WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENIN IN MARLO-TOWN

The last few weeks have been fairly hectic and gone by really quickly. We have had some crazy wild weather which has meant for the past 3 weekends I had planned to go to Canberra I have not been able to. Hopefully I’ll get up there soon!!

This is the low down of what’s been happening:

·       MARLO CYCLONE

o   We had seriously crazy weather for a few days, 150k winds and 200mm of rain

o   Lots of trees fell everywhere!!!

o   No power for a few days

o   Al, Bec and 11 students were out on expo, camped in the middle of the paddock soaking wet and freezing.

o   Both roads into and out of Marlo were closed, (one flooded, the other too many trees fallen over it) and the road to Canberra still closed.  

o   Our newly built track got smashed

o   School was cancelled for 2 days!!!! And then we went on strike!!! Short week!!!

Caravan park got a hammering

No surfing at Cape Conran til for abit

The road to Orbost is to the left, where all the water is!!

WE BUILT A MTB TRACKRODE THE RAIL TRAIL TO BRUTHEN BAKERY

o    We built a seriously wicked track in Marlo, complete with log rolls, bridges and drop offs. Some hard yakka over a few days although we had an older track to work off. Hoping it won’t take too long to fix up after the storms!

  

o   Last weekend Al and I drove to Nowa Nowa then jumped on the rail trail and rode to the Bruthen Bakery. It was awesome fun, lots of cool scenery and a delicious pastie and apple slice to eat.

o   Then we rode a few laps of the Nowa Nowa singletrack.

in the hills



al training for ride the divide



 





having fun



                                          



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COMING UP: 

I had planned to race the Australian MTB Marathon Champs this weekend however I forgot to enter, luckily CORC said I could enter on the day!! Must have been a sign though, as the road to Canberra is still closed so I wouldn’t have been able to anyway!!

-          Going to race a few 6hr VES races over the next few months, I am massively looking forward to the Jubberland round that my mtb club – Rocky Riders run. Best race ever!!!

-          Planning on racing a 24hour in September or October haven’t locked in the one will hopefully know by the end of next week!!! So getting some long training rides and strength ergos into the legs.

-          And it’s getting really cold and wet boo to winter!!!!!!!!