1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,880 Speaker 1: Now, in some pretty exciting news, three Territorians are heading 2 00:00:03,920 --> 00:00:08,399 Speaker 1: off for the World Triathlon Championships in New Zealand, and 3 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:10,559 Speaker 1: I'm pleased to say that joining me on the line 4 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 1: is one of those Territorians, Kate Bouchier. Good morning to. 5 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:16,920 Speaker 2: You, Kate. Yeah, good morning Katie. 6 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:19,319 Speaker 1: Hello, Yeah, really good. It's lovely to have you on 7 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:22,960 Speaker 1: the show. Now, Kate, tell me whereabouts is this triathlon 8 00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 1: happening in New Zealand. 9 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:27,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, so it's on the North Island, in a town 10 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:28,200 Speaker 2: called Kaupo. 11 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:32,240 Speaker 1: It is beautiful there, and Kate, I know that it's 12 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:34,319 Speaker 1: probably well it's not the middle of winter, but it's 13 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:35,640 Speaker 1: still going to be cold, right. 14 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:39,520 Speaker 2: Oh. I keep looking at the weather forecast thinking, surely 15 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:42,240 Speaker 2: it's going to warm up, but it's literally two weeks 16 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 2: away and it's not going to warm up that much. 17 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:46,560 Speaker 2: So at the moment the top is like twenty two 18 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:50,599 Speaker 2: degrees maximum. So yeah, I'm not really looking forward to 19 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:54,320 Speaker 2: that bit, especially because of course it starts with a swim, 20 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:56,280 Speaker 2: So yeah. 21 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 1: How cold are you expecting to be that swim? Because 22 00:00:58,200 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 1: I was in New Zealand just a couple of months 23 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 1: ago and there was an arctic blast and it was 24 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 1: snowing in September. 25 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:09,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, really making me feel a lot better about it. No, 26 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:13,640 Speaker 2: I have told that Lake Taupo can be pretty fresh, 27 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 2: so of course we'll be wearing wetsuits for sure. Maybe 28 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:19,680 Speaker 2: even you know, I could wear two swim caps just 29 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 2: to make myself feel a bit better or something. 30 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:24,960 Speaker 1: Oh good on. You know, you'll be fine. And I 31 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 1: know you're an absolute gun when it comes to every 32 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 1: leg of the triathlon. Talk me through. There's three of 33 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 1: you heading across. Who else is traveling over? 34 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:40,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, so Allan Scarett and she is an ex professional cyclist, 35 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:42,559 Speaker 2: so she just smashes us all on the bike. 36 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 1: Wow. 37 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:46,319 Speaker 2: And then can follow it up with the run. And 38 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 2: Ryan Cupola and he's again grating all three legs, the swim, right, 39 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 2: and run and he's just yeah, really training very well 40 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 2: at the moment. 41 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 1: Well, I happened to be in a lane next to 42 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 1: him at the ball the weekend and this is how 43 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:04,480 Speaker 1: I know about you through heading away and he'd said 44 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 1: to me, you know that he was training in the 45 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:10,079 Speaker 1: wet suit obviously to get used to being in that wetsuit. 46 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 1: When you, guys, you know you're training in water that 47 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:15,239 Speaker 1: is so much warmer. What's it like sort of trying 48 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:18,360 Speaker 1: to make sure that you are conditioned as best you 49 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:21,560 Speaker 1: can be, I suppose for that cooler weather and swimming 50 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 1: in a wetsuit when you wouldn't usually have to. 51 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:27,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, and he's a lot more dedicated to practice in 52 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 2: the wet suit. I sort of put it off as 53 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:33,359 Speaker 2: long as I can, but yeah, just are you getting 54 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:37,640 Speaker 2: a good wetsuits Obviously a full sleeved wet fuit as well. 55 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:43,960 Speaker 2: You can put oils on, etcetera. On your skin before 56 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:46,959 Speaker 2: you get in the water. But it's just the main 57 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 2: thing that's having layers ready for when you get out 58 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:52,240 Speaker 2: of the water, because you'll just have you jump straight 59 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:54,359 Speaker 2: on the bike, so you just have wind going through 60 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:58,799 Speaker 2: your cold wet clothing. So just having some spare layers. 61 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:02,080 Speaker 2: So I'll definitely have some glow of the headband, probably 62 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 2: like a vest as well, just so that wind just 63 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:06,920 Speaker 2: isn't cutting through you as much. You can have a 64 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 2: complete change if you want, but that just takes more 65 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:12,800 Speaker 2: time to change into dry clothes. But yeah, just definitely 66 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 2: having those clothes ready for when you get out of 67 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:15,080 Speaker 2: the water. 68 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:18,520 Speaker 1: Yeah. Well, and Kate talk our listeners story because a 69 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 1: lot of people won't even know how far a triathlon is. 70 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:26,519 Speaker 1: So when you're talking about a World Triathlon Championship, how 71 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:28,920 Speaker 1: far are you competing in all three of those legs? 72 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, so if you say triathon, there's so many different distances. 73 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 2: I guess if you said athletics, there's so many different places. 74 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 2: So if I said marathon, in running, that's a set distance. 75 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 2: So in triathlon there's a set distance called iron Man, 76 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 2: and these world championships are in the half iron Man distance. 77 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 2: And so that means it's a two k swim, ninety 78 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 2: k ride, and a twenty one k run. 79 00:03:56,400 --> 00:04:00,160 Speaker 1: You absolute legend. That is going to be tough going 80 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 1: for all three of you, but I know it will be. Well, 81 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 1: it's something that I've no doubt you've been preparing for 82 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:07,840 Speaker 1: for quite some time. 83 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 2: Oh for sure, And like you've done lots before, but 84 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 2: you can't discount each race. So now that sounds a 85 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:17,159 Speaker 2: bit cliche, but it doesn't matter how many you've done before. 86 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:20,719 Speaker 2: You've still got to be prepared for that race. And also, 87 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 2: but doing ones before it gives you that calmness because 88 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:27,599 Speaker 2: you know how to prepare, you know what the day 89 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 2: feels like unless you know. And also there's going to 90 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:32,839 Speaker 2: be unexpected things on the day, so it just gives 91 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:35,800 Speaker 2: you that calmness to know, look, this is what you've 92 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:38,599 Speaker 2: planned for, but you can have things come up and 93 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:41,200 Speaker 2: you know that you'll just hope with it on the day. 94 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 2: And then also the training side of it, you know 95 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:46,760 Speaker 2: there can be some line games because you never feel 96 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 2: like you've trained enough. But you also just have to 97 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 2: accept that that's life. Like. You're not a professional acink, 98 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:56,800 Speaker 2: so you've just done what you can and work family 99 00:04:57,400 --> 00:05:01,000 Speaker 2: illness injury like, things will always come up and you've 100 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:04,480 Speaker 2: you've trained as well as you can really And Kate. 101 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 1: I understand that you actually qualified for this event for 102 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 1: the World Championships several years ago, but you. 103 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 2: Couldn't go No, so it was November twenty nineteen. I 104 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 2: did a race in Sydney and got my qualifying spot 105 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:21,919 Speaker 2: for the because it was meant to be in twenty 106 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 2: twenty in Lake Taupop. But obviously the world had other 107 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:29,080 Speaker 2: things happening in the year twenty twenty, and yeah, you 108 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:33,000 Speaker 2: could just keep you just had to keep deferring your 109 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:36,839 Speaker 2: qualification spot until there was a race that you could attend. 110 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 2: So there would have been races in America or in 111 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:44,760 Speaker 2: France or in different locations, and I just decided, actually, 112 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:45,880 Speaker 2: I want to go to New Zealand. 113 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:46,320 Speaker 1: Yep. 114 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:50,320 Speaker 2: Everyone talks about how beautiful Lake Taupo is. So yeah, 115 00:05:50,400 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 2: when they said it will be it'll be in New 116 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:54,840 Speaker 2: Zealand in twenty twenty four, I thought, well, that gives 117 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:58,559 Speaker 2: me a goal, keeps me motivated for the next few years. 118 00:05:58,600 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 2: So yeah, I'm looking forward to. 119 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:04,200 Speaker 1: Good on you now, Kate. Tell me in terms of 120 00:06:04,680 --> 00:06:07,200 Speaker 1: qualifying for an event like this as well, because I 121 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:09,800 Speaker 1: think for a lot of people listening, you know, they 122 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:12,080 Speaker 1: may not sort of have that perspective, but it's not 123 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:13,880 Speaker 1: just something that you can decide that you're going to 124 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 1: go and compete in. You've got it, like, you've got 125 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:18,040 Speaker 1: to qualify to be at the point where you're taking 126 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:22,599 Speaker 1: part in a World Triathlon Championship, don't you. Yeah. 127 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 2: And that's it's a funny situation because, as I said, 128 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:33,160 Speaker 2: the location changes each year, so sometimes the races are 129 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:36,719 Speaker 2: more or less competitive. Because if there's ever a race 130 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:40,600 Speaker 2: in a World Championship in Australia or in New Zealand 131 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:45,280 Speaker 2: or even somewhere close like Japan, the Australian races are 132 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:49,320 Speaker 2: really competitive, so that just adds to it. There's absolutely 133 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:52,520 Speaker 2: no guarantee. And of course, not only do you know what, 134 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:54,680 Speaker 2: you don't know what your competition is going to be 135 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:57,200 Speaker 2: on the day, you also don't know you could have 136 00:06:57,240 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 2: a puncture, you could have some cramps, you could just 137 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:02,839 Speaker 2: feel a bit sick or nauseous, or have an issue 138 00:07:02,839 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 2: with your bicycle. So there's so many things that just 139 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:09,920 Speaker 2: have to go right on the dabby. So yeah, been 140 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:14,200 Speaker 2: just fortunate whenever that opportunity comes up to take it. 141 00:07:14,320 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 1: Really, and what are you hoping for, Kate? Any you know, 142 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:19,600 Speaker 1: like any goals while you're over there. 143 00:07:22,360 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 2: Not the best at remembering times, but a few months 144 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:28,720 Speaker 2: they go we It's funny the three of us all 145 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 2: competed in the Cans half five long. Yeah, yeah, And 146 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 2: so if I can do a time similar to that, 147 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:38,200 Speaker 2: I don't expect that I will as such, it's a 148 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:41,720 Speaker 2: different course, but yeah, if I can match that time, 149 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:45,440 Speaker 2: if not do better, that'd be great. And it just 150 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:48,440 Speaker 2: sounds nice. I cracked the five hours in Cans, so 151 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:51,160 Speaker 2: if I can crack five hours in New Zealand, that 152 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:51,760 Speaker 2: would be great. 153 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:56,120 Speaker 1: How wonderful? Well, I love hearing about Territorians doing really 154 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:59,120 Speaker 1: incredible stuff and by the sounds of it, yourself Ellen 155 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 1: and Ryan and are certainly doing that all the very 156 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:06,120 Speaker 1: best over in New Zealand. I hope you absolutely smash it. 157 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:09,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, thank you. Just really looking forward to it and 158 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:13,320 Speaker 2: it's obviously sinking in now because yeah, we leave next 159 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:15,240 Speaker 2: week to go, so it's here. 160 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 1: Well, how wonderful, and you know, how wonderful to be 161 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:21,440 Speaker 1: representing the Northern Territory on this stage as well. So 162 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:24,080 Speaker 1: good on you. Let us know how it goes and 163 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:26,720 Speaker 1: we'll all be cheering from you for you from afar. 164 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, thank you so much. 165 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:31,000 Speaker 1: Thanks Kate, lovely to speak to you this morning.