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29 April 2013

Marysville to Melbourne Multisport Challenge...

Tim competed in this event yesterday...

It's a 155km course from the mountain township of Marysville into Melbourne’s Yarra’s Edge at the Docklands in one of the most challenging point-to-point endurance races in Australia...

70 individuals entered as did 150 teams of 2-6 people...

Tim did it in 9:22:00 and came 53rd overall of the 203 finishers...was 14th individual, 11th male and 2nd in his category (veteran)...

  • 19k trail run - 1:34:29
  • 50k ride - 1:42:44
  • 41k ride - 1:18:33
  • 12.5k trail run - 1:02:59
  • 15k paddle - 1:40:50
  • 16k paddle* - 2:02:22

includes a 400m portage at start to avoid rocks and rapids at Digit Falls and a 150m run (stagger?!) to the finish line

last year he finished in 10:16:10 (165th overall, 8th in category) and ended up with hypothermia after getting blown into the river...

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