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30 August
Finished!
After 31 hrs and 55 mins the full compliment of team 188 - Roaring Forties, crossed the finish line. Photos are here.
21 August
Final Training Walk (Part B)
Had to have a second part to show another photo......... On so many training walks you feel isolated from the bustle of the suburbs and expect to see wildlfe at any moment. We've bumped into a wallaby once (not literally!) near The Sphinx, seen a goanna up close near Jerusalem Bay and we finally got close to an echidna - this photo. However, the echidna was not in the depths of the bush that we had just spent hours walking through, it was virtually 6 metres from someones back fence as we emerged at the top of the path near the Berowra Community Centre! Very cute as it snuffled its way under the log but EXTREMELY spiny looking. =) Next event is THE event for our team. Follow us live on our team page during the event and you will be able to track our progress. Don't forget to donate!
21 August
Final Training Walk!! Start to CP2 (Part A)
Final Training Walk was August 7th to allow us 3 weeks of tapering and rest before the big event. Once more we were blessed with a beautiful sunny day for our final training walk. The day even got hot!! This photo is the shadow of Bron and Mark next to Cowan railway line. Greg and Leanne had forged ahead in order to visit the Cowan shop for the much anticipated (dare I say...traditional?!) pie or sausage roll, whilst Mark and Bron headed straight for the checkpoint at Muogamarra Rural Fire Station. After weeks of viral illnesses and frustratingly persistant coughs the walking felt hard going. Surprisingly we kept on track with previous training times - just felt alot worse! So instead of doing the planned 40km to Mt Kuring Gai, we called it quits at Berowra Community Centre - only 29km.
19 July
Training Walk 5 - CP6 to the Finish!
Another perfect walking day! We started at Kambora PS (Checkpoint 6) just after 8:30am and enjoyed cool and crisp conditions for our walk. Our whole team was there, plus our support crew - Greg and Stephen - and another friend, Amanda who had been conned into joining us for the day by Erin. =) The photo above shows us standing on the Natural Bridge on the way to Ararat Reserve. L to R we are Amanda, Erin, Leanne, Mark, Bron and Greg. Stephen was photographer! We reached the finish line by 3:45pm and were pleased with our pace for the day. =) Photos from this training are ...here. After today we will have covered the entire length of the 100km trail with some sections being covered 2 or 3 times! YAY TEAM! Only one more training walk to go before the event and that's August 7th. We'll probably tackle the first 2 stages once more as these are the most difficult. Watch this space.......and don't forget to donate to our team!
21 June
Training Walk 4 - Start to CP 3 (almost)
Another beautiful day with perfect walking weather! We started at Brooklyn by 8:50am and were thoroughly pleased with ourselves to reach Cowan by 12pm, where this photo was taken. This was a much speedier experience than last time we did this section! After enjoying the take away delights from the Cowan shop we continued on our way to get to Berowra Community Centre by 5pm. All according to plan! We then geared up with our head lamps to continue walking in the darkness as we began the next section towards checkpoint 3. Most of the team had not experienced night walking so this was a first! A slower than anticipated pace - being very cautious - meant not arriving at Mt Kuring Gai (our destination) until 8pm. A sumptuous Chinese dinner at the Berowra Chinese Restaurant with very speedy and friendly service rounded off a day of satisfying accomplishments over 11 hours. Home to hot showers and bed!! Bring on Training Walk Five!!!!
16 May
Training Walk 3
Yesterday was CP2 Berowra Community Centre to CP5 St Ives Showground. We had beautiful weather - cool and crisp, not too much sun and we were a full and complete team! All walkers performed admirably with only a couple of muscle niggles and one or two blisters by the end of the day. Fantastic effort! We managed to see a lovely wallaby hop across our path just before we reached the Sphinx Memorial but didn't see any Lyre birds in Lyre Bird Gully! We're all motivated to keep up our individual training as the difference it makes was noticeable yesterday. Our first training walk nearly killed us but after 30.5km on this walk we were still smiling, talking and walking and able to drive home! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK TEAM!! A BIG Thank you to all of our support crew and families for their encouragement and willing availability - we couldn't do this without you!
24 April
Training Walk - St Ives Showground to Ararat Reserve
We've done 2 walks aready but 17th April was our first official training walk. From CP5 St Ives Showground to CP8 Ararat Reserve - 29.5km. A good day completing it in 7hrs 20 min - but feeling it by the end. Mark, Erin & Bron were there, along with Stephen (Bron's husband) who is on the support crew. Check out our google site for upcoming training...here Photos from this training are ...here
29 March
2nd Training Walk
We had our first training walk a month ago now, it was the first two stages. These proved to be a solid reminder of the need for preparation before the main event in August. Coming up on Easter Monday is our second training walk, this time we are doing the Coastal Walk in the Royal National Park. You can check out more at our web page here: http://sites.google.com/site/oxfam188 Please get behind us and donate now!
