Memphis on the road... SOLO!!!

Me and my K-Swiss Tubes waiting in the Airport.... We miss Jimmy!

I have packed my bags yet again. However for this trip I will be SOLO!! No Jimmy and no bike!

I am headed back to the USA for 10 days. There is a whole bunch of work to do on our not so top secret project. I will reveal all after this trip but very exciting.

In true Hillary Biscay style I have snuck in a marathon. After last years pitiful ending to the season I kept the running up all off season and harassed the poor people at Active.com to let me in the Carlsbad Marathon. Finally I was let in but sadly it was due to a lovely lady being injured. Get well soon Kelly!! I will be competing with my friend Marie. She is a crazy German girl that has just gotten into triathlon. Her coach is non other that Peter McKenzie.... Luke's Dad and considering his success with coaching Luke, Jac and Guy over the years I am expecting great things from her. She wonders when in her life did a marathon become a "training day ". She will be awesome.

As I write this I am in San Fransisco transit area. The plane ride over was pretty funny. I felt sorry for the poor fellow who had to sit next to me. I think I talked the first 4 hours straight. Turns out he is from a small country town about 70 kms away from my home town. Newdegate has a population of about 200 and so does his so the chances of running into each other was pretty slim. He did not seem to mind the endless chit chat. Us country folk like a chat.

The storms are in and there are delays. I am hoping for the best but you never know. This is my first winter in forever. I had to send the sweaters/jumpers out to be dry cleaned as they hadn't been used for 4 years...seriously. Ugg boots and scarves heck my tan will rub off by the time I get home.

Stay tuned

Memphis x

A quick trip !!!

Over the weekend Luke and I headed south to Melbourne. We were shooting a TV ad for K-Swiss. It was a blast. We caught up with Erik, Terenzo and Kel. It was a fly in fly out affair. However I am happy to report a Serena William's sighting and a quick exchange of hello's as we left the hotel. A brush with fame. She is a massive woman. I would pee my pants if I had to attempt to return a serve from her.  The Australian Open starts tomorrow and sadly we missed all the action. 

Noosa is getting busy. All the Euro's and people from the colder areas of the world are arriving. No one loves riding in freezing weather. So unless you live in Hawaii, Tuscon or Florida the chances are you are looking for a winter escape. Over the last few years a lot of our friends are heading here. 

I will keep you informed of the exciting trip coming up next week and will find the camera cable soon I promise. 

Stay tuned 

Memphis x 

More of NYE and visitors.

NYE with the boys!!!

Oh dear Mina and I are at it again. 

SO gangsta!!!

Site seeing... searching for waves! 

Family!

At Byron Bay!

Hippie Chick... at Nimbin.

Ladies who lunch!

I was sent through some of these classic christmas NYE pictures. 

I have been playing around with the color of my blog. I have had some complaints so I am going to change it again .( winks and smiles at Phil :) 

Hopefully this one is better.

Stay tuned 

Memphis x 

Happy New Year.

2010 came around so fast. 2009 was a good and a bad year rolled into one. No more looking back only looking forward I say. 

The new year was rung in with amazing friends here in Noosa. A picnic down on the river was super fun. I cooked a giant leg of lamb. Souvlaki style. The mint jelly was even brought out in a social function. Heck I must really like these people. 

I woke up on the 1st day of Jan without a hangover. A good sign. We headed down to main beach for an ocean swim. Out to Teatree Point and back. The water was a little rough. I flipped around like a bit of a wounded seal however I still made it there in good time. The trip back gave me a little love kiss across the body and face by a blue bottle/stinger type creature but hey I won't complain as I also got to see one of the local turtles. 

I am fired up about the beautiful weather here and the training that is happening. So as I dive head on into a new year I want to send out a quick but heart felt thank you to all of our amazing sponsors and friends for with out you all we would be no where.... THANK YOU so much.

Stay tuned 

Memphis x 

Christmas Photo's

Guy and Jac

Luke with his Secret Santa gift.

Happy Jac, Sum Sum, Memphis on chrissy morning.

Guy wearing his secret santa gift.

Sum SUm ,A Man and JJ.

 Dinner ...Yum! 

The dinner table @ the Grangers. 

Pete and Nev.

Christmas and other goings ons !!!

The end of the season came to a close. We finally made it home to our beautiful little apartment only to leave again for WA just 3 days later. 

We headed west to watch Happy Jac (Luke's baby sister), Alice ( my bridesmaid in Oct) and her sister Caroline all race IM Western Australia. All of them were terrific on a super scorcher of a day. Happy killed it with a PB, Caroline was amazing with a IM Debut of 10.30 something and Alice came second in her age group and got one of those very sort after kona slots :) 

A quick trip around the south saw us catch up with everyone and 5 days after we got there we were back home again. 

This year it has been great to be home so early and back into training with Belinda and Justin. We have the best community here. Everything we could want. The weather has been great. Well there has been a couple of rainy moments but hey I wont complain.

Finally the other huge news has been Christmas. My best girl Sum Sum and her man Aaron arrived early Christmas day. Sum is 7.5 months pregnant and her baby JJ is enjoying her first trip down under. I am going to be her "GM" (God Mother) so I have been loving hanging with them.  Breakfast was at our house and Luke's family and Happy's boyfriend Guy came up before we packed the car with everything including the dining table and chairs and headed to Belinda and Justin's house for Lunch/dinner. 

What a fantastic afternoon as we had Kristian and Char and her folks also. Belinda's Pop was there and he is an old cracker of a bloke.... so funny. Belinda's mum and dad got through all the yummy wine I brought with me. There was even a late drop in by Simon Thompson who is up for a training week. 

With all the food and drink it has been straight back into it. i think we will be riding down to Byron Bay tomorrow. That should melt some calories. 

Will post pics tomorrow :) 

Till the new year take care and stay tuned

Memphis x 

Our Apartment in Florida!

                                                      This is me all sweaty after our run.

It was the night before!

I have skipped a blog.... the blog of us returning to the mainland and doing a bunch of cool stuff. I will get back to that after the race. 

It is the night before IMF and I am sitting in bed eating Ben and Jerry's ice-cream with Jimmy. This is the last step of pre race preparation. The only thing left now is sleep and race! 

We have been given an awesome home stay apartment right on the gulf of Mexico. It has a great balcony which we watch the sunset every night. I love this race. Last year I crushed my PB and finished in 10.09. This year I have trained my butt off and I am sure the I can better that. 

A late entry by Luke has meant that I won't have the full support crew that I did last year. However he has been put on strict instructions to cheer from the other side of the road. Now most races Luke is all business and does not give me even a smile. This race is for fun and a kind of experiment for him so no excuses for not sending some love and cheer over to me. 

I have had so many people send good wishes and I know that I will think of every one of them tomorrow. I am so blessed as I get to do what I love and I love what I do. No matter what happens tomorrow I will be smiling at the end of the day! 

Run Jimmy Run ( I love you ) then get your butt back out there and cheer me over the line!!!!!

Stay Tuned 

Memphis x 

More of the good stuff!

Our super cool windsurfer friend Phil had us at his amazing hillside home for a few days in Maui. Magic! 

Joe had his little house outside on the farm.

It was cold up the top of the mountain! 

Jimmy rode as Memphis tapered!

It was so darn windy this day but it is all money in the bank for Florida IM.

They were serving cups of HTFU out there!

Some Pix of late!

Joe and I eating the yummiest shaved ice ever. 
A happy girl watching sunset after a MASSIVE day of training!
The ride to Hana was amazing... so was the banana bread!
Ok the ribs we pretty good too .... Heck!

The beach in Hawaii.... awful I know!

Hillary and I looking twelve while sitting under a table ???

A day at the beach in Kona in between sessions.

Me and the coach!

Here are just a few happy snaps taken over the last few weeks in Hawaii. 

Stay tuned more to come!

Memphis x