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Hydro
Tasmania Three Peaks Race
Join us for another classic Mowbray adventure this Easter.
Tony joins a team of elite defence force personnel, a former
Australian rower and an Australian iron man for 4 days of
extreme competition in the Hydro Tasmania Three Peaks Race.
This is no ordinary race, but these are no ordinary competitors
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| Event: |
Hydro Tasmania Three Peaks Race |
| When: |
Good Friday, April 9th - 12th, 2004 |
| Where: |
Tasmania's East Coast |
| Start: |
Beauty Point on the Tamar River Tasmania and finishes
in Hobart on the Derwent River |
What is the Three Peaks
Race?
The Three Peaks Race is a four day non-stop sailing
and endurance mountain running event around the waterways
of the magnificent east coast of Tasmania
that is held at Easter each year and gives crews an exciting, interesting
and rewarding experience. Competitors over four days will sail 335nm on route
to run locations and run 131km while ascending 2646m to reach the summits
of Mt Strzelecki, Mt Frecinet and Mt Wellington.
The Course
The
race is made up of three legs ...
Leg 1
Launceston to Flinders Island
Sail 90 nm
Run 65 km
Leg 2
Flinders to Freycinet Pennsula
Sail 127 nm
Run 33 km
Leg 3
Freycinet Pennsula to Hobart
Sail 100 nm
Run 35 km |
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For more information about the race, join the
mailing list or you can visit www.threepeaks.org.au.
Latest Update
Tuesday April
13, 2004 (9.58am)
Position
Constitution Dock, Hobart, Tasmania
At 9.49am this morning our team completed
the 2004 Hydro Tasmania Three Peaks race with
our runners Brodie and Anthony crossing the
finish line after the final leg to and from
Mt Wellington. This was Brodie's second running
leg (he did the first 65 kilometre trek),
an inspiring effort from a bloke who came
100th out of 1400 in the Forster Ironman just
a week ago. In fact, whilst I've joked the
running team is the B Grade team, I am seriously
in awe of their efforts. In at times appalling
weather, for them to even have a go at this
is mind blowing stuff. I dip my lid to the
lot of them!
We finish the race in third position in our
division after holding down the lead for about
six hours on Saturday. We are all feeling
well but tired and are proud to have completed
this gruelling event. We have learnt so much
in 2004 and there are some of us who want
to go again in 2005. We'll see ...
Overnight we were practically becalmed in
a frustrating journey up the Derwent. We've
all heard about Sydney to Hobart crews, on
occasions race leaders, who power down to
Hobart only to spend the last few hours bobbing
up and down with the finish in sight. Well,
we had one of those nights. The crew looked
to "padre" for some divine inspiration
but other than rowing (yes it's in the rules)
there wasn't much I could do. For a moment
I thought it might be funny to convince the
runners that by hanging off the back of the
boat and kicking the water they could help
us, but in the end I didn't have the heart
to put that one on them.
What I great bunch of guys I been fortunate
to spend Easter with. If this race has done
nothing else it has brought seven great blokes
into my circle of friends and that is a wonderful
thing. Even though I've copped plenty about
my personal hygiene, eating habits (I've averaged
12 Easter eggs a day!!), hairline and general
fitness it has been laugh after laugh after
laugh even when things went against us. I
just love team events and the dynamics that
develop over time.
I am all showered and heading to the airport
to head back home before flying to Adelaide
to speak tomorrow, Hobart on Thursday and
then Auckland on Sunday. How lucky am I to
still not need a real job.
Thanks for your support.
See you soon,
Tony |
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To read all about what the team have been up to so far, view any of the archived
updates by choosing from the list below.
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