2012 Castlemaine 6hr Enduro

I did not know what to expect about this race on the way up there. It had been raining for 3 day straight but the forecast said cloudy for the day. The car park was a bit soggy but it was only a 20m walk from the car to the edge of pit straight.

Race under way @ 10am and off we went. The trails where fantastic, NO mud except for a couple of creek crossing. It was a very tough course with short technical uphill followed by short technical downhill. No time to recover and as you expect for Castlemaine, lots of ROCKS!


On to the new drug now. I got a tip to try Hammer Electrolyte Fizz. Seems to work. No major cramping and I'm now feeling more confident heading into the 24 hr. 60 days to go.


I'm also a bit happier with the result. 9th place of 20 1 lap behind. Top 10 finish in top 50% http://connect.garmin.com/dashboard?cid=6178828

2012 Blores Hill 6 hr Enduro

And so begins the official training for the 24.
What a place to start.  Blores Hill (Hayfield Vic)
It's still up near the top for race circuits.  The smooth flowing single trail is great to ride and so much fun. Except for that rocky bit up on Trig Point,  that is great of other reasons and 4 times longer than last year.



I finished 7 laps in 06:00:56. 17th place of 30 in the Solo 40+
It's a bit lower than I would have liked but in team BFC it's acceptable.
The usual leg cramps set in after 4hrs but I pushed through and I'm going to try some new drugs for the next event.
Some interesting stats from this ride.  The Average HR was 139.  That's not to say I wasn't working hard enough.  believe me, I was. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/201748204 


No pictures yet as my support (Cody) was two busy on the IPad playing games to look up.  He was helpful by filling the water bottles and asking what I wanted to eat.  Well done mate.
Can't wait for the official coverage to be published.  There were lots of cameras up there, photo and TV.

The Age Run Melbourne. 10km. "Not" Fun Run.

Well, I almost made it into the center of the picture.
http://www.theage.com.au/photogallery/national/run-melbourne-runners-20120715-223z0.html

My first attempt at a run went well.  10 km in 53min 15 sec.  Spot on my goal time.

Thanks so much to friends and family for sponsoring me.  I have raised $400 to go to World Visions Multiplying Gift Appeal.
The 102 members of  Team World Vision have raised over $25,000 which equates to $250,000 in Food aid to people who need it.

Time off running for now.  It's back on the bike to get ready for the 24hr in October.
Jac, was sad she couldn't run (She has the flu) and has put out the challenge for next year.  She still thinks she can beat me.

The Crucifix - Part 1

Well that was hard work. Even today, 2 days later I still feel like I have just ridden the bay ride.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/196446429

Check out the stats on this one.

Min Temperature -1 deg.

Max Speed 84 kmh. That is the 5th time I have registered that speed. Why can't I go any faster.

2012 Rock Hop 6hr Enduro.

Oh Man! Two days of solid rain then we hit the trail @ Dallas Brooks Scout Camp in Upper Beaconsfield.

I rode the first lap this time because we didn't have to do a "La mans" start.

The first lap was OK.  The track mostly staying together but by the second lap the mud was getting deeper and sticky.

Persist we did.After 11 laps Kate and I held third place by 1/2 a lap.

How good to have our personal photographer for the day.
Thanks Glenn.  Check out the pic's on google+ 

http://connect.garmin.com/dashboard?cid=1257459

2012 Forrest 6hr Enduro.

Great ride as always. But this time without most of the rain.

After some overnight drizzle that lasted 1 hr into the race the rain stopped and allowed the track to settle.

With Kate and I racing Mixed Pairs for the first time & Forrest being so popular. A few of the better riders entered our category, making it tough get the results.

Our lap times were spot on at 28 minutes and we managed 13 laps.  6th place.

http://connect.garmin.com/dashboard?cid=19993417

2012 Degani Arthurs Seat Bay 2 Bay Ride.

Team SauruS has it's second official ride.

2012 Degani Arthurs Seat Bay 2 Bay Ride.

4:05 ride time for the 113 km.

Haych-e-SauruS (Haydn), Scoob-y-SauruS (Kate) & H-o-SauruS (Harold)

The Mornington Peninsula provided the usual obstacles but all finished OK

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/172715084

2012 Oppy 24 hr Challenge

Go Team SauruS.

H-o-SauruS, Frank-e-SauruS, Gibb-o-SauruS and Haych-e-SauruS

406 km in 24 hrs.

We left Lilydale Lake @ 8.am Overcast and threatening to rain. Frank-e-SauruS has a flat tyre before we get under way.

Stage 1- 70km to Yea.

A few wet roads but no rain.

Stage 2- 40km to Seymour.

First flat tyre for Haych-e-SauruS.

Stage 3 - 50km to Heathcote.

Gibb-o-SauruS needs a coke to get the heart pumping again.

Stage 4 - 45km to Bendigo.

Dinner, pasta of course and was it good.

Still no rain. But the roads are dry.

Half way there now.

Stage 5 - 70km to Moliagul.

Wow that was a slog another 70 km.

It's dark now. You can see the stars. All of them.

The roads are quiet now. A car goes past about every 1/2 hr. So Peaceful.

Haych-e-SauruS has two more flat tyres.

Stage 6 - 45km to St Arnuad.

It's 1am we have to get the drunks to sign the Brevet cards.

Legs are official overdone. Must pedal on. 100km to go.

Stage 7 - 55km to Dunolly.

3 hr rest at the Dunolly Motel. Did anybody sleep. Hardly.

SaurArSe syndrome is starting to set in. Ah! Have some more drugs guys. Ahhhhhhhh!

Stage 8 - 30km to

Maryborough. 8am All done 407 km in 17.5 hr ride time. Average 27kmh.

A special thanks to unofficial SauruS's Julie Amelia & Jason for an awesome effort supporting the SauruS's

XO Size Mini Tri @ Mordiallic

300m Swim,  8km Ride, 2km Run
My first attempt at a triathlon ever.  It was about 5deg, windy & wet.

Important things to note.

• I have not swum 300m since Cody was a baby. 12 years ago & I nearly drowned a couple of times in the 1 & 1/2m ocean swell.
• The last time I ran 2km I would have been in high school. 30 years ago.  I had to have a short walk in the middle of the run.

My times show how shit I was at almost everything.
Over all            113th of 241
M40 +             15th of 27

• Swim 07:16
• T1         02:41
• Ride         14:12
• T2         02:00
• Run         11:02
• Total        37:12.4

My one saving grace was that I was 13th fastest of the 241 on the ride.

With a little cross training & smarter thinking in transition I think I can do a bit better and there will be a next time.........

Garmin 24hr Enduro, Redesdale 2011

OhNo! Not another wet ride.  The conditions really, really, really bad for the first 12 hr.  It rained for 9 hr before the race start and then a light drizzle until night fall.

The track, always twisting and turning with the potential of loosing the bike from under you in a blink.  Slosh and mud, no traction with rocks in it.
Slowly lap by lap the slosh cleared to make the track almost ridable.  The stars came out. The sun came up. That's a bit better.Physically and mentally demanding to the extreme.

A late entry on Friday afternoon saw a new team enter the mixed pairs category. The World Champion Adventure team has entered the Garmin 24. Bad luck for Haych and Kerryn.

Kate is a machine.  No Demons. Just determination
•Female Solo
•First place
•10 laps 172.2 km
• 5 Laps clear on 2nd Place
Keep your eye on Cycling Central for the official interview.      

Kerryn (That's Sami's awesome mate) is a machine.
After lots of falls and memories of recent "happenings", she continued to get up and pushed on.
Haych,  He's is a machine to.
•Mixed Pairs
•2nd Place behind those world champions.
•Haych (9 laps) and The Kingy (7 laps) = 16 Laps 275.52 KM
•5 laps behind the winners and 9 laps ahead of 3rd place.
We wont be on Cycling Central.  Ah! but I was.  Having a bath in the dam.

Hey. And not to forget our support crew. Bart, Mark and Shannon your guys and totally awesome. And the guy who kept dropping by with the beer and spare parts.  He's awesome to.