Have you been feeling something or someone is missing from the group? Well, it is because our resident funny girl, Tamzen George, is gallivanting around Thailand after attending a family wedding. Good luck to her. In typical fashion she is rubbing our noses in it. Read more of Tamzen's good … [Read more...]
Auckland World Championships
Auckland World Championships held on October 22nd. Sprint Distance Triathlon: Morgan Marsh 5th place 30 to 34 years. Olympic Distance Triathlon: Janet Ferguson 3rd 50 to 54 years, 1st Australian. Andree Carr 6th 55 to 59 years, 1st Australian. Katherine Ryan 8th 40 to 44 years, 1st … [Read more...]
Kona Kids
I'm sure you've been following with considerable interest how the Kona Kids have been going in their preparation for the Ironman World Championships in Kona on October 13th. Pam Criddle and Jane Snowden could not have done more towards this one goal. The organization needed to fit in Ironman … [Read more...]
The Great South Walk
The weekend just gone (August 17th - 19th) a group of ten enjoyed a couple of days walking on the Cape-to Cape track out of Augusta. Saturday we tackled a 16 km ('forced march', according to Alison) leaving from Skippy Rock adjacent to the Cape Leeuwin lighthouse. The weather could … [Read more...]
Perth Half Marathon
Here are the times of our runners as per interim results on the WAMC website. However, Tamzen's watch showed 2 or 3 minutes less than the official time because she went to the loo. All official times stop when you go to the loo, don't they? Well done to you all. Conditions were OK but not … [Read more...]
Busselton 70.3
May 5th 2012: What a day! Rough and murky water, plus swimming into the sun made navigation nigh on impossible. The difficult conditions resulted in people's swim times to 'blow out' by 8 to 10 minutes on expectation. For many the swim leg had a greater impact on the rest of the event than anyone … [Read more...]