Monthly Archives: March 2014

Dunsborough for the X adventure

The bug has well and truly bitten.  I had entered the Dunsborough X adventure race a few months ago.  With Lara’s new found love of this multisport stupidity – she entered the mid length course as well.  So the weekend turned into a family affair.  The Prudens where our weekends camping companions with Amanda racing with Lara on the Saturday.

We spent a lovely weekend down in Dunsborough which is a stunning place.  The beaches, coastline and national forest are all stunning and a place I want to explore more of!

Once again Lara shone, she finished fourth!  This is after overcoming a pretty chopping open water swim, then a coastal run and a mtb ride.  A stunning effort and she now wants to concentrate on getting her swimming better over the winter to start causing some real damage next season!

I am happy with my result, I came 23rd out of 160 odd and beat my target time by 20 minutes so happy there.  Other than racing there was a lot of time with the children running around the campsite on their balance bikes and playing on beaches.  a lovely weekend.  See pictures below.

How can you do a triathlon when you can’t swim….?!?!?!?!

Up until about two weeks ago – Lara couldn’t swim, let alone put her head under water.  Not sure what happened, but she suddenly decided that she wanted to do a triathlon and somehow magically found the powers to swim and even put her head under the water.  Honestly extremely impressed and proud of her, to go and do a 750m open water swim in the ocean is such an achievement for her it is amazing.  She finished the Sprint Length triathlon (750m swim, 20km bike and 5km run) in 1hr 22minutes coming 13th out of her field of 80 odd.  She came out of the water 5th last….. I think she would be dangerous when she practises her swim a little more.  She said she loved it and was keen for more – i think we have created a monster!

Work trip up to Karratha

I was up in Karratha this week for work. One of the guys i work with is also a keen mtber, so with very little persuasion form me we met up after work and I borrowed his spare bike and he showed me his local trails.

Jim heading up

 

Was a great way to spend the evening.  it was either this this or watching a movie in the work accommodation……. This way I got some exercise, rode some of the dark Pilbara dust trails, saw Kangaroos and got to go out and have a few beers and a steak afterwards.  Hopefully do the same next time I go up!

Jim as the sun sets