Marathon

2015 Highland Fling

Sunday, November 8, 2015

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The Highland Fling

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Our results at this event
Rider Overall Category Position Time
Graham 19 Veteran Men 6 2:29:13
Gary 37 Masters Men 13 2:40:39
David 42 Masters Men 11 5:33:08

2015 Highland Fling (Graham)

Submitted by Graham on

Well today was the final round of the Maverick Series and my last race for the year. Having already wrapped up the Maverick Series in the vets age group at the Epic, the aim for today was to try and get the overall series win. The only rider that could beat me was not on the entry list but I was suspicious of a late entry so just assumed he was there. I was leading the overall series but the series was based on 'best of 3' and I had already done 3 races where he had only done 2.

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 Flight Centre Epic

Sunday, September 13, 2015

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http://www.cycleepic.com/event-info/

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Our results at this event
Rider Overall Category Position Time
Graham 10 Veteran Men 4 2:31:49
Wayne 37 Masters Men 8 4:59:48

2015 Flight Centre Epic (Graham)

Submitted by Graham on

The aim for today was to secure a maverick series win with one round still to go (they take best of three)

Leading up I have had quite a few months break since my last race and relocated to Brisbane in the process so hadn't had a lot of time on the bike. I had only got back into training for around 5 weeks but even then only 2-3 hours a week so wasn't expecting miracles today.

2015 Convict 100

Saturday, August 8, 2015

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Convict 100 | Cross country marathon mount...

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Our results at this event
Rider Overall Category Position Time
Wayne 15 Masters Men 4 4:18:35
Michael 17 Masters Men 5 4:20:03
David 19 Super Master Men 1 4:20:21
Gary 50 Masters Men 14 4:53:54

2015 Convict 100 (Michael)

Submitted by Michael on

Hard to believe that this was my 6th time racing the Convict, where does the time go!
Just prior to the original date of this race I spent 2 weeks in Europe, snowboarding and belatedly celebrating my 40th birthday. That 2 weeks, as enjoyable as it was, had set me back in terms of training and readiness for the original date and so I wasn’t unhappy when the event was cancelled due to the storms that we had at the time.

2015 James Williamson Enduro

Sunday, March 22, 2015

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The Willo: James Williamson Enduro Challen...

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Our results at this event
Rider Overall Category Position Time
Michael 19 Masters Men 3 3:35:02
Brian 20 Masters Men 4 3:35:10
Wayne 24 Masters Men 6 3:39:16
Gary 33 Masters Men 10 2:36:19

2015 James Williamson Enduro (Michael)

Submitted by Michael on

The family and friends of James Williamson, who sadly passed away whilst competing in the Cape Epic, have been the driving force behind this event since it’s inception, and they must be given credit for doing a wonderful job. I have race the Willo nearly every year since it was first organised, sadly missing out last year as my car didn't make it to Wingello so had to turn for home before making the start line. I had an added incentive this year as it was the day I turned 40, and was racing in the highly competitive Masters category.

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!

2014 Highland Fling

Sunday, November 9, 2014

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The Highland Fling

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Our results at this event
Rider Overall Category Position Time
Graham 14 Veteran Men 5 2:32:47
Michael 20 Veteran Men 2 5:22:25
David 31 Masters Men 8 5:31:17
Gazza 44 Masters Men 11 5:40:40
Matt 65 Masters Men 21 2:55:17
Gary 88 Masters Men 29 6:09:41

2014 Highland Fling (Michael)

Submitted by Michael on

I’m not sure really where to start with this write up as I have mixed feelings about this year’s Fling, both of satisfaction on the outcome and the lingering sensations of pain in my legs that caused it.

Last year I finished the race in 5:23 and in 33rd in category (vets), this year I rode about 1 minute quicker and finished 2nd (for the last time in vets), I think this goes to show the toughness of the route changes in 2014 – the race simply felt hard, from beginning to end.

2014 Highland Fling (David)

Submitted by David on

Well that is the Fling for another year, and as is the usual theme it is a massive day. Being the last marathon race of the season the lead up seems much bigger than for other events. Training had been excellent and after putting in a close to best ever ride at the Kowalksi Classic I was looking forward to a strong performance and to achieve some new highs.

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