Craig is starting the new year with a race in Geelong on his new Argon 18.  His 2XU race suit should be waiting at the hotel !

Best of Luck Craig 

A lot has been happening in the World of Team Alexander since we did an update, so read on…

Firstly Craig has had some amazing races starting with a strong win at the Rev 3 race in Quassy over Terenzo Bozzone and Matt Reed. Even though I wasn’t there, I felt like I was. The online 3 camera coverage was great, and Lucy was cheering at the laptop (and Daddy) over waffles for Sunday breakfast.

6 days later with a partially emptied tank from Rev 3, Craig went on to have a close win over Ben Hoffman and Tim Berkel at Boise IM 70.3. It wasn’t quite the sprint finish of 2009 with Chris Lieto, but it wasn’t that far off.

After a few weeks back in Boulder it was off to Minneapolis for the Life Time Fitness Triathlon, part of the Race to the Toyota Cup Series. Being Sponsored by Toyota it was a great opportunity for Craig to meet up with a few of our USA Toyota contacts as well as a chance to hang out with them at the Toyota expo. Check out this RAV4 link to view exclusive training video footage of Craig.

Congrats to Matt Reed and Sarah Haskins who both went on to defend their 2009 LTF titles. Craig had a solid race and finished third. I think he really likes to mix up his long course racing with some short races throughout the season, and even though his training is mainly long course based, a little bit of shorter, harder stuff and it is amazing to watch his speed come back ! Frankly, I enjoy getting out on my schwanky new Orbea mountain bike with him, when he runs !!

I decided to shelve home schooling for a week and drag the kids out of Boulder. We all headed off as a family to Chicago, where Craig did some appearances at both All Season Runner in Janesville Wisconsin, and Runners High n Tri in Arlington Heights, Chicago. The charity nights were fun, and even I heard some new stories. I thought I had heard them all !! Bob Babbitt did a great job interviewing both Mirinda Carfrae and Craig. You could have heard a pin drop in the room. Chrissie Wellington is going to be a guest there this coming Monday, so another great night is coming up I’m sure.

The Racine IM 70.3 on beautiful lake Michigan, was a great race to watch despite a HUGE thunderstorm and down pour, while most athletes were on the run. With Lucy itching on the side line, and Craig having a comfortable race lead, I made a wrong decision in letting Lucy run the finish chute with Craig. My apologies, as I now realize rules changes prohibit this.

Craig headed off for a few more days on the road to Atlanta with Mirinda Carfrae to visit Morgan Clark and the crew at All3Sports.com, their mutual sponsor. A few more sponsorship/charity functions, a little training and it was time to head back to Boulder.

To keep the family love of sport going, Lucy ran in the kids race at the Boulder Westend 3 km last night. There must be something about thunderstorms as we all stood around as a HUGE thunderstorm and at least an inch of rain fell as the kids finished their 1500m run. Lucy’s front line muscling on the start line led on to her to winning the 5 year old division (boys and girls) !!!

We have a new website inn the making, so be sure to check back soon.

In the mean time train safe, stay safe and give your significant other some peace of mind and wear a Road ID.

Til next time,
Neri

Craig is 9 hours away from hitting the start line at the Rev 3 Triathlon in Quassy. Crashing out at the St Croix IM 70.3 has left Craig hungry for a race.
A hot field of Terenzo Bozzone, Matt Reed, Leon Griffin, and Joe Gambles will keep Crowie on his toes.
Good Luck out there tomorrow.

WIN Crowies Kona 2009 Orbea bike. Go to a Forty Winks Store in Australia near you and test the new Ironman range of beds. After Receiving a code, go online to enter or see www.fortywinks.com.au for further details. Competition starts on April 28th 2010.

Running across the USA in 31 days…. Members of the Australian Fire Services will undertake the run to commemorate the lives lost on Sept 11th in the Tour of Duty

My Message to the crew.

Tune in to Channel Nines ” The NRL Footy Show” on Thursday night 8th April at 9:30 pm and watch Crowie run his way through the program against Footy legend Mario Fenech (aka the Falcon).
Donations can be made via the KIDS Foundation website to support the KIDS Foundation charity.
www.kidsfoundation.org.au

Simply Stu and Heather Gollnick talk to Crowie.
Click for the link.
Rev3 Radio with Craig Alexander

Follow the link to an interview with a very croaky Crowie and Phil Wrochna disecting the 2010 Ironman Australia race on the weekend.

Firstoffthebike.com interview

Next stop for Craig Alexander is the Port Macquarie Ironman. He is currently cruising up in his silver Toyota Rav 4, so look out for him between Sydney and Port.
NO, for those asking, Crowie is not racing, but listen out for his voice over the weekend, it is sure to be heard sometime throughout the day on the microphone.

Come and catch up with Crowie for a coffee after the Ironman at Gloria Jeans at 9am on Monday. A donation to the KIDS foundation staff in yellow could well score you a voucher for your coffee.

Enjoy the weekend at beautiful Port Macquarie.
Neri

Geelong IM 70.3, The Australian Long Course Championships and most recently the Singapore IM 70.3, and Crowie is on his way with the 2010 Hawaii Assault !

3 wins in the basket is certainly a nice start to the season, that some thieves recently tried to sabatoge. He was broken into and had his bikes and a bunch of cycling and training equipment stolen from his garage, however his sponsors Orbea, Shimano,Fizik and XLAB jumped and had Craig back out on the road with minimal interuption to his schedule.

With the races on this side of the globe behind him, look out for Crowie next at St Anthony’s in Florida and then onto the St Croix IM 70.3.

Stay tuned for more on Crowie soon.