The last two races were definitely the most interesting, challenging and fun.  Race 4 was at a small Steiner school, where the buildings were all very irregular shapes, with tiny narrow alleyways in between.  Some of them met in a kind of hexagon, which was reminiscent of both Venice and the Vortex of Doom.  The […]

The interval between races 2 and 3 was all too short; just time for lunch, a quick shower, and a couple of hours to put the feet up. In no time we were back in the car and on our way.  My legs were asking questions along the lines of “why?” We were back at […]

The problem with running at AIS (Australian Institute of Sport) last night was the requirement to look like a high performance athlete at all times – the place was full of them, and we stood out like a bunch of sore thumbs.  That pressure was removed at this morning’s venue, the University of Canberra, where […]

An early start saw the DIP in Dipidydoo (Deb, Ilze, Pete) heading off to Canberra; somewhat appropriately to spend the Australia Day weekend in our nation’s capital. Patriotism was not our reason – it was of course the lure of 5 Sprint races in 3 days; a great little package, done and dusted with one […]

I’m sure you are all in suspense for the outcome of the final race!  Back at ANU, the car loaded for the drive home.  Same arena, but this time we would be on the south end of the map. What a luxury to have such a complex area, large enough for 2 separate maps!  The […]

The third race was in the morning, and mercifully it was much cooler. We’d been told this was a bush sprint, in a mountain biking park, close to where the 2003 bushfires were. In fact the arena was at a moving memorial for those who lost homes, pets, and even lives. Apparently someone forgot to […]

On the road again … we’ve taken a short break to take part in Sprint Canberra, five races in four days in the nation’s capital. We made an unaccustomed early start, arriving early enough to settle in to our home for the next few days. We were greeted by our “host”, Miss Tiger Lily, who […]

Saturday Day 1 of competition was the Sprint Championship.  The venue was Canberra Grammar, a stone’s throw from our apartment.  Peter and Simon, running 21E, had late morning starts, with the rest of us spread between 1 and 3pm.  We settled into the arena and got on with the important business of catching up with […]