Downwinder said...
G'day everyone
Thanks for your replies. Was an unreal race after the first 10 minutes when the wind kicked in. I got some unreal runners. I was doing really good time and then I was on an unreal runner and F#^#^#n fell off with the downwinders leg rope wrapping around the string of my board shorts...undoing them and pulling my pants down to my knees. I was thinking - well do I just throw them off and paddle nude -?? I pulled them up and thought bugger tying them up.. But when you fall you loose so much ground- like 100's of metres. so i had to dig deep to catch them again- I then caught Courtenay and had a chat to him to try and psyc him out and I fell in AGAIN...from now on Im keeping my mouth shut!
I stayed out wide again getting some unreal runners all the way into the harbour. I was pretty happy with my time my GPS said 16km in 84mins. When I hit the finish line I jumped off my board and ran as fast as I can....which is FAST.
Skill Johnson the commentator said over the PA ''Look at this guy go" and he's working on his sun tan aswell.. and then says to me - how old are you mate - 30? I go..Nahhhh 48.
All I can say is that I'll be back in 2012 for another Maliko run
see ya in da ocean
DW
Well done Phill. Hope you enjoyed the beers afterwards - well deserved.
Well done to all the crew. Exceptional efforts.
can't wait to see the pics. Did you get any waves after the race and was Pete there with his camera ?
