Saturday the 25th of October 2008 saw 3 teams from the Fitta Bodies outdoor group training camp complete the Aroc Adventure race held at Cattai National Park.
The event was gruelling to say the least.
Team 3 consisting of Tegan, Sam and Carrie came in just under 6 hours after completing the bonus section, which will see them rank ahead of most of the field.
Team 2 consisting of Gwen, Rachel and Tom came in just over 6 hours, which is awesome considering it was Rachel and Tom’s first race.
Team 1 consisting of Mark, Matt and myself came in just over 5 hours, but missed out on the bonus section.
There was a few obstacles to overcome in this race which I hadn’t experienced before.
Firstly, there were 3 pointed jacks( a very aggresive bindie/thorn that falls from trees and hides in the grass) everywhere. I have never seen so many flat tyres in the one place in my life. We had 3 flat tyres before the race even started. Thankfully the thorn in my trye pushed in so far that it blockes the air coming out. The Fitta Bodies teams were very lucky not to get one flat tyre during the race though. This was due to us carrying our bikes over certain grassy areas. It may have taken us longer, but atleast we didn’t have to change a tyre during the race. After the race however was a different story, I rode my bike from the finish line to the car and got 4 punctures in the front wheel and 5 in the rear.
The second obstacle we faced was a checkpoint that nobody seemed to be able to find. We wasted over 45mins trying to find this checkpoint only to give up and take the time penalty. There’e orienteering, and then there’s orienteering, this was a little crazy. Teams 1 and 2 didn’t find it, but credit to team 3, they did find it. Well done!
The bike leg was great, nice trails and well placed checkpoints.
The day was wrapped up with an after BBQ at Tom’s house, where we celebrated our hard work and due to the excitement of it all, we didn’t stop talking about the race all night!
Well done guys, let’s get fit for the next race!!!
Troy Shipsey
Fitta Bodies Personal Training
Group Fitness Training Centennial Park, Sydney
