Training Camp Ghana Style

So while everyone else’s Facebook pages seem to be jam packed with pictures of triathlon training camps, with big climbs, sunny days and sea views, I have been feeling pretty jealous.  

But no need to despair – training camp Ghana style is pretty much underway ; )

50m pool, sun every day - no excuse not to clock up some kms in there.  Not that I have done much more than splash around, but the opportunity it there.

Bike action!  Accra is a little bit like cycling in central London, expect with no road rules and added obstacles of trotros, carts and wandering goats.  But once you have negotiated your way out of the city and the busy roads the next challenge is to get through the roads - either potholled or dirt.  Going to Mallorca is just being spoilt, come to Ghana and you will appreciate the roads of Surrey next time.

 

 If I get kicked out of bed early enough there is a time for a morning run before work - along the train tracks that run through the area where we live.  The early morning (6am) wake up call is worth it, sleepy puppies, chickens running wild, children bathing ready for school and women cooking the first meal of the day all along the side of the railway.

 And for the keen beans there is Boot Camp on Thuesday evenings (sweat feast in a car park) and office 'training' on Friday afternoons, which seems to mainly be dancing around while throwing some punches.  Much better than clock watching until 5.30.

All of that deserves some good food - one of the joys of being in Ghana is the easy supply of local fruit, totally dependent on the season.  Right now pawpapw, mango and avocadoes are in ready supply, and coconut sellers are on almost every street.

Anyone for a training camp in Ghana?