Kowen

2015 Kowalski Classic

Sunday, September 20, 2015

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The Race | Self Propelled Enterprises

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Our results at this event
Rider Overall Category Position Time
David 25 Super Master Men 2 5:01:56

2015 Kowalski Classic (David)

Submitted by David on

Super race at the Kowalski Classic yesterday. A huge mental effort to take on so much single trail and pretty happy to finish 2nd in Grand Masters.

I was really looking forward to this event after having possibly my best ride to date at the race last year only to have a ripped sidewall near the finish and also to follow up from victory at the Convict last month. Lead up was good but also a little unsettled after a bump on my dodgy arm during the week.

2015 Capital Punishment

Saturday, March 7, 2015

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Capital Punishment MTB

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Our results at this event
Rider Overall Category Position Time
Graham 16 Veteran Men 4 1:59:18
Brian 32 Masters Men 6 3:54:58
Gary 148 Masters Men 47 4:33:50

2015 Capital Punishment (Graham)

Submitted by Graham on

After a less than ideal January and February and being well behind the 8 ball when It comes to training for a 100k, I made the call to drop back to the 50km events for this year. I have always wanted to do cap p but this was the first year I have actually done it. I didn't really know what to expect going in but assumed there would be a fair bit of climbing (bad assumption).

We made the most of the trip to Canberra and took the family down for the weekend, picking up some accommodation 8km from the start to give me easy access and a warm up.

2015 Capital Punishment (Brian)

Submitted by Brian on

This being my second MTB Marathon since March 2014 I really had no idea how I would go.

I have been riding a bit so I knew I was going into this with some fitness. I’ve also been paying attention to what I eat and have managed to drop a couple of kilograms which is always nice.

After heading down Friday afternoon with Michael, checking in, picking up a race number we headed out for dinner with Dave and Gary. Besides the restaurant forgetting about our meals everything was going like clockwork.

2015 Capital Punishment (Gary)

Submitted by Gary on

This was my 3rd race in as many weeks with the Wylde 4hr and Husky 100km having been completed the the previous weeks. This meant I was either going to be on form or knackered.

On Friday afternoon I headed down to Canberra with Dave (doc), got to registration just after 4 then headed out to stromlo for a quick lap in the hope of spotting the shortcuts to use the next day. After that it was off to dinner to meet Michael and Brian and a long wait!

2012 Capital Punishment

Saturday, April 28, 2012

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http://www.capitalpunishmentmtb.com.au/

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Our results at this event
Rider Overall Category Position Time
Wayne 52 Masters Men 6 4:10:24
David 114 Masters Men 25 4:24:46
Brian 163 Veteran Men 55 4:37:10

2012 Capital Punishment (Brian)

Submitted by Brian on

This was my first Capital Punishment. It looks like I picked the perfect year for weather and track conditions as both were brilliant. Its a bit of a weird race with such a big untimed section. I used this to get water and have a bit of a rest. Due to the single track at the start a really suffered in the last 40km as I didn't eat enough in the beginning.

Apart from a massive OTB on the Luge I quite enjoyed this one. A shame that the results are delayed but I have my unofficial time of around 04:37:00 taking out the untimed section.

2013 Capital Punishment

Saturday, March 16, 2013

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Our results at this event
Rider Overall Category Position Time
Wayne 40 Masters Men 5 4:00:52
David 70 Masters Men 10 4:11:56
Brian 90 Veteran Men 34 4:17:08
Paul 112 Super Master Men 8 4:23:11

2013 Capital Punishment (Wayne)

Submitted by Wayne on

The Capital Punishment is not one of my favourite races. Maybe it was the first years mud fest, or a combination of timed / untimed sections, or the logistical challenges involved with the event.

I had found myself entering this race again this year as it is important race as the first race in the XCM series. But with the XCM series being cancelled / put on hold this year I was lacking motivation for the event. Though after a good result last week at the Willo, I wanted to backup again and get some more race practice before the Marathon Champs next month.

2013 Capital Punishment (Brian)

Submitted by Brian on

This was my first race where I got to the start and had bike issues. The bike was fine Friday morning but the morning of the race I had no back brake. I tried pumping it but nothing, decided to throw a new set of pads to see if it would help just a little and nothing. Kept pumping the lever and bang, it improved. There must be a bubble somewhere but for the rest of the race it was fine

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