Travel, Training & Tanita

It’s now week 10 of our round the world journey so i thought i would give a quick update on how things are going and more importantly share some exciting news. As Lisa has been keeping a fantastic travel blog (www.oneillsabroad.wordpress.com) i won’t elaborate too much on that. Except for the fact that we have just finished our time in the United States and Canada and are now on our way to Paris to catch the end of the Tour de France. That’s not the exciting news though. Ever since i left Perth back in May i have been trying to decide whether i would race Anaconda Augusta on my return and more importantly would i be able to maintain any form of fitness while i’m away?

Eating our way around America

To say that i haven’t been maintaining my fitness levels would be an understatement as i jumped on the scales for the first time a few days ago and weighed in a whopping 6kgs heavier than when i left! With no regular exercise and eating american food it was never going to be easy but still i am a little shocked. I have another 10 weeks of travelling ahead of me and plenty of French pastries so things aren’t looking much better. I then have 4 weeks from the date i fly home till race day down in Augusta and not even Lance Armstrong could launch a comeback in that time. Despite all this i have decided to inflict the most cruel form of punishment on myself by entering Anaconda anyway. I won’t be racing for line honours this year but instead i will use it as a way to regain fitness and hopefully prepare me for races later in the year such as Lorne.

To help me do this Tanita (Scales & body composition monitors) have kindly jumped on board and will be monitoring my weight, muscle & fat levels as i try to return to fitness. I used these last year and found them to be a great tool in knowing when i was in peak physical condition. This time i will be using them to hopefully reduce my skinfolds (fat). When i return home i will give regular updates on my progress and hopefully i will be fit enough to finish the race come November 7.

Regards,

Sean O’Neill

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