Susu Solutions

This morning I cycled into work along the waterfront. It's great to pass the cars as they hit congestion around Orakei. The ride home was very wet and windy but I passed about twenty joggers, four kayakers, three windsurfers, two wakeboarders etc and several cyclists passed me. Everyone just copes with the rain here and gets on with whatever they planned to do.
Last night I got together with my fellow team members to practice for a six hour adventure race on Saturday morning. Sarah picked me up from work (very nice) and we drove an hour north of Auckland to a forest with some mountain bike tracks. We cycled for an hour or so and then ran a little bit. I haven't done much mountain biking in the past and I get really nervous on the downhills in case I take a tumble. I prefer going uphill over downhill when I'm running, road cycling and DEFINITELY when mountain biking. I should probably practice ditching just to convince myself I won't die if I fall.
Compulsory equipment for the race includes an inflatable tire/boogie board and a lifejacket. We're scratching our heads wondering what we're going to have to do. I'll let you know how it turned out and there should be some photos.