After the Bloemfontein race, i had 2 weeks before making the 17hr trip to North Africa, via Dubai and crossing a number of time zones! Tunisia was experiencing a cold snap from recent snow falls in Europe, plumetting day time temps and making the sea more like an ice bath at 16deg.
Zimbabwe had sent a small team out and Ash Finaughty made the trip over from the east coast of Australia. Race Day saw the juniors in the am and elites in the pm. The cold made difficult work for the juniors, however Ash took out her race in lying colours, a great start to her London Olympic ambition. Our race had the added flavours of France, Ireland and Italy to boost the African field. My swim went as well as could have asked and on the bike, there was literally one main pack. My run did not go very well and a 'suffer-fest' was needed for me to still finish within a 'points time'. I managed to get valuable Olympic points which has enabled my name to appear on the start list for the Olympics, which i now need to hold by ensuring my ranking remains in the required range for Olympic Qualification.
Thanks very much to the Tunisan Triathlon Federation for putting on their first event and closer to home, Dee Brown for all her assistance.. greatly appreciated.
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