24/7 Explanation

Rest day today as I have a huge race tomorrow. This is not a normal race. It is a 24 hour relay style race. Teams are made up of 7 members, who take it in turns to run for 24 hours. It is to raise money for a charity. This year the charity is State Schools Relief, who provide aid for those who can't afford to go to school. This event is run by our school and about 900 kids are participating this year. This is how it works. Students will run around the oval with a baton. Each lap is about 550 metres long.  Each team member has a microchip on their number bib and as the student crosses the lap start and finish line the machine records a lap. Only one student is running at a time. They can run for however long they like, but it is recommended to have a plan and not just wing it.

This year, we have gathered the fittest year 10's in the school and we are going to try and win. The winning team is the team with the most laps recorded. Our team is called A.S.A.D.A Approved.( Australian Sports Anti-Doping Agency) We did this last year and managed to pull and incredible second place, but this year we are going for gold. Our team is made up of these members: Me. Harry Amner- A Sprinter who can run 100m in just over 11 seconds. Also a very solid 400 and 800m runner. Matt Mahoney (Mahone)- An extraordinary cyclist for our age, who often rides 70k a pop on the weekends. Willem van Denderen (Vandend)- A huge sports fanatic, who follows and plays most sports. Jonno Krieger- An athlete who recently trained for the state cross country, pulled a ripper 17:30 for 5km, loads of natural ability. Tim Dobson (Dobbo)- An exceptional hockey player (last year in this event, Tim pulled us through the night with his non-stop effort). Karl Wegman- A want to be Air Force officer and the best cadet you can find. He often does huge hikes with weighted backpacks and army equipment. Nic Chapman (Chappo)- Our team manager and PR representative. He unfortunately isn't able to do the challenge with us this year due to sporting commitments.

Our team has a very organised 24 hour schedule thanks to Matt and our plan is to run half lap increments as we have learned through experience that this is the most effective way to tackle the challenge. Really looking forward to it weather it looking to be ok. I have plenty of food and clothes as it is going to get pretty cold. Should be incredible.