Love or it hate it there is no denying Triathlon is popular, 180 people turned up on Sunday for the season opener at Yeppoon. I'll do my best to condense this. The swim was horrible, very rough and the lifesavers were kept busy pulling people out of the water. The conditions were overall pretty good for the bike and run though with the wind around keeping you a little cool. There were plenty of locals up there male and female and quite a few were up there near the pointy end at the end of the day. Of course Ben smoked the field.
What do I like best about the Frogs races? well I could say it's seeing all the people from all walks of life out there having a crack, or I could say it's fun, but for me it's diving my hands into that great big tub of soft lollies at the end of the race :-) If only there was a coffee van at the finish.....
If anyone wants to know what social swimming, riding or runs are on in the Tannum Boyne area just get in contact with me.
Cheers
Mark
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Thursday, October 17, 2013
First Mid week run
On Wednesday afternoon we had our first mid week run and 5 runners made it there for what was a great social run. We all ran together and talked the whole way so clearly the pace was not quick. This run is whatever you want it to be but for me it was great to wind it back and enjoy the social side of things.
We did encounter quite a few other runners and I believe some of them will be there next week so I'm thinking this will be a popular run in no time.
The run leaves from the shelter on the Tannum Esplanade near the bottom of Creek Street at 5:15pm.
Rest assured cycling purists this won't be a regular blurb, it's more just getting the word out there :-)
We did encounter quite a few other runners and I believe some of them will be there next week so I'm thinking this will be a popular run in no time.
The run leaves from the shelter on the Tannum Esplanade near the bottom of Creek Street at 5:15pm.
Rest assured cycling purists this won't be a regular blurb, it's more just getting the word out there :-)
Thursday Roll
Great turnout for this evenings roll with just over 20 riders (despite a few regulars away) enjoying the cooler riding conditions late in the day. The pace was steady and the bunch stayed together for the whole ride and everybody had a good old chat; it was especially noisy down the back...... How good is it to see the younger riders turning up regularly now! won't be long and they'll be towing us around lol.
It's also great to see Brendan turning up each week now despite being the only rider in the group around his age.
We also had some Northerners come down for a ride and dinner afterwards, thanks for coming down Ali and Karlene it's always great to see you guys :-)
Today we encountered quite a few cars from behind in the some of the back streets and not one of them carried on but rather waited patiently for us to turn off, positive signs.
It's also great to see Brendan turning up each week now despite being the only rider in the group around his age.
We also had some Northerners come down for a ride and dinner afterwards, thanks for coming down Ali and Karlene it's always great to see you guys :-)
Today we encountered quite a few cars from behind in the some of the back streets and not one of them carried on but rather waited patiently for us to turn off, positive signs.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Is it a bird? is it a plane?
Got a lift home today and we drive over the Boyne Tannum bridge and what's on the side of the road - the Port Curtis street sweeper! A rare sight in these parts to say the least. Maybe it was out cleaning up the shattered glass the recycling truck drops every 3rd bin all over town. I wonder if it got the broken tail light plastic and the bottle of urine that have been on the side of the road on the bridge for the last 3 months, guess I'll find out when I ride to work tomorrow. Bravo GRC.
Well Done Dane
Congratulations to Dane Linforth on 1st place, in a field of 21, in the Open Men section at the Mountain Biking Bundaberg 3hr Club Race. It seems that Dane's time, 15 minutes better than the 2nd place getter, would have given him 3rd place in the Expert Men class. Nice jersey too!!
Results: http://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=14432
Photos: Mark Burns
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
A Sign for a Change
Big excitement recently with Gladstone Regional Council installing 5 "Share the Road" signs in Gladstone. I was excited, well at least until I spent a week in FNQ. Whilst I know we have to start somewhere, and appreciate the effort of a couple of the Councilors, the GRC effort could be vastly improved (understatement I know, but we need to remain polite). Perhaps the GRC civil works department could learn from doing some work experience in Cairns?
Going from left to right, top to bottom, in the picture below:
1. Strips on the road to assist motorists to stay out of the bicycle lane. These are installed on curves in the road that veer to the left - not corners at intersections, just bends to the left and on some roundabouts that are not protected with concrete barriers.
2. At roundabouts the bicycle lane is segregated by concrete barriers. Yes they have bike lanes on roundabouts!!!
3. Not exactly sure what this means, perhaps that a bicycle path crosses the road ahead, but hey it's in the motorists face.
4. At a very small township called Mystic Sands there are a couple of the CAUTION signs - not too small either. Not sure if you've seen a golf buggy, but it is pretty darn hard to miss - especially in comparison to a cyclist.
In a particular 100m section of road in Cairns, approaching an intersection, I counted 4 cycling related signs, for both the motorist and the cyclist. Leaving Cairns to the south, just to rub it in a little more, there is a "1 Metre Matters" billboard - not a sign on pole, a bloody huge billboard.
Below are few more of the different signs. The "WATCH FOR" signs are located on dual-lane roundabouts, at each entry point, and on the left and right side of the entry road. So a single 3-entry roundabout has 6 of them - how many cycling related signs do we have in the entire Boyne/Tannum area?? Yep, even horses and cassowaries get a guernsey.
Mission Beach, with a cycling population of about 5, has a share the road sign and more Cassowary signs than the Mayors' had free lunches. Now to be fair, I have noticed at least two cycling related signs in the Tannum area. At each end of the John Oxley bridge there is a sign that says "Cyclists must dismount" to traverse the bridge. This may be good for pedestrians, but not very useful to educate motorists about the presence of cyclists.
Let's hope we start seeing some improvements very soon. Don't get me started on Noosa!! Stay vertical, stay safe.
Going from left to right, top to bottom, in the picture below:
1. Strips on the road to assist motorists to stay out of the bicycle lane. These are installed on curves in the road that veer to the left - not corners at intersections, just bends to the left and on some roundabouts that are not protected with concrete barriers.
2. At roundabouts the bicycle lane is segregated by concrete barriers. Yes they have bike lanes on roundabouts!!!
3. Not exactly sure what this means, perhaps that a bicycle path crosses the road ahead, but hey it's in the motorists face.
4. At a very small township called Mystic Sands there are a couple of the CAUTION signs - not too small either. Not sure if you've seen a golf buggy, but it is pretty darn hard to miss - especially in comparison to a cyclist.
In a particular 100m section of road in Cairns, approaching an intersection, I counted 4 cycling related signs, for both the motorist and the cyclist. Leaving Cairns to the south, just to rub it in a little more, there is a "1 Metre Matters" billboard - not a sign on pole, a bloody huge billboard.
Below are few more of the different signs. The "WATCH FOR" signs are located on dual-lane roundabouts, at each entry point, and on the left and right side of the entry road. So a single 3-entry roundabout has 6 of them - how many cycling related signs do we have in the entire Boyne/Tannum area?? Yep, even horses and cassowaries get a guernsey.
Mission Beach, with a cycling population of about 5, has a share the road sign and more Cassowary signs than the Mayors' had free lunches. Now to be fair, I have noticed at least two cycling related signs in the Tannum area. At each end of the John Oxley bridge there is a sign that says "Cyclists must dismount" to traverse the bridge. This may be good for pedestrians, but not very useful to educate motorists about the presence of cyclists.
Let's hope we start seeing some improvements very soon. Don't get me started on Noosa!! Stay vertical, stay safe.
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