Moller Brothers win Veteran Multisports Division of 2011 Crazy Man Race

Bruce, Gary and Gordon with trophy for
Crazy Man Veteran Teams

After being pipped at the post by just one second in the Porirua Grand Traverse a few weeks ago, the Moller Brothers, Bruce, Gordon and Gary, were clear winners of the Veteran Multisports Division of the 2011 Crazy Man.

In summary, we covered the course by mountain running, mountain bike and kayak in 4hr:21:37, the second place team finishing in 4:37:53.  Even better; we were fourth overall, behind the likes of super duper athlete, Richard Ussher, who won the race with relative ease.  There were 177 teams and individuals in the race, so we're pretty stoked.

I was particularly delighted because, at almost 58 years of age, I am getting faster than ever.  It appears I was 6th fastest in the mountain bike.

Not bad for three brothers, all over 50 years of age, competing against the best composite teams in the 40 plus vet category, if you don't mind my saying so!

Gordon: 2011 Porirua Grand Traverse

That's adds to a record for us of just one loss and at least seven or eight wins over the last two years in New Zealand and Australia.  Gordon and I have also won several duathlons earlier on.

This goes to show that things can be done to significantly slow the gradual loss of performance and declining health that is often incorrectly attributed to the inevitability of getting old.  Most of what we put down to ageing is actually controllable to some extent.  It just takes time and a whole lot of persistence!  No quick fixes and no drugs to control that blood pressure, for example (More about these matters in future articles).

These races are becoming a bit of a "who's-who" of athletes I have, or am assisting in small ways.  Of special note is Martin Leighton who finished a breath-taking 3rd in the individual multisports division and super paddler, Marianne Archer, who along with the Anderson Twins, cleaned up the women's multisports teams race.  It appears that Marianne was 3rd fastest in the paddling - astonishing!

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Crazyman Multisports race results for 2010

While envious as I have yet to regain my running form, living vicariously does have its benefits as low and behold, I captured the Moller Brothers in action!

What a fantastic race &; boy isn't Gordon the Moller family's best keep secret - he's fantastic! And I love the race for the finish you &; another competitor put on for us...I'm assuming neither of you crashed at the end!

Thank you for being so inspirational Gary - hope you're enjoying your well earned rest!
Rebecca
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Gary comments:
Thanks for the great photos, Rebecca.  Gordon is thrilled to know that we now have a fan club (One member and growing!).

Product Review and Road test: Specialized Fast Trak LK Control 2Bliss Mountain Bike Tyres

Specialized Fast Trak LK Control 2Bliss Mountain Bike Tyres

Right now is the height of the mountain bike and multisports racing season here in New Zealand and I have been in the thick of it, setting some good performances, individually and with my brothers, Gordon and Bruce.  Gordon is the specialist runner; Bruce is the Paddler.  I am the biker.

Getting the best mountain biking performance on the day includes getting the tyre ("Tire" if you are American) selection and pressures right for the conditions of the day.  In adventure mountain bike racing this is quite a challenge because the terrain often varies from gnarly single track, to mud to gravel to hard pack and even pavement during a race.

Moller Brothers Win "Over 40 years" team race in 2010 Porirua Grand Traverse in record time

That makes four starts in the last 12 months, four wins and three course records in the over 40 year old teams duathlon and triathlon categories in three of the best multisports races in New Zealand and Australia.

The latest was the Porirua Grand Traverse last weekend in which we were defenders of the over 40 years triathlon and course record holders.  Each of us (Bruce, Gary, Gordon - photo) completed our respective legs faster than ever. 

The outstanding performance of the day was Bruce who paddled the course a full 15 minutes faster than last year to come in well under one hour and in second fastest paddler on the day!

We broke our previous M40 record by a staggering 20 minutes, finishing 6th fastest out of the entire field.