Preparing for Hawaii
I’ve just finished one of my longest stints all year back here at home. But while my three weeks home have been great, it’s also been critical training time in getting ready for my big end-of-year adventure in Hawaii.
When somebody says Hawaii, I automatically think of the word “big!” Everything is big in Hawaii…..from the massive ute-type trucks they drive (they just regard them like we see normal cars!) to the huge meals they put in front of you every time you eat (a one-person meal there would feed a family of five elsewhere!).
But most of all “big” in Hawaii means massive waves. You can end up dealing with swells the size of small buildings! So that means preparing yourself for the mecca of performance surfing.
So I had three weeks to get back into a routine and train hard ahead of my trip.
The weather or surf in Taranaki really didn’t help my motivation. Coming back from Brazil, where I’d been surfing in bikinis in bright sunshine, the freezing and wet conditions definitely tested my resolve!
But I pushed through it as I knew I had to train hard for Hawaii.
There’s a lot for me to train for.