Another month has whizzed by and now it is only a few days till we fly back home to the UK for 3 weeks. The Boys are getting very excited to see all their friends again and the 3 weeks is pretty much full.
Had the Mordialloc Food and Wine Festival last weekend, that was a great day. Chris and myself walked down, sat on the grass from lunch time with a bottle of wine and some tasty paella, listening to different bands playing in the sunshine - not a bad way to spend the day! Throughout the day the Boys dropped in so that they could get some food too! Late into the evening our friend was playing in the Swing band, which proved very popular with the locals who knew all the moves!
Yesterday (Sunday) was the last Triathlon of the season and Will came to cheer me on! Have done 8 Tri's since November starting with several "mini" events and finishing with a couple of "sprint" events. My greatest achievements so far this year were doing the 1.4km Australia Day swim and the Olympic Distance Tri, which I still can't believe I did! Now for the half marathon in July and the full in October!
However, yesterday has given us a new goal to aim for in a few years time.... the first Ironman Triathlon took place in Melbourne and it was an awesome day! The competitors have to complete a 3.8km (2.4 mile) swim, 180km (112 mile) ride and a 42km (26 mile) run (marathon) in under 17 hours. They started the swim at 7a.m in Frankston, did the ride along the Eastlink motorway and the run was from Frankston , along Beach Road (so through Mordi) up to St. Kilda. This event, which had 1,600 competitors and cost $775 sold out in just 4 minutes!
We went along the beach to support these fantastic athletes with our hula skirts and cowbells ! The winner was the 3 time world champion Craig Alexander (Aus) who completed the course in just under 8 hours! The fastest female was only 38 minutes behind him with a British girl, Rachel Joyce, coming 2nd!!!
Later on in the evening, Nat and myself headed up to the finish line at St. Kilda to cheer on the amateurs who were finishing in 12/13 hours where the atmosphere was awesome! On the way home we passed a few stragglers who wouldn't finish by midnight, so unfortunately, after all their hard work, would not be called an Ironman :(
