Poor show Challenge Family ... and a tired body ...

Two and a half weeks to Rottnest. Too much work. Battling with a tired body. Sore and stiff. And then Challenge Family Triathlons comes up short and ruins my week totally :-(

Challenge Cape Town - a full Ironman distance triathlon was supposed to be staged in Cape Town end of last year. I was overjoyed and extremely keen to partake! I laid out my R4500 (about $500) for the entry and made sure I was fit. 16 days before the event ... yest, you got it - only 16 days ... they pulled the plug and cancelled the race. Many, actually all other athletes I know that entered, have received their refund ...

... except myself! and apparently some other folk that I don't know. R4500 is a fair bit of money! And I really want that refund. I put some pressure on the local organisers and the German mother company. First they promised refunds over and over again. But no; nothing materialised.

Last week Challenge Family in Germany distanced themselves and disassociated themselves from the local organiser Grant Kunneke. They basically say they can offer me a slot in Roth and that is it. Grant Kunneke , the totally incompetent dreamer in Cape Town, is dependant on some new event and new sponsorship before he can pay me back.

... What does one do? I don't want Grant to organise another event, because I don't want other triathletes getting sucked into his poor event management endeavors. But I also do want him to get the sponsorships ... so that I can get my money!!

On a lighter and more specific swimming note ... I had a great sea swim yesterday afternoon ... kinda cold at 12 degrees. But a nice group of people and I managed very well in the cold.

I am rather sore, stiff and tired of late ... getting some weekly massages to help me prepare for my 20km swim in two and a half weeks. I think I am doing too much speed and power work ... definitely some good tapering required, and a focus on long slow swims for a while.

So for today ... thoroughly enjoying my rest day ... and here is me giving Challenge Family and Grant Kunneke a right royal "up-yours" ... probably much the same as Fabio Capello is giving David Bernstein today ...