deeper field than Namibia, with the added flavours of Austria and Spain. By the end of the swim, I was in a 4 man pack and we were chasing the past Spanish Olympian (who actually stayed away and won the race). I found the lungs eventually on the 5 lap course- providing us with 20 hills in total and off the bike, holding, chasing to the finish. Zim flag over the shoulders I ended in 3rd (pic), which was very happy with. There were no amazing splits, but think the environmental factors could answer that.

I am now a few days away from the next ITU African cup in Mombasa, writing on our rostered electricity day- basically one day of and one without each week. These are definitely trying times for so many in Zimbabwe at the moment, but while I sip my Coke, costing me Z$190000, I realise I am more fortunate than so many others out there.