More info on the kiwi team.

Keep an eye on http://kiwixpd.wordpress.com/ . Annie will be doing updates from the field on all the kiwis she can.

Live web site up and running

The www.xpd.com.au website now has the live section. We haven't started yet though, Wednesday 2 nd November

Burnie By The Sea.

Packing - I have 4 hours before Jenny gets home!

Packing

Arghh. I have had all week to get ready and packed, so I have taken all week! I am sure if needed i could be out of the door in 30 mins, but as Ihave all day I expect to be doing the final touches at 4:45am tomorrow morning. The compulsory bits (safety and warm gear) are easy, as is putting in about 15 pairs of lovely Bridgedale socks. The hard bit is weeding my way through a huge pile of my fashionable lycra and polypro clothing. It was easy last week as weather report was clear, WET. Now they are saying it might be dry. Decisions, decisions. It's a good job black is in vogue.

5 More Sleeps, socks and t-shirts packed

Well, most of the training is done so we thought we could afford an
evening off to support the All Blacks. The new team t-shirts have
arrived to distinguish us from the other teams with less comfy feet.
Unfortunately we let slip our greatest secret weapon - bbq tongs. I bet
no other team carries a set. A good night was had, just! Which obviously
means that if we harden up, make our tackles and hang in there for the
full 80 minutes we will do well at the Adventure Race World Champs ....
5 More Sleeps

Visitors from Chch

Been a bit distracted

Hi - Haven't been very good at keeping this blog going as have been
focussing on the team bridgedale stuff.

We are off to Tasmania for the World Adventure Racing Champs in November.
You can check out the event at www.xpd.com.au
You can follow us on Facebook or http://bridgedalesocksnz.blogspot.com/

In 4 weeks we will be off and running

Only 4 weeks to go before the start of the 2011 Adventure Racing World Champs in Tasmania. We've just received the final competitors update from the organisers with a little reminder about gaiters - "we've seen lots of snakes in the area", dry bags (surely Tasmania is sunny and warm?), and not drinking unpurified ground water (as if I would after last race in Cairns).

They are also pushing Tassie as a tourist mecca in case we have time and/or energy to explore after the race so check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik0ce-eH9Cs

Putting the bike miles in

[DR] Another great day in Wellington. Needing some bike miles we headed
out on the Big Coast circuit. From Petone, south round the coast to the
Wairarapa. A road section from the Wharekahu alongside Lake Wairarapa
to the Rimutuka Incline, over the incline and through Tunnel Gully to
the Hutt Valley, and down the berms back to Petone. Sounds a straight
forward 130km ride. Just to spice it up we invited Barryn, Trevor and
Samara - you know, just to keep the pace honest! The pace line got a
little streched at times but there were moments of respite, like when
Jerome broke his bike just avoid going any further, and the coke stop in
Upper Hutt. It was the best conditions any of us can remember for the
trip which normally involves cold, wind and rain. There was a 30km head
wind up the Wairarapa but that was generated by Barryn and Trevor. The
section from the Orongorongo River to Wharekahu is in good condition and
mostly rideable except for the soft sand.

AND we got back in time for the rugby. It was a great night in
Wellington to be Tongan.
Colin was home alone with whiskey and ipad for England Scotland game.
The updates dried up after 60 mins but we think he is ok.