XIX Australian Masters Games

[Pepe]

It was an unprepossessing venue for the Indoor Rowing events held in a part of Adelaide railway station scheduled for renovation.
We were shoehorned into a musty annexe with bad acoustics and plaster peeling off the ceiling. Unfortunately, the P.A. system wasn’t up to the job. Apart from these drawbacks the programme ran well.

I haven’t got the official results yet - the events have just finished, but Collette Lancaster-Lockwood did well in the Para 30+ category and I was first in my four races. Info from the monitor:

Day One
2k: 8:55.6
500m: 1:58.9

Day Two
100m: 20.9
1k: 4:17.6

(Interestingly, we were allowed 2 attempts at the 100m taken 10 minutes apart. My second attempt was 0.3 sec.better than the first). I was hoping for a better time in the 1k, but at this stage was running out of steam

Tina and Wayne Gallasch were scheduled to race but didn’t appear.

We fly home tomorrow, having had six days of beautiful warm sunny weather and several excellent dinners.

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[Wolfmiester]

Brilliant Phillip
You continue to amaze and inspire

[plummy]

Exactly what Wolfie said. 89 years young and 68kg light - you're an incredible inspiration to those younger and slower that think once you hit a certain age it all has to stop.

Congrats to you (and Collette) on your achievements.

[JonT]

Thanks for the update Philip and many congratulations on the results.

[stumpy]

Well done excellent results Philip,no signs of any rust there matey.

[Tako]

Wow, great achievement! 4 distances in one weekend (one even twice!). You are amazing! Definitely no rust.
Inspirational! Thanks a lot and congratulations for a great achievement!

[Ian Bee]

Awesome results. Thank you for sharing and inspiring!!!

[Carole S]

Congratulations Philip and Colette
What an inspiration you both are

[Pepe]

Many thanks everyone for your kind comments. I very much appreciate support like this.

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[Jill]

Congratulations, Philip and Collette.

I love your ' can do ' attitude. Two shining stars.