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Kate gives Tri a try
By: Body Science's Kate Perkins
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22-07-2004 |
New triathlete Kate Perkins could be said to be swimming against the tide by making the switch from team cycling to the multi-sport, solo discipline.
In the past triathletes have gone the other way but Kate believes it’s not as common for team cyclists to go solo as triathletes.
As a member of Brisbane’s “Marcellettes” women’s cycling team Kate had the endurance role of “super-domestique” - the one who sacrifices his or her individual chances by chasing down the leaders and bringing them back to the field so the sprinters can claim the finish line glory.
Now after three years in the elite women’s cycling team Kate decided to try swimming, running and cycling for herself, to see what she can achieve alone.
“It’s sad leaving the team but it was time for a change of scenery,” says Kate, who has set her sights on the Northern Territory Long Course Championships at the Lake Bennett Wilderness Resort on July 25 and the Cairns Half Ironman event five weeks later on August 29.
In training since May under specialist coach Richard Armstrong, Kate is being assisted with travel and accommodation by her former employer, Cromwell Corporation Limited.
But she still has to work fulltime as an account manager with software company Redmap while training before and often after work, swimming about 10 kms per week, running another 40kms per week and riding 300-400 kms per week.
“I’m feeling fantastic,” said Kate, despite the 4am starts and a training schedule that would flatten most mortals.
She has to work hard because she’s in the super competitive age group of women aged 30-34.
“It’s the toughest division because women peak physically in that age group and there are a lot of seasoned competitors out there.”
But despite the tough odds Kate and coach Armstrong have set their sights on podium finishes in the short to medium term, to keep faith with Cromwell and her other sponsor BodyScience, makers of nutritional products.
The first test will be the NT wilderness event held 80kms south of Darwin.
“It’s a 16km run, a 60km ride and a 2km swim in the freshwater lake.”
And no crocodiles?
“Apparently not. I hope not anyway - although that would certainly improve my swim stage!”
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