April and May - Independent Training

Due a number of extended absences the training during this period was independent.  Ian (our newest Team Member) was busy training to referee the World Touch Football Championships so he was getting heaps of good aerobic training.  The rest of us reverted to lunchtime walks in the Lane Cove National Park, stair training and the old faithful gym.

13 March 2011 - Cowan Station to Berowra

It was time to see if we could get through the tough second leg as well as we did the first leg.  This time AJ, Tony and Deb were joined by Deb's boyfriend Jacques.  We started the walk at Cowan Station and the completed the last part of the first leg before seetiing off on the second leg.  It was spectacular weather for walking with the freshness of the morning lasting through the toughest part of the leg.  All up it was a very pleasant morning and even the challenging climbs in this section did not seem so bad, although we did no hit them with quite the same intensity as we did during the Event last year.  By the time we got Berowra Community Hall we stoppoed the clock at 3:17hrs for the second leg - far from our best but a good start.

THE WALKERS:  AJ, Deborah, Jacques, Tony R

Cowan Station – Cp1   
Start Time: 6:57am   
Duration: 17:06   
Finish Time: 7:14am   
Distance: 1.59km   
Average Pace: 10.46 min/km   
Average Speed: 5.6 km/h

Cp1 - Cp2   
Start Time: 7:16am   
Duration: 3:17:01   
Finish Time: 10:33am   
Distance: 11.99km   
Average Pace: 16.26min/km   
Average Speed: 3.7 km/h

Total Time: 3.34:07  
Total Distance: 13.58km

27 February - Trail Training for 2011 Starts

Well almost exactly 6 months after the 2010 event we have begun trail training for 2011.  A group of enthusiastic walkers have been doing 1 hour lunchtime walks around the North Ryde bush tracks for several months, but this is the start of the trail training.

The team from last year are all back again (Tony R, Tony P, Fred and AJ), but with a number of new walkers expressing interest we are hopeful of a larger team pool when it comes time to nominate for Oxfam Trailwalker 2011.

WE MADE IT !!!

The Finish - yes the clock says 28:23:28 but we started 1:30:00 after the first group

Well Oxfam Trailwalker is all over for another year and WE MADE IT!!!