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On Saturday 9 September the newly-reformed Mount Aspiring College Multisport Team completed their first major event. The Mountain to Mountain race took the six intrepid multisporters from the top of Treble Cone to the Snow Farm via six challenging legs. Alison Reid completed the Giant Slalom to pass the bib on to Tim Hellebrekers who hurtled down the Treble Cone Access road at terrifying speeds (a police radar clocked cyclists at speeds up to 71kmph in this leg). After a 9km ride up the Matutukituki valley, Tim handed over to Mark Hogg who kayaked down the Matukituki river to meet Harriet Beattie at the West Wanaka bridge for the 9km trail run leg. Harriet’s transition with Roland Taylor involved a hilarious entanglement of the race bib and an iPod - it was pure impromptu theatre that made great entertainment for the crowd. Roland then made a heroic road cycle in head winds from Glendhu Bay to the bottom of the Snow Farm road which was followed by an outstanding ascent of the 14km (1000 vertical metres) Snow Farm road by Miles Topping. The racers competed with determination and good sportsmanship and were lauded by the race organisers and other competitors for their excellent attitude and great effort. The team has as its major goal the 2007 Mount Cook to Coast adventure race, and this smaller event underlined the importance of decent preparation and co-ordination, as well as how much fun these events can be. 62 Hey, the race was awesome. Really hard though, from my perspective. I was so proud that the guys before me did so well even with relatively no training. They all rock. The best thing was being a part of the team. I think I paced myself pretty well because I was able to keep up the same tempo. I was totally wasted near the end though. Cycling was great, but I think I would have also liked to try some of the other legs of the race. Miles Topping I guess I have to admit it was kinda fun...even though I almost died! It was a little bit rushed for me and I was a little unprepared for the whole thing, but I think given those circumstances I actually did OK. I talked to Chris about this briefly, but I was thinking about taking up Cycling as “my thing” so I guess with that in mind...I’d like to be the cyclist for upcoming races if possible! In the way of gear... I think we should use the school budget to buy me a super battery ipod. But seriously, the gear was fine. I don’t think I came near running out of water even though I drank most of it before the race. Next time I’d like to do the whole course. Well I’m tired and might go back to bed before school. Roland Taylor
Back: Nicola King, Hannah Steven Middle: Ryan Limmer, Trevor Cray, Nick Love, Mr John Hammond (teacher), Hannah Scott Front: Catherine Hart, Sarah Cashen, Octavia Beazley, Anneke Martin, Hannah James, Kansas Davis, Max Sydney Absent: Yasmin Smith, Tom Sherson, Caleb Beazley, Jake Child, Abbi Ayre, Molly Holloway, Laura Coloco, Brodie Ollerenshaw, Guy Wilson, Andrew Hamilton <strong>MAC</strong> ROCK-CLIMBING COMPETITION 20<strong>06</strong> The air was chilly (to put it mildly), the rock was cold, (also put mildly), and all sensation was lost in fingers and toes … but nothing could dampen the enthusiasm of the students who turned up at Roadside to compete. Each competitor had to climb a series of routes in 3-minute slots with only 2 minutes between climbs - no time to revive numb fingers or rest ‘pumped’ arms! All the Hostel students competed as part of their weekend OP activities and it was a pleasure to see such a cheerful bunch of students ‘giving it a go’, helping out with belaying, assisting with the BBQ (popular warm spot to stand!) and offering helpful advice to other climbers. Special commendation to Nick Love and Trevor Cray who were particularly helpful on the day, to Graham Smout for starting the proceedings with such style, to Helen Hammond for her brilliant time keeping, and to John Hammond for organizing the whole event. Congratulations to the winners: Best Senior Girl: Yasmin Smith Best Junior Girl: Abbi Ayre Best Senior Boy: Isana Reid-Gray Best Junior Boy: Tom Sherson 63
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