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Sunday Oct 30, 2011 #
3 PM
Mountain Biking (Road) 1:00:00 [3]
A little cruise through and out of town. Bike felt good. It's quite hilly around here and it seems as if there is always wind.
Saturday Oct 29, 2011 #
9 AM
Running (Hills) 55:00 [3]
Another run followed by some hill repeats.
It was a rainy morning in Launceston but still pretty warm. I suspect we will have lots of this in the upcoming week or two.
We headed to the airport to catch the race shuttle to Burnie after lunch. And what a sight! An entire airport with just adventure racers! I can't believe that I didn't pul out my camera to take some photos. What an oversight!
Got to meet and greet with many familiar faces, many whom I haven't seen in a long time. Liza, STORM, Mary, Ryan, Bob and more. Also got meet part of a South American team, "hobbit" and "Smelly".
Now we are awaiting our bikes and then we will start some unpacking.
Fun times indeed!
It was a rainy morning in Launceston but still pretty warm. I suspect we will have lots of this in the upcoming week or two.
We headed to the airport to catch the race shuttle to Burnie after lunch. And what a sight! An entire airport with just adventure racers! I can't believe that I didn't pul out my camera to take some photos. What an oversight!
Got to meet and greet with many familiar faces, many whom I haven't seen in a long time. Liza, STORM, Mary, Ryan, Bob and more. Also got meet part of a South American team, "hobbit" and "Smelly".
Now we are awaiting our bikes and then we will start some unpacking.
Fun times indeed!
Friday Oct 28, 2011 #
4 PM
Running (Hills) 55:00 [3]
Logging my workout in advance as I may not have Internet access until we hit Burnie. I feel way better today. I bet the run yesterday helped clear my head a bit. Today is all about hill repeats to make those muscle fire. Tomorrow we head on the shuttle to Burnie and will meet up with Sean and Bart in the evening. Most Canadians are traveling as I write this. It will be great to see them all. Quite a large Canadian gang gathering!
Thursday Oct 27, 2011 #
5 PM
Running (Road) 45:00 [3]
Run along river. Cleared my cold a little more which was good.
Monday Oct 24, 2011 #
Note
After a long but trouble free trip, Mike and I arrived in Launceston, Australia late yesterday afternoon. My head cold broke out the night before our departure so I'm feeling a bit under the weather, but I have several days to recover so hopefully this will not affect the race at all.
For any of you who are still about to travel to the race, a few tips that may make it easier to fly into Australia:
-Pack all food (this is anything that you can eat including bars, vitamins, pain killers, candy, drinks etc) in one place at the top of a bag. You will need to show them all your food. They can detect this through their x-ray device.
-Also pack all paddling gear so that you can easily show them the stuff. They will Check this to ensure it is clean. Pre clean it with soap and water and complete the form that Craig form XPD sent out and this will be a super easy process.
- Clean your bike tires and bike so they are free of any dirt. They are very likely to have you open the box and show them that you are not bringing in any foreign soil into Australia.
- Tents and tent pegs will have to be shown as free of dirt as well
For any of you who are still about to travel to the race, a few tips that may make it easier to fly into Australia:
-Pack all food (this is anything that you can eat including bars, vitamins, pain killers, candy, drinks etc) in one place at the top of a bag. You will need to show them all your food. They can detect this through their x-ray device.
-Also pack all paddling gear so that you can easily show them the stuff. They will Check this to ensure it is clean. Pre clean it with soap and water and complete the form that Craig form XPD sent out and this will be a super easy process.
- Clean your bike tires and bike so they are free of any dirt. They are very likely to have you open the box and show them that you are not bringing in any foreign soil into Australia.
- Tents and tent pegs will have to be shown as free of dirt as well