Much tougher conditions than last year.
Mike 3rd in 3hrs 49. Barry and I tired at 4:21 (not confirmed) Mat Seebach a few minutes later then Alan.
Wrecked!
No official results yet.
Blackstairs Adventure Race 2014
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Not the report..
Much tougher conditions than last year.
Mike 3rd in 3hrs 49. Barry and I tired at 4:21 (not confirmed) Mat Seebach a few minutes later then Alan.
Wrecked!
No official results yet.
Much tougher conditions than last year.
Mike 3rd in 3hrs 49. Barry and I tired at 4:21 (not confirmed) Mat Seebach a few minutes later then Alan.
Wrecked!
No official results yet.
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Well done lads, great stuff.
Super going Mike, second time on that podium in 2 years, fantastic.
Super going Mike, second time on that podium in 2 years, fantastic.
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Well done all yesterday
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well done 795ers, Mike you are flying! Great to see a big gang from the club
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Report?
you were chicked
you were chicked
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Mike for the report this year, with his second podium?
Maybe so PJ but she won her race : )
Maybe so PJ but she won her race : )
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The weather forecast was good - the weather wasn't.
Pre race decisions were down to how many layers could one wear.
Lining out for the 7 steps were Mike, Barry, Alan, Mat and I with Deirdre Byrne doing the 5 steps.
Off at 10am, we thought we'd run the first leg together and see how it went - until I took off! I felt good, running the pace of those around me until I looked behind me and there were no 795ers in sight. My ears were burning : )
I pushed on knowing that Barry would catch me downhill and Alan would do the same in the kayak leg.
Anyway, Barry passed me going downhill but was only a minute ahead at the first transition and that gap disappeared on the bike. Alan had just closed the gap at the end of the kayak leg.
By step 5 we were on the second mountain run, Barry and I side by side still and driving each other into the ground. A draw was decided and that's what the results show.
It was a really tough day out but a great race.
Well done to Mike with his second pudium in two years and to first timers in the race Mat and Deirdre.
Pre race decisions were down to how many layers could one wear.
Lining out for the 7 steps were Mike, Barry, Alan, Mat and I with Deirdre Byrne doing the 5 steps.
Off at 10am, we thought we'd run the first leg together and see how it went - until I took off! I felt good, running the pace of those around me until I looked behind me and there were no 795ers in sight. My ears were burning : )
I pushed on knowing that Barry would catch me downhill and Alan would do the same in the kayak leg.
Anyway, Barry passed me going downhill but was only a minute ahead at the first transition and that gap disappeared on the bike. Alan had just closed the gap at the end of the kayak leg.
By step 5 we were on the second mountain run, Barry and I side by side still and driving each other into the ground. A draw was decided and that's what the results show.
It was a really tough day out but a great race.
Well done to Mike with his second pudium in two years and to first timers in the race Mat and Deirdre.
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DavidT wrote:
A draw was decided ...
Ah come on lads ...
It ain't called the "Blackstairs walk with friends" now is it?
Also Tully, you took up my entire dashboard on Strava with your 7 steps all logged individually
Well done again lads, sounds like a tough day out