http://spoonboy.solonutter.org/blog Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:47:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en With 4 days to go, I think I'm just about ready for my own little Canberra not-so-grand depart. Completely out of line with my usual level of preparedness, I've even managed a little test ride with all my gear! not an epic ride by any means but a ... http://spoonboy.solonutter.org/blog/?p=353 OK Spoon, here is the Gauntlet for you. If you complete[1] the 12 solo carrying all your requirements, $50 will be donated to the charity of your choice in your name, (pick something local). If you beat Chris & me there is another $25. If you manage to get through the whole ... http://spoonboy.solonutter.org/blog/?p=335 I have many a grand plan in the works, the most immediate of which a trip to Newcastle from Canberra via Lithgow & St Albans/Wisemans ferry way taking in as much dirt as possible along he way. Guesstimations put it at around 8-900km's I think and I'm hoping ... http://spoonboy.solonutter.org/blog/?p=332 The Ultra Cycling association in America has a "Year Round" award, awarded to those who can complete an ultra event greater than 100miles in each calander month of the year (with two make up rides). Over the last couple of years, I've made numerous false starts to this, with ... http://spoonboy.solonutter.org/blog/?p=321 [caption id="attachment_292" align="alignright" width="300" caption="A quick stop just outside of Wilpena Pound"][/caption] It had been over 6 hours on the bus since we had left Adelaide, the sun was setting and out the bus window was a picture I had not been expecting. The area surrounding the Mawson Trail, a ... http://spoonboy.solonutter.org/blog/?p=285 I've hardly slept in the last couple of days. Monday night I was just flat out excited about the race this weekend and couldn't stop running equipment lists and thoughts about how the race was going to pan out through my head. I've not been this excited about ... http://spoonboy.solonutter.org/blog/?p=279 While I had heared of the Mawson Marathon from a few friends, I didn't even know what it was but already had precluded from my calander. Too many races, too far to go, it wasn't hard to come up with a valid reason. Then along came Arran, an ... http://spoonboy.solonutter.org/blog/?p=265 The AIS Website really is a goldmine of information on all things sport. Nutrition, Hydration, training; to poorly quote the late John Belushi "This Place has Everything!". What I have struggled with in the past, and still to this date is the accesabillity of information regarding ultra endurance ... http://spoonboy.solonutter.org/blog/?p=261 Cresting that final peak, I could nearly taste the infamous Robertson Pies as I woofed down two emergency Gu's.  I had not until this moment truly appreciated the climb that was Jamberoo Pass.  You hear stories of it's gradient, of its ability to break the souls of all but the ... http://spoonboy.solonutter.org/blog/?p=245 Many years ago even, before Craig Gordon walked away with his now infamous title win, I had set the goal of qualifying for and competing in the Elite Category of the World Solo 24hrs mountain bike championships.  While I did not have the best of races, in 2008 I realised ... http://spoonboy.solonutter.org/blog/?p=238