Luke Gillmer

So the last month has been one of my most difficult mentally. After a really disappointing display in Shep 70.3 I was rattled mentally. I went out and broke a rib trying to find some extra bike pace in training when I lost control in a corner.

I am heading into Canberra 70.3 a little fragile, my confidence is down, my body is still healing from the stack and I am questioning if I am good enough to be racing at this level. I knew this year would be hard trying to make the leap from AG to Elite but right now I am in a slump and looking for ways to pull myself out. I have felt a lot of negative energy on some of the Australian tri forums criticising in general professionals in 70.3 and also from within my local tri community. There is also a lot of positive people around me like Meg, Clint, Fulton and some friends but at the moment I think I am letting external issues cloud my mood.

Following Canberra I have decided to do some shorter Olympic racing over the summer to regain some passion and excitement in racing. I just want to go out and smash myself hard, finish with a smile and rebuild my positive energy. I have some exciting events to look forward to internationally in Feb and March so I want to find my racing mojo prior to those.

I am not going into Canberra 70.3 without hope of a good performance but to be honest I won’t be talking up my chances this time around.

Thanks for reading,

Luke