St Kilda Melbourne, March 18-22nd
I have just had the most amazing week ever. It has had the aura of ‘too good to be true!’.
I was lucky enough to be invited to a National Talent ID Road Time Trial camp in Melbourne!
We had the privelidge of coaching and advice from Matrin Barras and Warren MacDonald (both [...]
Day 5. The final day. I should have felt more excited, or emotional, or something. Frankly though, I felt a bit under-slept and like I was coming down with a cold, so mostly I felt grumpy. I tried to be as perky as I could as we rolled out in the morning, and hoped that [...]
Today was the longest day of the tour. 235kms from Margaret River to Mandurah. After an early start that again required getting up in what seemed like the dead of the night, we set off into another pleasantly cool morning.
Things were fairly uneventful for the first part of the ride until we encountered some seriously [...]
The ride today saw us work a bit to get out of Pemby up the last of the significant hills of our journey. This was a bit of a challenge first thing in the morning as the muscles warmed up (and the weather was morning-chilly), and everyone took it with some self restraint as a [...]
Today the terrain forecast was ‘hilly’ en route to Pemby. The day dawned clearish with some clouds off in the distance. With a full belly of breakfast we set off in the direction of the clouds and worked our way through some truly beautiful scenery through old treed forests.
Along the way there were several [...]
Today was finally the first day of the Ride for Youth. All the training, and the endless fundraising would finally culminate in the beginning of the ride. I was excited and keen to get on with the riding! However, the start of the day was a mere 5km roll from our home-away-from-home at the Dog [...]
Tofay’s bus ride down to Albany for the start of thr 2009 Hawaiian Ride for Youth went smoothly - no wheels fell off the bus (as did last year apparently).
After a quick ride to shake out the legs and an excellent dinner at Rustler’s steakhouse, I’m keen for the ride to start tomorrow.
Hopefully I [...]
In just less than 7 days I will be riding my way from Albany to Perth in the 2009 Hawaiian Ride for Youth. This fundraising ride supports Youth Focus’ ability to provide services preventing youth suicide and depression.
If you are a fellow human being, and have not yet donated to my ride for this worthy [...]
Road Race - 66kms (two 33km loops), undulating/hilly course.
I was feeling good about this race. Despite having only done one solid hills ride recently, I have done a lot of strength and endurance work lately and feel strong as a result. The terrain today suited me, so I was keen to make the most of [...]
Criterium - 25mins plus two laps.
This race was the last criterium of the season. The course was a challenging one, not due to technical corners, but due to the road surface conditions and the presence of a reasonable hill at the back end of the course leading to an incline towards the finish. The weather [...]
