The big news of the weekend was a number of guys competing in competions around the state, and around the globe. Scott Wilson raced in the World Triathlon Grand Final in London. It is the same course as used during the Olympic Games last year. Scott finished a very commendable 87th in his age category with an overall time of 02:07. Dane Linforth rode in the Qld Mountain Bike Epic - 50km Pursuit, which was held not far from Ipswich. He came 4th in age category out of 201 starters, in a time of 02:37, only just missing the podium. Gerard Galvin competed in the Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast in Mooloolaba, along with 1435 other starters. The water must have been a bit too warm because he gave almost the entire field a head start after the swim leg. A strong cycle leg and Gerard was up more than 500 places in the overall standings. This was followed by a run leg where he gained another 100 or so positions. He finished 133rd in age category with an overall time of 05:23. Mark Ruthenberg, raced in Rocky Cycling Club Road Race Championships on Sunday. I'm told by a reliable source that, despite not hanging around for the official results, he was definitely on the podium in his grade, but if 1 other person had of showed up it may not have been the case. The results haven't been posted yet so nothing confirmed, but depending on the results there may have been 30+ riders in the grade, temps in the low 40's, 40km/hr headwinds at every turn and non-stop attacks from the starter's gun until the bunch sprint at the finish.
A quick reminder that the Thursday Roll returns to the summer start time of 5pm. This allows the beer to get 15 minutes colder!!
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