I`m back in Stellenboch in South Africa for the fifth time in a row. Here the sun is shining every day and I can focus on my training without thinking of catching a cold. One thing I really hate is being cold while doing my long distance rides... Africa is really hot these days as it`s late summer, and about one week ago I think it was something like 44 celsius, so its important to use alot of sun-screen on a scandinavian skin like mine☺

I`m here together with my boyfriend and trainingpartner Sondre. It`s good to have him here when four weeks of training is the goal 2,5 weeks is already done and we have two more weeks to go. Our base is a nice apartment in the center of Stellenbosch located on a apartment-resort called Eikehof. Here we can relax, cook our own food on a fully equipped kitcthen and watch movies on the TV between the all the exercise. The cinema is also just down the street If we want to change ”cinema-room”. But so far we have spent most of the time in our apartment with dinner out just now and then. I hope to watch Avatar at the cinema pretty soon, I`ve heard that it is a good one!

As I get questions now quite often about my training I would like to share my last week of training with you. Week four of Janauary have been like this:

Monday:

1: 2hr 10min roadbike Total 65km

2: 1hr Running (afternoon)

Thuesday:

1: 2hr30min MTB with 40min hard uphill effords

2: 1hr20min road ride (afternoon) Total 38km

Wednesday:

1:3hr35min roadbike with powerintervals uphill 2minx20 + 5powersprints

Total 88km

2: 15min running and 50min weighttraining back,stomach and arms

Thursday:

1: 3hr15min road ride Total 90km

2: 1hr tecnic-training MTB (afternoon)

Friday:

3hr45min roadbike with powerintervals uphill 25minx2 Total 90km

Saturday:

1: 3hrs15min road ride Total 92km

2: 1hr running (afternoon)

Sunday:

3hrs30min roadbike with powerintervals 10minx5 + 5 powersprints Total

90km

TOTAL WEEK 3: 27hrs 10min

This week has been very hard with all the powerintervals so I`m looking forward to the next two weeks left here with my focus on longer rides on both road and mountainbike.

Big smile

Lene