Oyster Festival Report Back

Well the Oyster Festival has come and gone, we were all pretty tired after a week or so of events, but it was good training and "money in the bank" for the Bull of Africa.

Merilene and I did the 75 km MTB, and was good fun with some nice singletrack. There were some long grinding hills but the weather was good.

Next up was the Nite-Run, here Werner Jonkers and Jumay Taylor managed a poduim finish on in the junior competition.

After some wet weather, the MTB Nite event looked like it was going to be a slippery event, with cool drizzle some of the course was a mix of mud and cow dung which clogged up the bikes and forced us to push, pull and carry our bikes. It was good as it helped us get some mental toughness!

With there being no rest for the weary, the Featherbed trail run was definitely a highlight of the week! The cruise across the lagoon was great and the first hill quickly sorted things out. Werner Jonkers showed some good form and managed to come in under the top 10 or so. After the tough hills my calves were still hurting on Saturday when the 42 marathon came along.

The team also did well at the X-Terra where David and Merilene got a 5th place in the pro- mixed category.

David managed to also get into the Waterfront Rush quarter-finals and Merilene did the Lagoon Challenge 18 km paddle to finish off a good tough week.