Critty's blog

Woken @ 5am by my 1 year old Tyler (nothing out of the ordinary there) to a classic autumn morning.
I had a goal to beat my 08 time of 5:20 and secretly was going for a sub 5. 08 was my first ever race so
I didn't have a good average to work with but I love a good challenge!

The first 50kms was as good as I remember and I snuck into half way just under 2.30. Dylan arrived
after a minute or so looking fresh and keeping his heart rate in check, I on the other hand was really
working it and wasn't looking forward to the upcoming climb past the temple. We rode together at

What a brilliant weekend!

I can sum up the 24 solo champs in 2 words...

SUPPORT CREW !

We had the best team on the hill. Dylan (Ladytoast) was my support director and he did a flawless job. Including non-stop tech/nutrition & emotional support ....as well as some sponsorship. At one stage the only thing I owned was my helmet everything else belonged to Dylan, go the Yeti! Thanks mate! There's no way I would have made it without you on the team.

Dylan pretty much summed up our weekend with his spot on reporting but I just wanted to add that the Jetblack 24 hour was the best race meet I've been to.

Carlgroover was right about the vibe at these 24 hour races... it was like a mash-up between 'Man Vs Wild' and 'It's A Knockout'

Although the camping was wet, I'll be definitely camping again next year especially with our pole position on the first corner. It was a great learning experience as team Toasted we're sandwiched between Jason English (1st) Alex Malone (2nd) & John (1st 40's + 3rd overall)