Training Log Archive: blairtrewin

Jogged around street-O at Maroondah Triangle - not really energetic enough to do any more (though lasted through the day better than I thought I might). Some dubious route choices at the start (though less dubious than some), but did a reasonable job for the remainder. Definitely more hills than Amsterdam.

Saw an item of political history in the warm-up: a banner urging people to vote Yes on 3 September 1988 in the referendum to recognise local government in the Constitution. (It went down, mainly because the then Liberal Opposition was opposed to the other three questions on the ballot and thought people might get confused if they campaigned for a No-No-Yes-No so campaigned for No-No-No-No instead). It turned out the banner had been recycled and its other side was advertising the Ringwood Highland Games next week. Also spotted, on the way to the second-last control, was a church advertising a "Bible archaeology display", which could have been (a) information about significant historical sites in Palestine and surrounds or (b) an attempt to provide "evidence" for the proposition that humans and dinosaurs were on the Earth at the same time shortly after 4004 BC. (Given the sort of church it was, I suspect it's (b)).

The presentations were tonight (alongside a dinner provided by the local Scouts). I did the honours for part of it, which had the handy side-effect of placing me in the right position to be at the front of the dessert queue - a much more useful presidential perk than a personal parking spot at the golf club.

I have no plans to leave Australia in the next three months, or even Victoria in the next four weeks.