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| Another spectacular Noosa Sunset on our Tuesday Twilight Run |
Well, it is mid April already...the year is positively flying by.....events are coming thick and fast. Here's a recap on what we've been up to....
UPSIDE DOWN ROGAINE...Kim & Gary (aka Team Mountain Designs) convincingly won this event which began at 11.00pm and finished 8 hours later... They raced around a hilly and technical course through masses of lantana-choked creeks to come in almost 200 points ahead of their nearest rivals....... Paddy & Howie had a great night out and finished 1st Veteran Male team....
THE KICK-OFF....Ridgeline Adventures staged their very first event in and around the sleepy little town of Donnybrook on the Pumicestone Passage. It was mud from go to whoa....We boogie boarded up a fast-flowing flooded creek....Ran around a soggy pine forest....then rode our bikes around another soggy pine forest....The 3 hour event was fast and furious....and with 8 Tri Adventure teams competing, we had a lot of friends out on the course. Kim & Leo won their category....as did Tri Adventure Vintage, Isodopes and Gina & The Earle.... It was a great start to what is shaping up to be a fantastic series thanks to the expertise of Gary & Ray who are long time experienced adventure racers themselves...
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| Vintage gals on their boogie boards.. |
KATHMANDU.... Wild Horse Mountain, once again, staged this entry-level event....and it was close to a sell-out. Many Tri Adventure Teams competed....might as well, it's right in our back yard! Team MD's won the day, again....as did Tri Adventure Vintage in the hugely contested all-female category. I was lucky to race with the lovely Kelsey....who is under 1/3 of my age. We went around muddy course in just under 4 hours....and had a fantastic time out there...
3 HOUR ROGAINE...Next up was the 3 hour Bunyaville dash.... A short and sharp rogaine in the Bunyaville forest. Kim & Gary were well and truly on a roll....and won the day with some stiff competition... and Aunty Jan and Mandy defended their title from last year to take out the all-female division...
iADVENTURE...Then there was the iAdventure event held in Nerang....Hilly, but familiar territory for Gary and Kim who blitzed the field for another fantastic win... So many teams around at the moment trying to knock MD's of their perch....but none succeeding so far.... Aunty Jan teamed up with young Kelsey again....and managed to win the all-female again! We made a valuable decision to gain most of our bonus points on the paddle leg which paid off just nicely....Poor Kelsey probably never wants to see another one of those plastic boats for a while though!
EASTER... Over the Easter break we didn't have an event....surprise, surprise... We did, however, stage a big day out in the hinterland riding and climbing a local peak.... We were joined by some very enthusiastic local adventure racers....it was a fast moving and fun day....with perfect weather and fantastic company... On Easter Sunday afternoon we set a little nav training session.....with Easter eggs involved....so attracted some of our members and their little ones to have a go around the course...
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| Gina and Zaelia |
X-TERRA AUSTRALIA.... Holiday time....and what better way to spend it than travelling to Victoria for Australian X-Terra Champs in Angelsea on the Great Ocean Road. The week of fine weather was a bonus and we enjoyed our time at X-terra....both managed to qualify for the X-terra World Champs later in the year.....as did Tri Adventure member Jaine, who raced as well.... Then we took off to the bush, rented a cottage in the hills and spent 2 lovely days riding the mtb trails in Forrest.... It was a fantastic week....but on our return to Qld.....it was still raining...
THE STEP-UP....Race 2 of the Ridgeline Adventure Series was held at Ewan Maddock Dam.... A 5 hour event comprising of boogie-boarding, running and mountain biking around the Beerwah State Forest. It was raining and muddy...in fact, this event had the most rain and flooded creeks I have ever experienced. Those creeks I was counting off to the left....well, they were actually tracks.... It made it difficult with the navigation....as everything looked like a creek! Tri Adventure fielded 8 teams again at this one....and many podium places were gained by our very soggy, muddy adventure racers. Well done to everyone.....and sorry to all the bikes that were subject to the watery conditions.....they will all need some TLC after this one....
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| Steve & Dyson....in the planning stages... |
....see you out there!
Jan & Kim
