I was happy to get a decent week of training despite having 2 x long haul flights in the middle of the week. 17.5 hours total with a lot of biking, a fair amount of running, but no swimming (mainly for logistical reasons).

I had a great new years day ride in the “cradle of humankind” – out past the Sterkfontein Caves, the site where Dr Robert Broom discovered a near complete skull of an early “hominid”/human ancestor in 1947

I was also pleased to have not been “bike jacked” – apparently this is rife in JoBurg but I’ve heard they target mainly high-end mountain bikes… so hopefully my Felt B2 Pro tri bike is less appealing to them… http://www.bicycling.co.za/articles/how-to-avoid-a-bike-jacking