These past couple of weeks have been both
exciting and hectic. The rehabilitation for my foot is going better than I ever
could have imagined and is running ahead of schedule. More on that in a bit.
Firstly, everybody is returning home to
Australia. You may be asking ‘what is that supposed to mean, Ellie?’ but over
the past month, a lot of important people in my life have been gallivanting to
overseas locations. Firstly, my dad and brother returned from a holiday in
Hawaii. And Drew Viles returned from a family holiday in Bali. It was great to
hear their stories, see their photos and have them back home. I have also got my
training partner back from Isreal. Ron Darmon returned from visiting his family
to commence his rehabilitation routine after injuring his knee in a bike
accident. It is great to have Ron back to train with and keep me company on our
long rides.
I have also had an exciting couple of weeks
of meeting new people and opening up new opportunities for myself. I met with
the lovely Hannah Cross from Hannmaid earlier this month and am now an
ambassador of Hannmaid. I couldn’t be more excited to have this opportunity and
cannot wait to work with Hannah. Please check out her beautiful and unique
pieces at www.hannmaid.com. I was also
lucky enough to meet with Wade from the Carina Leagues Club and listen to his
suggestions on marketing myself. Wade’s advice was invaluable and I look
forward to working with him and the Club.
Back to my foot rehabilitation… Everything
is going really well and I am back to full swim and bike training now. I have
started a walking program as well, and speed walk the streets of Carina on a
daily basis. I am proud to say that my walking pace was too fast for my coach,
Warwick, who struggled to keep up. Don’t mention it though; it’s still a very
sensitive subject ;) I am also swimming faster than ever before, breaking my
personal best times with very limited speed sessions. I couldn’t be happier
with how it is coming along. I am also in the gym with Ron and Warwick building
strength and co-ordination three times a week. Co-ordination is not my strong
point and Ron and Warwick like to make sure I know it. I enjoy the gym work
though and can feel that it makes a huge difference in the water and on the
bike. I should be running again very
shortly and cannot wait to get back into it.
I also received a very exciting parcel in
the mail this morning, my new race kits, courtesy of Vorgee and Cannibal! I
love them so much and can’t wait to get back racing to show them off.
That’s all for now. Stay tuned on my
rehabilitation, and don’t forget to ‘like’ my Facebook fan page and follow me
on Twitter for more updates.
Ellie xx
