ComfortablyNumb 1,125 Posted November 24, 2020 Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 This has to be the toughest sprint race in Oz. Thankfully I only had to do the swim. My poor wife had to ride & run all the crazy hills. 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pieman 1,194 Posted November 26, 2020 Report Share Posted November 26, 2020 Agreed. First year I did it took tri bike with 11-23 and deep dish rims. Fell off after coming to a standstill up the first hill when doing the bike course 'recce' on the Friday night. The race involved killing myself up that, resting on the short downhill and then trying to smash the airport runway.. needless to say I ended up walking most of the 5km... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ComfortablyNumb 1,125 Posted November 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2020 3 hours ago, pieman said: Agreed. First year I did it took tri bike with 11-23 and deep dish rims. Fell off after coming to a standstill up the first hill when doing the bike course 'recce' on the Friday night. The race involved killing myself up that, resting on the short downhill and then trying to smash the airport runway.. needless to say I ended up walking most of the 5km... Yup. After I put my wife's bike back together, I took it for a test ride up the first little hill to Mango Tree corner and thought damn this is tough. And there was a much worse hill than that back up from the runway. There were male & female bike giveaways - the bloke who got one did so because he had to stop for a spew on the 17.3% hill. Saw muppets on full tri bikes with disc wheels. Maybe like us they did not know the course? Lots of people walking bikes up hills and walking the run course. But because I'd made my poor wife suffer, I put the seat up on her bike & did 2x 1hr training rides on bits of the course and some other areas. Stupidly I tried to ride up One-Tree Hill which I reckon is 20+%. Made it about 90% of the way up and thought bugger this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cat Lady 837 Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 Thanks for that video, it’s just dropped off my bucket list of events to do 😎 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ComfortablyNumb 1,125 Posted November 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 23 hours ago, Cat Lady said: Thanks for that video, it’s just dropped off my bucket list of events to do 😎 I think it's one of those races you don't think about as a race, more as an experience. There is just no way to get into any sort of groove anywhere on that course, once the swim is done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AA7 1,831 Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 On 27/11/2020 at 8:15 PM, Cat Lady said: Thanks for that video, it’s just dropped off my bucket list of events to do 😎 Just get in the right gear and up you go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dazaau 488 Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 17 hours ago, AA7 said: Just get in the right gear and up you go. Yeah, I like the idea. Who wants to travel to a destination to do a flat sprint race? This makes it more interesting. And 17% over a short distance is ok Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Go Easy 1,717 Posted December 10, 2020 Report Share Posted December 10, 2020 On 27/11/2020 at 9:15 PM, Cat Lady said: Thanks for that video, it’s just dropped off my bucket list of events to do 😎 Haha... It just made my bucket list! Run to Paradise... Love it! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ronnie 132 Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 Give Julia Creek Dirt n Dust a go....also difficult...But destination races are the best.. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Surfer 559 Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 7 hours ago, Ronnie said: Give Julia Creek Dirt n Dust a go....also difficult...But destination races are the best.. I just looked it up. What a weekend! 😊 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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