Chris McCormack Starts his 2009 campaign

GO MACCA

I remember me and the crowd urging Chris on after a heroic ride at The Mooloolaba Triathlon where you could see him clearly unimpressed with the tail sitters on the bike.

Now firmly in the Ironman distance camp Macca’s awesome running ability and solid bike performance has him at the great heights of success he now is enjoying.

After 14 season Chris is now a

but still with a fire in his belly

Racing around the world is lots of fun, but now on my 14th year as a professional and now a family guy with two wonderful children, the preparation for a trip away is much more daunting than 10 years ago.
As my girls get older they start to understand what I do more and are now realizing that daddy will be gone for a few weeks. This is tough on them and on me as well.
It really makes the time away tough and gives me the drive to ensure that anytime away is productive and solid time.
I want to have a special season this year and will be going out of my way to target athletes and race them on their home soil to get a feel for them.
People race differently when they are at home and tend to be much stronger so it is always great to put yourself in a position to race people under these conditions.

I was in spectacular form last year which indicates that my training was exceptional and the planning was spot on. We will continue to build from here and add some more speed to the mix with victory in Hawaii the primary focus.

The race has really evolved with a much bigger pack on the bike giving the chance for weaker cyclists to still be in the mix late in the race.
Many of these cyclists in races like Germany would be expelled because the packs are not as big, but Hawaii has really set itself up into being a race that gives these faster smaller guys a chance to hang in the mix and then put together runs that can get them right up in the front few.

This was not the case a few years back and has seen a change in specific training focus for many athletes. The big bikers had a chance. This will bring a fast run into play and if your not ready for that then you are missing a big string in your bow.

I am not denying that the bike can still be a huge weapon if the winds are up, but the solo breakaways are gone if you want to win this event.I am definitely an athlete who can do this, and my specific bike work will be centered around this style of racing, then executing a dynamic run. My strength is my ability to run faster than anyone else in the world if the bike is tough.

His race season looks like this:

March 22 Singapore Ironman 70.3

March 28 Lavaman Olympic Distance Race Hawaii

April 5 New Orleans Ironman 70.3

April 18 China Ironman 70.3

May 24 Austria Ironman 70.3 St Polten

June 7 Challenge France – Niederbronn 70.3

June 14 Challenge Germany – Kraichgau 70.3

July 5 Ironman Germany – European Championships

August 23 Timberman Ironman 70.3

October 10 Hawaii Ironman World Championships Kona

Not real good footage but a video from Macca’s blog

Chris says his new site at http://www.chrismccormack.com/index.shtml will have lots of photos and video from some of our training camps this season in Switzerland, Utah and Hawaii so stay tuned.

I hope to introduce you to many of the people in my team who have worked with me for the past 10 years. This year looks set to be one of our most successful and everyone is pumped with the plan, the schedule and the training volumes. It is now up to me to deliver my end of the bargain. Bring it on!

The foundation he has set up shows the caring side of a man we will be singing the praises of for awhile yet, As an Ozzy you are a bloody Champion mate, as an Athlete awesome GO Macca Go.

Related posts:

1. Triathlon X-Training,Mtb