Inaugrual Six Towers Challenge completed
We held the first of many Six Towers Challenge this morning. It was a successful event. We had 7 competitors (Girvo, Glen, Whytey, Toghes, Craig, Piltzy, Matty). All did very well. It is a diabolical 8km out and back course along 6 power towers in the Glasshouse Mountains, between Beerburrm and Woodford (its a section of the May ultra I did). The challenge is that in the race, you are allowed to use a MTB, and it was proposed that no advantage would be gained, you can see the course to the left of and behind the boys in the pic above. Held true, and the mountain bike came in in a respectable 4th place, after 3 hardcore endos, and a few good stacks. Toghes is well scraped up.
It is a really really hard course, and a very good workout. Some calories were annihilated today. Next time we need more MTBers, to make it more challengeful.
Times:
Girvo 46:10 (23:45 turn split)
Glen 46:20
Whytey 47:00
Toghes 59:00 (MTB + 6 stacks)
Craig 1:03:00
Piltzy 1:04:00
Smutty 1:13:00 (went too far - wront turn)
Just when you thought it was safe to go back MTGing (Toghes has these all over):
Glendry