I got the hole-shot from Gracie at Dwellingup!
The start line at Tathra,
R-L: Cameron Prosser (who lead the first lap), Paul Brody (old school pinner), Me, Ryan Gormly (snowboarder and backyard bike mechanic)
I've been flat out since the last post; I quit my job, had a little break, did some skiing, surfing, training and racing...and then started my new job, which is conveniently located at Mt Stromlo!
As far as training went, there was a couple of sessions on the Jindabyne trails, solo road missions around the Illawarra (with a few of the old favourites like Saddleback, Jamberoo pass and Glen Garry), road riding with the boys in Wollongong and a fair bit of Queanbeyan MTB gold. For the racing, there was the Tathra 3hr, Dwellingup 100 and the Rocky Trail Entertainment 4hr at Stromlo. I managed to win the Tathra and Stromlo enduros, and got fairly smashed at Perth in the Dwellingup 100 to finish 4th, but overall I'm pretty happy with how the form is coming on. Looking back I suppose I have been doing a fair bit, which isn't bad considering I snuck in some spring skiing and and few waves. I certainly feel like Ive been busy and have the droopy eyes to back that up.
With the Scott 24hr coming up and the warm weather and long days kicking in I get more and more motivated everyday. It doesn't hurt that I just got a new F-series Felt road bike, and I am currently tinkering in the shed with a new Felt Nine (29er MTB). I really liked the Nine that I road in Alice, but this one is on a strict diet and when it's finished it should be a rocket ship....my aim is for it to be lightest bike on the start line at the Highland Fling in November. We will have to wait and see.
Go riding....now!
