The Wash Up

Once again thank you all for taking part in the Henderson Logistics Narrathon
2010. Under near perfect conditions from an organiser's point of view, 96
people took part either as solo competitors or as one of a team.

Congratulations to the winner and home favourite, Michael Moran, who went
round in a time of 1:40:08. Sam Hart came in second at 1:42:34 by romping
past David Chidgey on the sand and beating him by 9 seconds - an outstanding
effort from a non-surf lifesaver. Special mention also goes to Peter Euers
as the only Under 19 competitor who finished in a time of 1:47:16 and Melinda
Pelly the only female individual competitor who stormed home in a time of
1:45:29 consequently bruising a number of male egos.

In the teams, it was the last minute male team entry 2101 who proved
too good and posted a very impressive time of 1:36:47. Mixed team Mona Vale
Surf Club 1, which included local MP Rob Stokes, were the second fastest at
1:44:13 while the top female team was Newport Majikk in a time of 1:52:51.

The novelty prize of a 1 hour swim assessment/coaching session courtesy of
Dunstan Bertschinger went to Marina Bate of Freshie Girls.

Full results can be viewed now at www.multisportaustralia.com.au and will be
up on the website shortly along with photos in a gallery.

We have already received feedback from a number of you, thank you, and the
general feeling we are getting is that the Narrathon should be a fun event
which all abilities feel comfortable entering notwithstanding that there can
be some serious competition amongst the top ranks. We would appreciate your
comments, particularly on the time of year, whether you would prefer an ocean
paddle and the relative distances of each leg. We look forward to hearing
from you and once we have canvassed opinion we will get back to you quickly
with a date to put in your diaries for next year!

Finally, we need to acknowledge the enormous help the event received from two
quarters and without which it could not have happened. Firstly, the time
and effort put in by the 50+ volunteers from Narrabeen Beach Surf Life Saving
Club and secondly, the financial support provided by our sponsors, Henderson
Logistics, Bennett Surfboards, Prokayaks, Hotel Sands, Cromer Exhaust Centre
and Longboard Beer.

We look forward to seeing you all next year.