I managed to get round The Quarter Pounder course in South Hagley Park on the weekend on my trusty steed with Go Pro cam (thanks Simon Waterhouse) fixed to my helmet to film the course video.
So here you go, I'm not sure if it's as necessary as filming the tracks in Bottle Lake Forest as scooting round the perimeter of South Hagley is pretty straight forward. But here it is, and it just shows you potential hazards like the three driveways down Riccarton Ave you will need to be wary of crossing. Apologies for the slightly odd picture, I used the image stabiliser on youtube again and they've changed it a bit, but it does the job. Spread the word people! Will post first training tip tomorrow.
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So now the dust, nay pollen has settled from the weekend, I've begun thinking of where the next Quickie Event could be held. It needs to be somewhere where I don't have to worry about road closures or traffic management plans because when you have to deal with one of those, you're looking at shelling out some serious cash. Cash I don't have! Unless I raise entry fees, and I really don't want to do that. My first location to check out was Halswell Quarry, but I don't think it's going to be big enough. I don't really want to introduce laps into a Quickie Event, but eh, you never know, maybe in the future. For now though I want somewhere awesome, in a nice location, with some exploration for people who enter. Bottle Lake worked well because many entrants either hadn't been there at all or hadn't been there in a long time, so it was a bit of a trip down memory track, so to speak. On Saturday I'm going for a ride with a couple of mates up the Port Hills to check out some tracks up there. I'll be keeping an eye out for routes that will be challenging but not so technical your recreational rider will be put off. And of course we'll need a good running track, so will find one of those too. Might be a different set up to Quickie in the Forest, but I assure you, it'll be great! First across the line Craig Peters from team The B Town Boys So the inaugural Quickie Event - The Icebreaker Quickie in the Forest - has been and gone and I couldn't be happier - with the turn out, the results, the weather, the sponsors, the volunteers, the general good vibes on the day, it was awesome. Congratulations to all winners of each category, you can see official results on our racesplitter page, it's really cool. I knew it was going to be a lot of work to organise, but it was totally worth it and I can't wait to do another one. I'll be using facebook quite a bit now to post photos etc and for easy communication to be sure to like Quickie Events and for photos of race day, there's an album I'm adding to over the weekend. A big thanks to me mate Logan McMillan for snapping away, he was actually in a team with his brother Brad, but got so into taking photos after doing the 6km he didn't bother finishing with the 3km! That's commitment to the art for you. And one more time, I'd like to offer a HUGE thank you to all the sponsors who came onboard for this event, your support was very much appreciated, as was all the help from my friends and family who volunteered on the day. Right, onwards! Woo hoo the Icebreaker prize gear has arrived. Man I love getting pressies, pity they're not for me, although it is verrrry tempting to snaffle a pair of Icebreaker socks... So we've got a beaut Icebreaker SS Quest Crewe for the winners of men's and women's open category and an Everyday LS Baselayer top for the winners of the teams division. I'm still working out what I can give to the winners of the mens and womens vet category, maybe some wine? Vets always love vino! There are quite a few spot prizes, they're really good too, and I've been tossing up how to give them out. From experience there are a few different ways, people who's number is called choose what they want from a table, or prizes get flung into the crowd or a board sits there with winner's names on it. I realise a lot of people leave as soon as they finish, but I'm hoping most of you can stick around for at least a sausage and potentially a spot prize. I'll try get through the prizes as fast as I can, but we'll have to wait until the final racer crosses the line. Basically I want to encourage a good community feel without wasting anyone's time. And, if you want a prize, you'll have to stick around! ...everywhere I look around. Yep after a very warm sunny weekend, and some decent breezes there is a stack load of pollen around these parts. Being a pine plantation, Bottle Lake Forest Park produces massive yellow clouds of pollen, it covers everything, like the car bonnet in the picture here. If it's a little damp on race day, pollen shouldn't be a problem but if it's dry it'll be floating around and if you're an asthmatic PLEASE BRING YOUR INHALER. OK, that's all I'll say about that. The start/finish banner is being printing today, which I'm looking forward to getting my hands on. Feels like it's all official when you've got the start/finish line sorted. Entries are coming in thick and fast too, so if you're still deciding, make haste! Don't miss out. If you want your name or your team's name printed on your race bib all proper like, then you'll need to get your entry in by the end of today. I'm sending all the entries currently received to the printers tomorrow, so they'll be ready by Wednesday to take to R&R Sport for pick up on Thursday/Friday. If you don't get your entry in by end of today, then we'll leave a little space below your number on the bib and you can write it on should you wish. Please don't cover the number though. Online entries will be taken up until Thursday, but you will need payment made before 5pm so it shows up in our account on the Friday, or you entry won't be confirmed. Failing all else, you can register on the day, bear in mind the cost increases by $10 for both individuals and teams. If that's confusing, just flick us an email and we'll sort you out: info@quickieevents.com So I'm having The Icebreaker Quickie in the Forest race bibs made up right, and I need to make sure I have entrant's names to the printers in enough time so they can print them off before the race. This will mean with the two days prior to the event where race packs (including race bibs) will be available for pick up from R&R Sport, and the necessary couple days to print the bibs, if you want your name on your bib you'll need to have your entry in by Monday the 27th at the very latest. If you've already entered then good on you! and if you know of someone considering entering or definitely will, but leaving it til the last minute, do encourage them to get on to it now. It's not a huge issue, but I'd like to have as many competitors hooning around with their own personalised number, it just adds to the experience. Entries are coming along nicely, but there's still room for more, so spread the word and let's make this a kick ass event! |
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