http://www.davidmoffatt.com.au China 2008 Olympic Charity Ride Sun, 23 Nov 2008 07:48:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Update from Richard Palmer The day started with a boat trip from Port Arthur that was great fun, however was quite rough and cold. The real race started on top of Mt Wellington with a tough descent followed by a very technical mountain bike leg ending up at Wrest Point Casino. ... http://www.davidmoffatt.com.au/2008/11/day-5-the-challenge-comes-to-an-end/ Update from Phil Barrett Day 4 of the Mark Webber Challenge took place at Port Arthur and commenced with a severe weather warning which bought about the cancellation of the planned paddling stages of the day. The first leg for the two Telstra teams was a 15km run from Waterfall Bay to ... http://www.davidmoffatt.com.au/2008/11/day-4-an-epic-day/ Update from Keith Mearns Today saw us move from the beautiful Lake Barrington and head North to Launceston. We had a difficult 32km mountain bike section which took approximately 2 hours. The mountain biking was 3 laps of 9 km course with some challenging up hills and technical down hill sections ... http://www.davidmoffatt.com.au/2008/11/day-3-plenty-of-adventures-today/ Update from Mark Comer Also visit the Mark Webber Challenge site to track the teams progress. Well day two is done and dusted. Unfortunately it rained all night and was pouring again this morning so we couldn't do the Mt Rolland. While it is very tough it is spectacular. It would have ... http://www.davidmoffatt.com.au/2008/11/day-2-currently-leading-corporate-division/ Update from Mark Comer We all jumped on the mini buses and headed to Cradle Mountain today. There was talk that due to snow and black ice we might not be able to get all the way to top - apparently you can only get up there on average 28 days ... http://www.davidmoffatt.com.au/2008/11/day-2-update-challenging-day/ Mark Webber Challenge We arrived this morning and have registered. It is beautiful today but the weather is expected to get nasty later in the week. We fitted out our bikes, checked all our new gear (clothes, shoes, bags, etc) and had a quick kayak. I am in a boat with Keith, ... http://www.davidmoffatt.com.au/2008/11/update-from-mark-comer-registration-day/ The 2008 Mark Webber Pure Tasmania Challenge is happening from 19 -23 November. I along with five other Telstra employees will be competing to raise funds for the Leukaemia Foundation of Australia. Over the past couple of months I’ve maintained a rigid training program to help prepare for the demands that ... http://www.davidmoffatt.com.au/2008/11/mark-webber-challenge-fast-approaching/ At the end of November I will be participating in the 2008 Mark Webber Pure Tasmania Challenge. Jacinta Worland, previous Ironman distance professional athlete and fellow Telstra employee will be my team mate in the Ambassadors Cup. Richard Palmer, Philip Barrett, Mark Comer and Keith Mearns also from Telstra will participate ... http://www.davidmoffatt.com.au/2008/10/mark-webber-challenge-preparing-to-compete-in-november/ Soon building works will commence at the Melbourne Hope School located in the south east of Tianjin city, thanks to the generous contributions of our supporters and the riders. Currently there are 486 students in grades 1 – 6 at the school and they are very excited that over the ... http://www.davidmoffatt.com.au/2008/10/project-hope-charity-ride-building-at-melbourne-hope-school-due-to-commence-soon/ “The Project Hope Olympic Charity Ride was a fabulous experience and one that I will remember as long as I live. The camaraderie, exposure to the Chinese people and excellent organisation made it a truly memorable event. Seeing the people at one of the schools that the riders and our ... http://www.davidmoffatt.com.au/2008/09/peter-vial-writes/