Bendigo Report and Results

May 31, 2010 by Terry
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Results.

Well, what to say? There was almost the ‘perfect’ storm of challenges presented to participants at Bendigo in the weekend.

The fog on the lower sections and the snow on the higher sections certainly made things more difficult. The front faces covered in Manuka scrub were always going to be difficult anyway and then add to that a course set by Terry who did things a little different to how Ed usually does them.

The main thing is I hope nobody feel’s bad that they had a ‘bad day’ and knocked their rogaining confidence too much because EVERYBODY had a bad day if you compare the average scores to previous years Rogaines.

Two folks who made the most of their day were Roger Slow and Natalie Menzies – Roger proposed by control 88! Congratulations Roger and Natalie. For you guys at least, Bendigo will forever be remembered as the ‘Rogaine of Romance’.

In the future Ed will be setting the courses again and will take you back to landscapes with more definable features.

A huge thanks to the ‘Friends of Tarras School’ for putting on the hot food for you all at the end of your day. Many thanks also to John and Dan Perriam for allowing us such unrestricted access to their highcountry station. And thanks again too to Mitre 10 Wanaka for continuing to be such a fantastic supporter of our winter Rogaines.

Thanks very much to all of you for making the big effort just to turn up and participate under quite extreme conditions (especially for those who travelled so far).

Keep fit and well and we look forward to seeing you all again at futre events or just out in the hills.

Terry and Ed.

PS does anyone have any photos? Send ‘em in and we’ll add them here. Thanks Malcolm for these ones already.

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Ed’s best kept Secret for Endurance Food

May 20, 2010 by Ed
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This photo to the left is the key to keeping up energy levels while competing or just being out their for long periods of time. Horleys Meal Replace has a perfect balance of protein and carbohydrate. Click on the photo and get the full story.

Ed had this idea of being able to take this wonder food into the field – this is what he came up with.

Put 3 measures of Horleys Meal Replace into a small sealable bag along with 3-4 measures of milk powder.

Make sure you take a wide mouthed drink bottle with you, minimum 500mls. Pour about 125 mls of water into the bottle add the powder mix, shake like hell add the balance of water and shake a bit more, it takes a bit of mixing but the shaking is well worth it. Now you have your wonder drink ready – that easy!!!

For the upcoming Rogaine I will have one before the start one after six hours, the most importantly one when you finish. This stuff is so easy to digest and easy to run on. I will be also sucking away the tried and true Horleys Replace. We are going to have a couple of drink stations in the field with Horleys Replace. Don’t forget you will still need a bit of solid food as well. With these two products on board you will be on fire!!!

Ed and climbing partner Lachie Ashton trialled this secret recipe on their recent summit of Mt. Earnslaw - it was amazing. We were a bit late getting off Earnslaw, due to a late start waiting for fog to clear, we had to spend that night with minimal gear and food – Horleys Replace and a few meager snacks for a cold night in Esquilant Biv. 2200m. We had the Horleys and tried to get a night’s sleep in our survival blankets – not the greatest. In the morning we had quite a big walk out and with the Horleys in our system we were definitely up for it. We had left most of our gear at 1400m Biv. to summit travelling light with the intention of getting back to 1400m biv. before dark.