Wainui 6hr Worlds 2015

Despite Wellington putting on one of its best storms, the weather and the tracks held up pretty well for the whole day.  This year I was in a team with Dylan Reid and Maxwell Wickens, and it was a very fun day out. The atmosphere of the day was amazing, as always, with lots of different people there that I knew and getting to meet some new faces- namely the trackie/ roadie Izy Alloway.

By the end of the day the three of us (me, Dylan and Max) clocked up 14 laps  taking 2^nd place in the mixed team category, with Team Cowbell Factory Racing took up 1^st with a crazy 17 laps ( they won the day).

One of the best things about Wainui worlds and events similar to it is the atmosphere- everyone’s there to have fun, hence the number one rule- don’t be a dick.  Also you can smash your lap and then recover with a donut and decent banter with your team mates.

Of course I wouldn’t have made it to the race if it weren’t for all the people that made it happen for me and everyone else. Firstly, there are the race organisers and the WTP (Wainui Trail Project) for making sure the tracks were in a ride-able condition after the storm, and that the whole day ran smoothly.  Of course there are my lovely parents that took me out and brought me home, and always support me no matter what I do.  Also I have the amazing guys at MUD Cycles that look after me and my bike, so I have brakes tuned to perfection.  Naturally cheers to Dylan and Max for being in a team with me!!  Looking forward to it again next year!!

Crazyman 2015

 The Crazyman is a pretty tough race, to put it lightly. This year I was doing it in more or less the same team, Brooklyn Saunders kayaking and Tess Meyer did the run.  I was pretty pumped for the race, as we had set the record last year (with Anna Gibbs running) I was hopeful that we’d be able to do it again this year. And we did.

Brooklyn had a super fast start- managing to be 3^rd into the water, overall she managed to shave about 10 minutes off her last years time.  I also managed to take roughly 15-20mins of my time, so we were looking on track for a fast time. Tess then put in a stellar effort; she really gave it her all. So we managed to come in roughly 20mins ahead of last year!!

We wouldn’t have been able to race if it weren’t for all the amazing behind the scenes people that support us! As we were representing WGC, Caro- our sports director- definitely was cheering us on even if she wasn’t there on the day.  We also had our parents to taxi us around all day! Cheers Mum and Dad- I definitely wouldn’t have been able to race without you! The crew down at MUD cycles were also crucial to my racing, with a quick bike check over (or clean) yesterday they ensured that I was all set for race day. A huge thank you to Michael Jacques (the event organiser/ manager) and all the marshals.

Awesome race today – super stoked with our performance today!!