So I finished stone-motherless last of those that finished (a few didn't do the run) in a time of 5 hr 10 min. The first male set a new course record of 3:56 and the first female a new course record of 4:19.
Sunday, March 05, 2006
Gumdale Classic
In a departure from my run training for the '6ft Track Marathon' next weekend, I participated in the third 'Gumdale Classic' duathalon. This is a VERY informal event organised by Troy Fidler, mainly for those athletes participating in Ironman Australia in 4 weeks time. Gumdale is a suburb south-east of Brisbane and the 'Gumdale Classic' is 6 loops of a 15 km bike course followed by a 17.5 ish km run on the same hilly route. Eighteen of us cycled one (supposedly) slow loop of the bike course before a rolling start and it was on! There was one nasty, short hill and a few rolling hills so that by the end of 6 loops up and down these hills, my legs were properly trashed and I was the 4th last rider. Nevermind, I thought, I've been doing a lot of running lately, I'll catch a few people on the run. One athlete passed me in the bike to run transition and the remaining two behind me (picture) went storming past by the half-way point in the run. 
So I finished stone-motherless last of those that finished (a few didn't do the run) in a time of 5 hr 10 min. The first male set a new course record of 3:56 and the first female a new course record of 4:19.
So I finished stone-motherless last of those that finished (a few didn't do the run) in a time of 5 hr 10 min. The first male set a new course record of 3:56 and the first female a new course record of 4:19.
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Hey David,
We're thinking of holidaying in Australia sometime in May. Ophelia wants to make a snow man, Hubs wants to eat good seafood. Do you have any recommendations about which cities to visit?
I don't think it will be snowing until June in the 'Snowy Mountains' south of Canberra. Nevertheless, it is beautiful country even if there isn't snow. Sydney is a MUST - one of the world's great cities. I also love Byron Bay - Australia's most easterly point. Coincidently, I'll be in Singapore in May (late May / early June). Hope to catch up here or there.
Snow is very important for this trip. We can have the holiday only in mid May - which means we need to look for another country with snow in May. What a tall order! I know for a fact that there's still snow at Whistler/Blackcomb in Vancouver, but that's too far to travel for us.
Checking http://www.thredbo.com.au/ it seems to me that snow is possible in mid May - maybe a 50:50 chance? I guess New Zealand would be a better bet (the mountains are higher).
You're sending us over to NZ? Really? I've never been there yet. My brother went on the "LOTR Honeymoon Tour" 2 years ago. He's still waxing lyrical about the "natural beauty" of the place. The first time I've seen pastures (ie green flat land)stretching to the horizon was in Australia. That's a VERY big deal for me.
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