Marathon Man

Chris rode down the course to find Andy. He then rode with him for a while. Andy was looking really strong where we met him. Just short of the half way mark. We had seen lots of people passing who were really struggling. He looked confident and was clearly running well within himself. He had a re-fuel and headed on for the next half of the race. We got back on the bikes and took the back roads to try to catch up with him closer to the finish. The roar from the crowds was amazing. Chris took us on a very picturesque route through the most beautiful suburbs. The houses looked as though they should have been in picture books. We got back to the course at Chestnut Hill Reservoir at the 35 km mark. The crowds were just as noisy. We waited for Andy but couldn’t find him. We were worried that he would already have passed by – so we continued to the finish. We still couldn’t locate him. Chris and Kate were running out of time to meet their 6pm flight. We returned the bikes and as we got back to the hotel we met up with Andy in the foyer. He looked great – as good as any other competitor and had completed the race in a credible 5 hours and 17 minutes -22,172 out of 23,162 starters. A great achievement.