Purple and Pink Ride Day 2 – 18th September, 2016 Katoomba (06:28) 5.8 km 14.7 km/h Medlow Bath (07:24) 0:24 (6:13) 83.9 km It was a very early start. I wanted to get on the road as early as possible. I left the hostel at 06:30. By now, my cold had taken full hold of me. I kept...
Purple and Pink Ride Day 1 – 17th September, 2016 Spotless Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park (07:44) 77.9 km 13.4 km/h Lawson (17:55) 5:49 (5:49) 77.9 km Well, this is it! The start of my Purple and Pink Ride, from Sydney to Melbourne. This is a day I’ve been planning for just over...
Purple and Pink Ride Day 0 – 16th September, 2016 This morning, I took a quick trip, out to Sydney Olympic Park, to pay a visit to Spotless Stadium. The home of the Sydney Thunder and the GWS Giants. It is also the starting point of my Purple and Pink Ride. This a bicycle ride, from...
Just over six months ago, after attending a footy match at the MCG, I decided that I would ride from Spotless Stadium, in Sydney, to the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground), in Melbourne, to arrive in time for the 2016 AFL Grand Final. At that time, I had no real idea in mind of raising money...
Happy New Year! 2016 is going to be a year of firsts, for me. First of all, it will be the first time I’ll be riding for any decent distance, over a period of several days (it will, in fact, be over a period of two weeks!). Secondly, it will be the first time I’ll be...
UPDATE: With the newly released AFL fixture for 2016, the Grand Final will be on the 1st of October. This will mean setting off on the 17th of September, arriving by the 30th of September. For the last two years, I’ve spent a week visiting one of my sisters and brother-in-law in...