127 Bold and Beautiful Swimmers to Shelly – 21 did the Bolderdash!
Lots of Champions today! Rob finished the Iron Man comp! Wilf just back from the World Championship Triathlon in New Zealand, and Lucy BEAT Brad on the Pacific Challenge – it took her to do the Bolderdash to beat him but she did it!
And just to rub it in….
Also..Birthdays – Heidi James and Candy Bingham …on Halloween!!
So busy in Manly this morning!!
With a mix of Bolderdash, early Shelly, 7am Shelly swimmers….
Hanging around at the Point!
A quick sing a long of Happy Birthday for Heidi and Candy…
A superb clear shot of a ray in flight!
I got back to the point and saw a lone John Bond waiting to do a double…but there was noone to join him this morning! 🙁
Rob talking about his Iron Man experience!!
Photos from Simon of the Bolderdash – Sarah and Rainer very chuffed to have made it to Queenscliff!
Message from Andrew Drink-too-much-Water re: the early to Shelly swim:
“9 early lappers to Shelly. What a cracking way to start the day!!!!!”
Who’s joining me on the Bolderdash tomorrow???? Be there 5.45am – it is SOOOO worth it!! Look at that sunrise!
Seeya Lesley 🙂
Water Temp: 19.1 YIPPEEE
Air Temp: around: 15
Charlie Day 2! has a new friend 🙂
Insert from Jules: Stephen must be a damn fast and fine artist as these are just in from him of this morning’s swim:
21 comments
Rob Byrne
31/10/2012 at 11:54 am
Im pretty sure I only came second! (Need to stay humble)
So nice to be greeted with such warm congrats from everyone this morning, its only because of the B&B group that myself and Emer were able to complete the event as swimming wasnt exactly our strong point in training! *cough*
Thanks Lesley for the double blog-tart spreddy points too. Even better than an IM medal!
Rainer wont speak to me now though as he only talks to his fellow boulderdashers…pah!
Little Sarah I will miss you! See you soon. x
Pacific Jules
31/10/2012 at 12:01 pm
Great blog Lesley, thank you ! Sorry about intruding in with Stephen’s ‘art’ at the end.
Love the clarity in the beautiful shot of the flying stingray 🙂
Did Rob do an Ironman event… why on earth didn’t someone mention that before. You really shouldn’t be so shy Rob 😉
Great to see Wilf back, looking doubly terrific after his great effort in the World Championship Triathlon in Auckland in extremely challenging conditions.
Missing you already Jon and Little Sarah x
Loved today ? Tomorrow’s gonna be even better ! Don’t believe me, come down and find out for yourself 🙂
lesley
31/10/2012 at 12:28 pm
Sorry if I missed anything / anyone off the blog today…. It was taking so long… Issues with shockwave??… Slow speeds…you name it… Was cutting into my having a coffee time!
Well done to the champions!!
bye to Jon and Sarah! See u in December! 🙂
Lucy
31/10/2012 at 12:37 pm
Haha thanks Lesley!!
Three kilometres on the Pacific Challenge in one morning…woohoo, see ya Brad!! Look out Michael C, I’m getting closer to your #1 position!!
Thanks to James G for swimming with me on my first Bolderdash.
For everyone else: it’s not even scary, just really beautiful – I really recommend it because you’ll be happy all day!!
xx
Michael [EX CI]
31/10/2012 at 12:48 pm
Oh! I’m really terrified Lucy. Only another FIVE HUNDRED AND SEVEN [507] KILOMETERS and you’ll have caught me up.
Michael [EX CI]
31/10/2012 at 12:57 pm
On a more realistic note:
Congratulations to Rob and Emer on their IM/2.
Particularly congrats to Wilf for a HUGE effort. 14 degree water with chop and wind! Not many of us could handle that. Then to get through the bike and half the run. TREMENDOUS.
I know all about stopping when you shouldn’t. [done it many times] Next year I’ll second for you Wilf and you’ll finish or we’ll bury you half way along the run leg!!!!
François Pradel
31/10/2012 at 1:01 pm
Poor John! I intended to go for a double with you but I hurt my left arm at the very beginning of the first lap…
So how long has this Pacific Challenge be running for? The website says “2nd stage”, does it mean there was a first stage? I am stuck in column 5 but will aim for column 3 before I leave Australia.
Lesley, I am very tempted by a bolderdash tomorrow! I think Michael told me this morning he would do it as well.
John S
31/10/2012 at 1:04 pm
Go Hard Lucy – you’ll pass him!!!
Take no notice of those disparaging comments – don’t let him psych you out!
Remember double shelleys don’t count!
John S
31/10/2012 at 1:05 pm
Fifi and SS, you didn’t swim today? Waited for you at 6.45 for 7.00 at the point……… no show.
Little Sarah Abbott
31/10/2012 at 1:05 pm
Boldercrawl 2 and Rainer and I made it “all the way”:-) As you can see in the pics, everyone else looks like “yeh, that was a breeze, done it before”, while we are so excited to be under the pink heart for the first time:-) A beautiful full moon as we started and then the sunrise…. the scenic crawl is the way to go!
Special thanks to Jules (and to all those who assist her) for making all this possible – this is a life for those who forget!
Also thanks to you all for all the friendly encouragement and especially to those who’ve kindly buddied up with me on this visit for my best swims ever: RAINER, Rob B, Ian, Wilf, Emma, Mark A, Elaine, Neil, Greg & Jon – I couldn’t do them without you!
See you all soon. Good luck to all those on the Rehab Run with injuries.
Go Blog Tarts & all!
Little Sarah Abbott
31/10/2012 at 1:57 pm
Several whales breaching off North Steyne heading south now…… a nice little farewell greeting:-)
fifi
31/10/2012 at 2:31 pm
we were WAY ahead of you, Sterch. Weren’t we Shaun?
Rainer
31/10/2012 at 2:55 pm
Ironman.. yeah yeah, whatever. You’re not a man until you have a bolderdash under your belt Rob!! 🙂
Rainer
31/10/2012 at 3:07 pm
Thanks Little Sarah!
For everything.. for your positive encouragement. For motivating me to come down (almost) every morning. And for pushing me into my first doubles and bolderdashes.
I was barely able to do the Shelly swim when we started back in July. And now look at us, 4k swims before work like it’s sipping a cappuccino!! 🙂
Have a great trip back to HK and look forward to having you both back here in December. 6k badge here we come!!
PS: Congrats on column 1!! You’re 4.5k ahead of Elaine. Means you should be safe for at least a week.. 🙂
Sharon
31/10/2012 at 3:31 pm
Congrats Rob – points noted! Well done on winning Ironman – keep an eye out for B&B on tour at Noosa this weekend !
Graham K
31/10/2012 at 3:57 pm
Bolderdash the highlight of the day. Downhill from there. Banged up & bandaged after another specky fall off the bike. Hopefully back in water tomorrow and a walk to work.
Got big sis back in town on Friday – see if she can do Shelly & back with her new wetsuit from trivia night.
Slowest Shaun
31/10/2012 at 4:10 pm
Hi all. I just wanted to give Julez a wrap.
Appart from showing her pleasant polite manner to all the newbies every single day,
Some one informed me that the beautiful was coming off my cossies and I was just bold. (Beautiful was just taking it too far)
Julez noticed it and went to great lengths to replace them fo me. I actually thought that continuous use over 9 months sice I them was fair enough. But Julez replaced them without me raising a query.
I recommend if you were buying anything through the website, that warranty is not a problem!!!!!
So, now I am bold AND beautiful again.
Also thank you Brenton for pointing out that the B was still in tact therefore I was not just “old”
Slowest Shaun
31/10/2012 at 4:12 pm
Oh yeah – he even “acted surprised” to see us at the start of the bolderdash. hehe
John
31/10/2012 at 5:59 pm
Well done Rob and Emer for completing the Ironman and Wilf for his efforts in the NZ triathlon.
Have a safe trip back to HK Sarah and Jon.
No double lappers today, so enjoyed a paddle on my surf ski in beautiful Sydney Harbour.
Little Tiger
31/10/2012 at 7:44 pm
Safe journey Sarah & Jon.
fifi
31/10/2012 at 8:33 pm
That was not surprise, SS, that was the face of terror…