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Merry Christmas from Rapid Ascent
On behalf of all of us at Rapid Ascent (all 5 of us) we wish you a very Merry Christmas and thank you for the support you have given us over the last 12 months. It has been a challenging, but oh so rewarding year that has provided us with plenty of memories and incredible
experiences and it's all been possible through your support. m’s top 5 memories from Rapid Ascent Events in 2009, he spirit and enthusiasm of the Bike Buller MTB Festival – we scored some simply magic weather up at Mt. Buller and seeing riders with smiles from ear to ear as they
raced their way down the Super-D with the brilliant Victorian Alps all around us was great. The looks of exhausted accomplishment and utter joy between team mates in the Keen Adventure Race as they crossed the finish line in Anglesea. ... {Click here for full story.}
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Otway Odyssey – the ultimate 100km MTB marathon – EVENT UPDATE
At the time of writing this update, the event looks like this: 100km Otway Odyssey – the Ultimate 100km MTB marathon = 821 entries received from a maximum of 1000. 50km Otway Shorty with its NEW course = 500 entries received, maximum 500 = SOLD OUT.
15km Otway Pioneer for kids and new comers to the sport = 57 entries received from a maximum of 250. Event as a whole = 1,382 entries out of maximum 1,750. The Otway Odyssey takes riders on an epic mountain bike journey through a range of wild landscapes
that sees riders flying down flowing 4WD tracks, cranking up thigh burning hills and racing along sweeping single track on an odyssey sent from the gods. ... {Click here for full story.}
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Totally Wild to broadcast Gold Coast Anaconda Junior Survivor
Be watching Totally Wild this Thursday at 7.30am to re-live your action from the Gold Coast Anaconda Junior Survivor race, which was held on 19 September. Totally Wild filmed the event with the host of the show, Sean, testing his obstacle skills with 380 Junior Survivors aged from 5-13 years. Remember to tune into Network
Ten this Thursday morning at 7.30am. If you miss it, you can always watch the episode online from Totally Wild website. ... {Click here for full story.}
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Christie Sym - what ripper day
A lot of Anaconda Adventure Race competitors might have noticed the absence of our 2008 women’s series champion - Christie Sym - from this year’s events. Well Christie has turned her very skilled hand towards triathlon and on the same weekend as we held the Lorne Anaconda Adventure Race, Christie tackled her first Ironman with
incredible style – here is her race report. A fair few days have passed since my first Ironman Triathlon, held in the quiet coastal town of Busselton in south-western Australia. I have only now given up on the idea of awaking from a dream to find myself in Busselton awaiting the big race. Yes, that’s correct, I think I am just,
ever so slowly, beginning to realise that it really did happen. Of course if it was in fact just a dream, I would have now most certainly have set some form of record for time asleep, and missed the race. Anyway I am sure I’m awake so on with the story… ... {Click here for full story.}
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Amy's Ride - Sunday 3rd January 2010
Take on the Bellarine Peninsular in Amy’s Ride with current World Champ Cadel Evans and other greats of Australian Cycling such as Robbie McEwen and Stuart O’Grady. You will also be supporting road safety as all participants receive the great new Amy Gillett Foundation’s ‘A Metre Matters’ jersey. 120km, 60km and 27km options as well as a free 1km kids loop. To help promote cycling
leading into the Worlds Champs in Geelong in 2010, all kids under 12 ride for free. ... {Click here for full story.}
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Recognise this bloke – we do!
Yes, this is new Leader of the Opposition - Mr Tony Abbott and yes, he has done the Anaconda Adventure Race!. It was September 2007 and we were gearing up for the inaugural Forster Anaconda Adventure Race and about 4 days before the event we got a call from Mr. Abbott’s office saying he would like to come up and do the event – was that OK? And, could he borrow a boat and a bike (and just about
everything in between as well!). Of course we said yes.After some tooing and froing over the next few days (during which we never really expected him to actually attend) he arrived at Forster about 20 minutes before the start saying ”what do I do?”. ... {Click here for full story.}
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Grant Suckling - Race report from the Anaconda Adventure Race, Lorne
Those who know me know what this race means to me and why, it was the first time I tried my hand at Adventure Racing towards the end of 2006. In my wildest dreams I couldn’t have hoped to take the journey I have since then. At the time I day-dreamed about one day being good enough to race the entire Anaconda series and be a contender for a top 10
finish in at least one race. The Anaconda Series has been a great competition so far this year and I’m very proud of my podiums in the first two races, as far as life goals go I was ahead of schedule coming into the Lorne race and was aiming for a podium on home
turf after another good preparation. {Click here for full story.}
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