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After many years of gathering dust and suffering neglect, Graeme has (finally) managed to breath 'new' life into his old faithful Hillman Racing Bike: It was completely dismantled, cleaned up and given a fresh coat of paint, before being lovingly re-assembled to (almost) match it's former glory. Three recent photos attached.

PS. This info was posted by a 'concerned friend' because Mr Pollett is too busy training to become some kind of 'super athlete'... and has no time for silly things like posting photos of his pride-and-joy on the internet... so the rest of us can enjoy them too (let alone visiting said 'friend' to show him the bike in person).

I havent left any news here for a while.
I had a good ride with Damon on Sunday arvo. it was about 40 odd k's , part of which was out the Kojonup rd. There was a bit of a head wind on the trip out, which faded just before the turn around. The problem with that was we now had no tail wind on the way home. We had some good sprints, a couple of attempted break-aways and a fast finish. Thanks Damo.
I went for a run tonight and set a new personal best for 5kms. 21 minutes 22 seconds. I'm happy with that. I dont think I could have run any harder, so its a good honest time. The conditions were wet and a little slippery through the bush track and on the gravel road behind the golf course.
Next target time? 21 minutes even. We'll see.
Seeya, Graeme

The short version (for now) is that Esther is the new 12 year old Girls Inter-School Cross Country CHAMPION.

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And in the 10 year old Girls event, Keziah was the first Braeside student to cross the line in the field of 15, in a very credible 6th place.

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Well done girls! We are very proud.
(more details and photos to come)

Despite being in two minds about going for a run tonight, I managed to talk myself into it.
Armed with Petes new 'Garmin Foretex 101 GPS' strapped to my wrist, I headed off on my 5km run circuit. I felt tired from the start, but pushed through it. At the first 'way point', (just under half way) I was 20 seconds infront of my previous best so decided to give the second half my best shot.
Although I didn't at anytime feel comfortable on the run, and I didn't feel like I was running fast, I did cross the finish line 55 seconds better than my previous best. I'm now sitting at 21min 35sec for 5km's. An average of 4min 19sec/ Km.
I've pulled up a bit sore below my left calf, but you get that.
Can't wait till next time!

The training has paid off. On Thursday 23rd August, Braeside Primary School conducted its Cross Country event.

In a line up of 13 fit 12 year olds, Esther stood excited and a little nervous, but keen to get underway. With tactics worked out, she took off at a blistering pace, and at the 500m mark, was already 50m infront.

I was worried she might burn herself out early, but she was giving it her all. At 750m (half way) Esther had opened up a commanding lead. By the time she made it to the 1k mark, Esther was 130m in front and looking fresh.
With as much encouragement as Dad could muster up, Esther picked up the pace and made a dash for home. Her competition were not even in sight as she crossed the finish line to the cheers of her team mates in Mallee.

Later, Esther told me... "I cant believe I won. I just decided to run as hard as I could for the first half and open up as much lead as I could. It worked Dad"

Well done Esther, We are SO proud of you.