The 2014 Queens Birthday weekend saw the Mountain Designs GeoQuest being held at beautiful Crescent Head and what better way to spend the holiday weekend than with 200 other Adventure Racers running, swimming, riding and paddling around the beautiful Macleay Valley Coast. The TriAdventure Cowgirls team this year was made up of Jan ( Team Captain and super navigator ), Gina, Michelle and myself with our support crew made up of Mandy and Kelsey ( both unable to race due to injury ) and our one and only Cowboy Andy. I had a months’ notice before the race so had plenty of time to train but Michelle had less than 7 days’ notice and we were very lucky to have her join the team at such short notice. Mike and Greg ( Mandy and Michelle’s partners respectively ) were volunteering at the event so everyone had a busy weekend.
We all arrived at the lovely Lorikeet Retreat throughout the late afternoon and evening on Thursday and had a quiet night getting to bed early as it was a long drive from south East Qld
Friday morning was when everything kicked off with team registration, photos and competencies, these involved a first aid and navigation quiz, a swim across the Killick Creek in shoes and PFD and then we had to capsize our kayak and demonstrate that we could get back in. This all went well but we had to wait till evening to have a hot shower as the hot water system at our accommodation had sprung a leak and was being replaced while we were splashing around in the creek so it was a cold shower at the creek side for us.
After lunch it was time to head down to HQ for the all-important course reveal and map hand out, so with the maps in our hot little hands we headed back to study the maps and have a bit of red to settle the nerves and help getting to sleep
