Good Evening :)

I have just arrived back from the food court with a belly full of pear crumble and ice cream and now I am ready to sit down and polish off this blog! So.. The race. It was in a nut shell, the scariest thing I have ever experienced! I don't think I have ever been so frightened in my whole entire life. I don't know what it was that scared me the most. I think it was a combination of the whole youth Olympic experience and the element of the unknown, not having a clue what to expect. I had never competed against European girls before so I knew nothing about them! Another element of the unknown which scared me a little was my big debut in racing togs instead my regular tri-suit, which was rather minor! But all the little changes add up. So I missed the opening ceremony yesterday thinking i would be better off getting an early nights sleep, which did not happen! I ended up getting to sleep at around 5.30 am NZ time, so 1.30 Singapore time. I was freaking out! I just could not sleep. Eventually after having a small chat with Evelyn Williamson, who just happened to be awake, I fell asleep. My alarm went off at 4.30 so a few hours less than usual! Once on the bus my nerves had settled a little. I had come to the conclusion that I can only do as much as my best performance and with that I decided there was no point freaking myself out! So some how i found myself on the start line and it was all go! My swim was not good at all! Which I was rather surprised with as I had been swimming really well in training. Due to my average swim, me and the chick from USA had to ride up to the bunch which already had 40 seconds on us in transition. We got them on the start of the second lap. The rest of the ride was fairly boring besides a few crashes which were bound to happen given the wet conditions and tight course. I had a good transition on to the run and felt good for the first 3 km. The last 2 were a struggle but it was awesome having so many supporters! Even though half of the people were not kiwis, they were cheering for me as I was from their country! It was groovy. I guess people just love us kiwis! Overall I was happy with my race but I know I have a bit of work to get me to where I want to be. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't gold! I won't be a 100% happy until I have gold, but we all have to start some where! I cannot wait till we fly to Germany on thursday for the last couple of weeks of training before world champs in Budapest! Yahhhooo! I am looking forward to watching my team mate Aaron compete in the junior men tomorrow morning. It should be wicked! Anywayssss I am asleep. Good night!
Peace out