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Sri Chinmoy Multi-Sport Classic Race Report 2007 by the Go Go Girls 50+
The 18 seconds chase (Special thanks to all the female teams of four)
Third time proves it!
And we are sort of fit.
Are we going for gold?
It’s not about winning,
we use it for thinning,
and besides that, we’re OLD.
With 12 legs to complete,
An incredible feat,
With only four lasses:
A fish, a kayak, a bike and two fast feet.
And additional years - two hundred we beat!
Lets hope for no crashes.
The weather is kind (third year in a row)
Despite claims of “I’m slow”
Helen’s out of the lake in a flicker,
Jean’s off - with cadence that’s quicker
She lands at the Bay
But to her dismay
Runner Sue is no where to be seen!
Frantic searches and phone calls
Could there have been falls?
No, a timing glitch caused the gaps.
A watch wrongly set
(We’ve sent it to Phuket)
So it can’t give us any more mishaps.
Many minutes, maybe more
We lost on that shore.
Femme Salu now off in the distance.
But Sue’s in pursuit
She worked hard on the loop
At run/bike we’re trailing seven minutes.
For our next little glitch.
When it came to the switch,
Peg’s bike got bogged in the sand.
Helen’s toe was gashed
With the cluster she clashed
But swam like fury as planned.
The mud at transition
will not stop our mission.
And no squelchy black goo
can slow Jean’s canoe,
Peg’s ride or speedy Sue.
The next goal is Sawpit
This runner’s so fit
Up Pallaibo Track she flew.
No sweat on her brow
“Here comes Sue now”
Only 3 minutes behind the Salu.
Peg heads for Horseshoe
On a route that is new
Towards Kalkite Hill she strains.
The Vixens pursue and pass us (it’s true)
We’re now third at the Botherum Plains
Peg flew over deep ruts
With gumption and guts
As our gold medals were turning to brass
Her ride at an end
Three legs left to contend
With only minutes between the girls class.
Hel’s off the blocks
To chase down the fox
And passes before the first buoy.
But the slippery Salu
Swim faster than you …
But still a paddle and run to enjoy.
It’s the last paddle leg
So off Jean sped
In hot pursuit down the lake.
Gaining and gaining
(with a fair bit of straining)
A minute and a bit it will take.
Sue tagged the canoe
And ran out of the goo
As fast as her mind-body allowed
It was ever so close
Eighteen seconds at most
But we enjoyed it and felt rather proud.
(Thanks to Sri Chinmoy for organising a great event and thanks to the Femme
Salu and Velocity Vixens for a great race. See you next year - with a new watch!!).