What a 24 hours that turned out to be.
Finished work around 11ish then run into town from the Park for the 24 hour nonstop ‘Out Run Cancer’ Charity event to see Mikey just starting his 60 minute shift on the bike, whilst Tuckey was doing likewise on the 30 minute treadmill.
It was only mid day and yet the faster HuRTS team had already knocked out a 2.14 combined effort to run a marathon (Barts, C.T , Hoey, and Quentin) and it basically set the tone for the next 20 hours or so. I watched in admiration at Tuckey rolling out 3.05ks and then I was set to go, started at a steady 3.45 pace myself only to be told by manager Matt Kaley that more was required. After 7 minutes I started to get the hang of it and picked the pace up and was soon running faster than I have in recent races at 3.35s, with a final 10 minute burst of sub 3.30s to record 8.4ks for my 30 minutes.
Was very lucky to have Laura sharing the stage with me and she followed, as we both tried to lift each other’s efforts, she went well and finished with 8ks to her name to add to the overall total.
I was already feeling the effects of the first run and thought I was going to struggle to even start the next but held a steady pace of 3.39s to begin and worked it down over the next 20 minutes. Despite having great support all through I was hanging in for dear life towards the end and I was searching for the clock and asking how long to go with 6 minutes remaining. It did actually cross my mind that I could become the FIRST person to DNF at one point but with Laura finding the secret sweet stash it was enough to get me home. Covered another 8.4ks in total that I was more than happy to manage.
No time to rest once done as Laura was back on the treadmill and I was to follow ‘The Gangster’ Jason Ibrahim on the bike for the next hour,
Basically just spun the legs over and was happy to have Pete Walker, Jason and Champ pass the time with me, and then Sammy the Salmon and Renee also came to offer some nice support.
I felt I’d been on the bike a week only to see 12 minutes had passed and still had plenty to do, Managed to hold 110 + RPM for the remainder and covered over 42ks in total.
Wrecked at the end and then still had to get back to Centennial for a couple of hours more work.
So I was done for the day but there were still some 15 hours remaining as the Chairman Tommy H came for his shift in his now famous ‘Milk Tray’ Black Skivvy that he seems to wear everywhere. What is wrong with the man? I think he’s lost it recently…… still it gives the rest of the team some amusement. I actually had people come to me asking if Tom had lost a bet during his 30 minutes.
As I relaxed for the evening on Pizza and Beer and slept like a baby, the true HuRTS Hero’s were out doing the hard yards on the ‘Graveyard Shift’ during the early hours. Take a bow Pommy Paul Birch, Gangster Jason, Matt Kaley, Jono and Inkson (?) who at 2am were smashing out mighty efforts.
With about 2 hours remaining the team had dropped slightly under our goal time of 400ks, and it was time for the BIG boys to return to the fray, First up was Hoey, then Barts, who passed the baton to Tom, and finally Tucks for the last 30 minutes to try to get us back on track. All were forced to do roughly 9.4ks which wasn’t going to be easy. But we are not known for out softness and if you had to put your last 50 cents on one person to get you over the line then many wouldn’t go past Andrew ‘Tucks’ Tuckey.
As the clock counted down, our overall total edged over the magic 400ks mark and as the TRUE man of the hour (or is that 24 hours?) LUCA TURINI also picked the pace up, 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 . with barely a dry eye in the house and over 210ks to his name he was done. Absolutely remarkable effort, and I honestly don’t know how he did it. He seemed fine once all done and to plenty of support not only from the HuRTS guys but many people on the way to work he took the time out to thank everyone for the support shown on his journey.
Luca Turini you are a LEGEND mate.
Just on the ‘OutRun’ Charity event the HuRTS team did, I think it’s fair to say that over the years we have had some incredible results, from outright wins, team victories, cracking social nights but I doubt if any have brought the team together in such a success as what the past 24 hours have?
Quiet breathtaking watching it all come together and everyone getting involved, not only the runners and cyclists but just the support as well. Many thanks to everyone for taking part, and in particular Matt Kaley for his constant updates and run listing getting us all in order, Mikey for doing the same on the bike leg, Already mentioned the ‘Graveyard folk, But old mate ‘Dracula Birchy (only comes out at night) really excelled.
Personal highlights , watching everyone working hard all the whilst trying to smile and look good.
Quentin knocking out two 30 minute stints of 9.8 & 9.7k efforts
Watching The Gangster and Pete Walker either side of my bike leg, absolutely smash it with nearly 50ks done in the 60 minutes.
Seeing Tommy H’s Milk Tray skivvy in daylight at Martin Place.
Warrior Charlie in full ‘FLASH ‘ outfit for 60 minutes during his bike leg.
Some of the details for the team:
400.13km in 24 hours - a great team result; really something.
Other milestones were:
Other milestones were:
- Marathon in 2.14.20
- 100 km in 5.31
- 100 miles in 9.01
- 200 km in 11.20
...and over $12,000 raised.
Individual results below:
Many photos done and will post up and make a special album to mark the occasion
Well done girls and guys
Cheers
Cheers
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