Beechworth - Day 8

Saturday, 5 October 2019

Today's long distance championships was exactly that - LONG! It didn't help that I made a 6 minute mistake at the 2nd control but it did mean I had a chance to slowly improve my placing over the rest of the race which featured two very long & hillly legs.  In the end Clare was once again too good for everyone and I was very happy just to get onto the podium in third place.

The kids also had good runs - for a long time it looked like Zali had sewn up 3rd place, but she was bumped to 4th at the last minute - still a very good run from her, and a top 10 run from Jett who has been very consistent this carnival. 

Unfortunately Jon rolled his angle in the rocky terrain reasonably early on and had to pull out. Funnily enough it was at this event exactly a year ago that he tore his calf muscle. A week of looking after 20 or so kids will put you off your game I reckon!

After our races Clare and I were asked to do some commentary which turned out to be quite fun. The organisers were specifically trying to have some female voices on the microphone so that was good and we got some nice feedback for our efforts. The event today had a great arena with a big screen tracking the routes of some of the competitors which made for an exciting atmosphere.

Once we returned home (to the asylum) I had a quick rest then went out to play a few holes of frisbee golf with Andy, Lyra and Alexa. The extensive grounds of the asylum make for good golfing!

After another short rest we headed out for a picnic dinner down by the lake with Susannah and her family. It was all very lovely.