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Aussies eye 1/2 Marathon

Posted Thu, 2009-10-08 08:13 by gavin

The 09 competition is fast becoming a one-sided affair, as a result of some impressive race wins and training by the England Team. However, the 1/2 marathon presents a real opportunity for the Aussies to get back in the comp. With 20 points up for grabs, a win would get Australia right back in the competition.

The rigorous October training regime is geared entirely for this purpose, hopefully picking up the weekly total km points along the way.

England Crack Under Pressure

Posted Fri, 2009-07-10 10:17 by gavin

Now the Australian Team has recovered from recent illness and is again clocking up the kms, the England team is falling apart. As the small gap that Team England opened up gets eroded away, so does their confidence.

The Australians suspect this is an English trait, since exactly the same thing is happening in the first Ashes Test. The English Team thought they had the Test in the bag, clocked up a couple of runs, now they're bowling under arm at the Aussies.

England Pass All

Posted Wed, 2009-07-01 03:47 by gavin

It seems that the England Team had a productive last day of rowing to post PBs in all disciplines. With 0.9 seconds in the 500m and just 0.3 seconds in the 1km, it would have been interesting to watch! Some members in the Australian camp wish to congratulate the England Team for there efforts. These members have since been fired.

Aussies confirm sprint superiority

Posted Tue, 2009-06-23 17:01 by gavin

In a cakewalk this evening, the Aussie Team posted a 1000m PB which affirms their superiority in the short distance events. Barely raising a sweat, the team coasted past the humorous 3:19.6 set by the England Team to post a 3:16.6, leaving the door slightly open for a re-challenge. But with plenty more left in the tank, the England Team would be foolish to dual at this distance.

Aussies own short distances

Posted Mon, 2009-06-22 12:36 by gavin

In a near death experience, literally, the Aussies have confirmed themselves as the short course favourites. In the teams first serious attempt at a 500m PB, the Aussies strolled past the 1:33 warmup pace set by the England Team to cruise to a comfortable 1:29.0 PB. With a 1000m PB attempt set for later in the week ... it could all come down to who is game enough to put their bodies through another 2000m event!

Oop, that's the ambulance at the front door ... gotta go.

Aussies first to 200km Milestone?

Posted Wed, 2009-06-17 07:55 by gavin

With just 11km remaining for the England team, and the Aussies trailing by 50km, they must have thought the 200km milestone was in the bag. If anything, the team should have learnt from the 100km milestone that the Aussies own the milestones and nothing the England team can do will ever prevent that. Ha!

50000 @ 2:00 pace

Posted Fri, 2009-06-12 04:39 by gavin

After copious amounts of verbal diarrhea coming from the England Camp, the Aussies have hit back with an awesome 50,000 ... not only that, but at 2:00 pace! Obviously a break from training was just the ticket that inspired the evening on the rower.

In some ways it seems such a shame, what now for the marathon? A mere 42,000m seems trivial in comparison! Now the lead that England had so painstakingly constructed has been cut, the Aussie team will resort back to the 6000m training regime ... that is after a suitable recovery period.

Aussies call it quits

Posted Thu, 2009-06-11 09:55 by gavin

The Aussie Team have called it quits on their break from illness and will be back on the rower this evening.

The Team has laughed off any suggestion of quiting. The only headline regarding 'Aussies All Over' will be 'Aussies All Over the Floor with Laughter At English Suggestion of Quiting'. With the scores tied at 5 points and a mere 40km lead in the rowing km title, the English are wishful thinkers!

Aussie Spirit Crushed

Posted Fri, 2009-06-05 04:27 by gavin

I'm sure that's the headline the English team would like to read over their milk and biscuits tomorrow morning. Not likely! The Aussie Team still has it's ace card up the sleeve ... a card that will be revealed in due time! Be afraid ... very afraid!

Aussies smash 6k 25 minute barrier

Posted Wed, 2009-06-03 04:27 by gavin

With the next event being a 6k race, to be held at the end of the month, the Aussie team has switched training focus. In order to have a benchmark from which to improve, the team rowed their first 6k distance this morning.

Being the first 6k row for the year, a realistic 25 minute goal was set. Not only did the team manage to go under this mark, but also found it a trivial exercise to go under 24 minutes as well. A steady 2min/500 pace was started and maintained for the duration, resulting in a comfortable 23:47.4.

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