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Thanks Rob for the update and congratulations on a fantastic and informative website. I use it alot and i inform other MTB's about it ....KEEP IT UP!
I've had shocking weekend not been able to ride. Can't wait to get there and tear it up.

Loz and I did 8 laps in 6.5 hours. The race was cut short by two hours due to the extreme conditions.

Temps were up around 44. It was ridiculously hard...for me anyway.

Time to go lie down and die now.......will update later

The forecast was for 40+ temps and again I knew this would be bad for me given my previous performance at Mogo in the heat.

Rode to work on the new Specialized Toupe Gel that I purchased for my road bike. Most comfortable saddle I've ever been on! It only has minimal padding but it must be the shape of it. It was much better than the Fizik Pave that was on the bike previously.

I'll have to find a MTB version for my Trance. Highly recommended.

Had my new Cannondale CAAD 9 for almost 4 weeks now and getting a bit more confident in traffic and with general handling etc.
Kings cross to military road- Pittwater rd-West head-Akuna Bay- Cottage point road down and back-Forest way-Wakehurst Parkway and military rd then back to kings cross.
What a beautiful ride! I've been missing out all those years just lifting weights. 117 km's in 4 hrs 37 at 25.3 km's per hour average.

My goal was to beat 8 hours and I did that easily.
The time includes 16+ minutes of penalties which I'm not too happy about - I didn't think I hung around at those transitions for that long. Not to worry though as my Cateye said I completed the race 8 minutes longer than the official time.

What a great ride! It felt like one of those nights out when you feel completely sober so decide to have a vodka and your completely drunk with nothing really in between.

After little training and illness I wasn't sure what to expect. The day seemed pretty warm when Chitts and I lined up for the start and I wasnt feeling 100% so I thought that the best strategy was to try to keep my heart rate at around 160bpm which I know seems to be about the right level for a race situation.

Race report to come

Yes, that's right... almost six and half hours for the Half Fling!

You knew this was going to be a relaxing ride as I spun across the parking paddock from the car not long after Huw had counted down the start for Half Flingers and Elites and most of them were well on their way. There had been a slight delay as was helping the guy parked next to use out with his brakes but no damage done as I managed to find Pratiwi on the line and saunter over at the back of the grid. And that was pretty much where we'd stay for the rest of the 'race'.

I love this event. I loved it last year and I loved it more this year. I love the children's paintings in the woods, I love the water bottle free thing, I love the way the village really get behind it, the organisation that's just first class, the volunteers that rock (along with their beards!), and of course the track. OK so it doesn't have heaps of single track or testing technical but it still has great sections and some good long fire trails to get some rhythm time. It's no walk in the park.