tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20271563Sat, 30 Jan 2010 03:56:41 +0000http://www.epiccamp.com/blogs/scott/noreply@blogger.com (scott molina)Blogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20271563.post-5396226749061043531Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:47:00 +00002010-01-19T17:51:50.475+13:00EC NZ ’10 EpilogueWell I just read G-Man’s epilogue while taking a break from finishing this one of mine here and I’ve just sent him a note to encourage him to take all the time he needs to re-consider his future involvement with these camps.Now I’ve edited this one quite a bit as he’s got me thinking again as he’s prone to do.Like many things in life what we do is mostly about time and place. http://www.epiccamp.com/blogs/scott/2010/01/ec-nz-10-epilogue.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (scott molina)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20271563.post-3202129969999043613Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:06:00 +00002010-01-19T09:07:43.248+13:00EC NZ ’10 Day 15 Balclutha – BluffEvery one seemed in good spirits last night at dinner. It is hard to fathom how 2 weeks have gone by so fast and just how much training and travelling has been done.Tonight the support crew were starting to figure out:1) how to get all of the stuff to our motel in Invercargill while supporting us on the road all day2) collect us in Bluff after our http://www.epiccamp.com/blogs/scott/2010/01/ec-nz-10-day-15-balclutha-bluff.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (scott molina)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20271563.post-5431578224826269461Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:05:00 +00002010-01-19T09:06:34.132+13:00EC NZ ’10 Day 14 Waianakurua – Balclutha (another bloody 190km…….)The town of Waianakurua consists of the lodge and the backpackers we stayed at. That’s all that remains of the town. Very nice lodge. Cozy and warm, great atmosphere and food.6:30 – 7:30 breakfast, then we rolled out. There were a few early starters but not many today as we had a tentative plan to do an aquathon in the http://www.epiccamp.com/blogs/scott/2010/01/ec-nz-10-day-14-waianakarua-balclutha_19.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (scott molina)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20271563.post-7889421954587554382Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:04:00 +00002010-01-19T09:05:25.933+13:00EC NZ ’10 Day 13 Geraldine – WaianakaruaWell this evening I’m in a much better mood than yesterday. Yesterday I wasn’t sure just how foul a mood I was in but now I can clearly see it was one of the darker days I’ve had on any Epic Camp. What I want most for these camps to provide for the campers is a fabulous experience and yesterday contained more misery than I would ever hope to inflict on http://www.epiccamp.com/blogs/scott/2010/01/ec-nz-10-day-13-geraldine-waianakarua_19.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (scott molina)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20271563.post-3814390740097746906Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:02:00 +00002010-01-19T09:04:06.171+13:00EC NZ ’10 Day 12 Christchurch – GeraldineWhen planning this camp this ride of 150km looked like it would likely be one of the easier rides of this camp. On previous camps we’ve ridden 90km further to Tekapo to get 240km for this ride. That’s why I thought we could do a swim in the ocean from my place before doing one of my favorite hilly trail runs. But it didn’t turn out that way at all.Thishttp://www.epiccamp.com/blogs/scott/2010/01/ec-nz-10-day-12-christchurch-geraldine_19.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (scott molina)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20271563.post-4210000054094943076Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:32:00 +00002010-01-13T18:34:19.001+13:00EC NZ ’10 Day 11 Kaikoura – ChristchurchWe woke to clear morning and could see fresh snow on the mountains. Very nice sunrise. For most of us the first thing on the agenda was a 2km jog to the pool and back and a 3km swim in the 33m pool in our wetsuits. Last time we swam in this pool it was about 17 degrees C I think so we were prepared for the cold. It turned out to be around 22 C so not http://www.epiccamp.com/blogs/scott/2010/01/ec-nz-10-day-11-kaikoura-christchurch.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (scott molina)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20271563.post-88350022824314971Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:20:00 +00002010-01-12T20:32:16.581+13:00EC NZ ’10 Day 10 Blenheim – KaikouraWe had about a 10 minute walk to the pool for a 6am-ish start today.3 lanes booked as that was all they would give us and it was pretty tight once again.Mostly it was just about getting it done but G-Man gave our lane a challenging set that included quite a bit of IM which was nice for a change today.I do like the walks to and from the pool as it gives me http://www.epiccamp.com/blogs/scott/2010/01/ec-nz-10-day-10-blenheim-kaikoura.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (scott molina)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20271563.post-4772953571220356557Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:07:00 +00002010-01-11T18:08:42.119+13:00EC NZ ’10 Day 9 – Wellington – Blenheim (via the Ferry) - Rest DayHave you seen Keith Richards lately?How is he still alive and kicking and producing great music?Perhaps one of my new aims in life is to be the Keith Richards of triathlon.As I sit here on the ferry watching some old music videos and drinking Steinlagers I’m in a very relaxed mood.I’m with my people here and they’re good friends http://www.epiccamp.com/blogs/scott/2010/01/ec-nz-10-day-9-wellington-blenheim-via.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (scott molina)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20271563.post-256965301752710328Sun, 10 Jan 2010 04:43:00 +00002010-01-10T17:46:42.690+13:00EC NZ ’10 Day 8 Masterton – WellingtonCompared to most days on this camp today looked to be one of the easier days and that proved to be the case.We re-jigged the day so we could get the ride done prior to the forecast gale force Norwesters kicking in. When they say “gale force” in the Wellington forecast you have to take that seriously. It means un-rideable conditions.So after breakfast we http://www.epiccamp.com/blogs/scott/2010/01/ec-nz-10-day-8-masterton-wellington_10.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (scott molina)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20271563.post-1537119927738137552Sat, 09 Jan 2010 09:10:00 +00002010-01-09T22:10:58.434+13:00EC NZ ’10 Day 7 Wanganui – MastertonToday was always going to be one of the longest days of the camp and after 6 solid days already it turned out to be quite a mission, but one that everyone handled really well. We’ve never done a camp with so many long hard days in a row before an easy day which comes on day 9 of this camp when we transfer to the South Island.The day started for some with a http://www.epiccamp.com/blogs/scott/2010/01/ec-nz-10-day-7-wanganui-masterton.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (scott molina)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20271563.post-5131767421373424153Fri, 08 Jan 2010 07:28:00 +00002010-01-08T20:41:45.246+13:00EC NZ ’10 Day 6 – Turangi - Wanganuiforgot to saythat my roomie tonight is Lee Wingate and you can find his blog at:www.leewingatenz2010.blogspot.com(its January 8th for those of you on the camp who don’t know what day it is either……..)The morning started with swims and runs with most going to the lake.David Craig. Dr. Douglas Scott, Tara and I went to the pool.I really couldn’t face a cold lake http://www.epiccamp.com/blogs/scott/2010/01/ec-nz-10-day-6-turangi-wanganui.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (scott molina)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20271563.post-5097227554773262819Thu, 07 Jan 2010 07:49:00 +00002010-01-07T20:51:13.058+13:00EC NZ ’10 Day 5 – Matamata – TurangiThe day of the Roleur and the Growing GrupettoI must’ve missed the memo about the Grupetto generously accepting all broken and battered campers but as I readied myself after breakfast it was easy to see the last group is shrinking fast. Today the Grupetto had grown to include more than ½ the camp.We still managed a very leisurely first hour which was great as http://www.epiccamp.com/blogs/scott/2010/01/ec-nz-10-day-4-matamata-turangi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (scott molina)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20271563.post-1883941351857774156Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:21:00 +00002010-01-06T21:22:44.080+13:00EC NZ ’10 Day 4 – Auckland (N. Shore actually… ) – MatamataOK.We’re starting to get into the groove now.6:30 breakfast which the support crew laid out for us. No cooked stuff today – just toast, yogurt, cereal, fruit, lots of great Coffees of Hawaii.7:30 roll-out to get a ferry over to the Coromandal peninsula.It was a leisurely 15km spin down to get the ferry and lucky John allowed us an hour http://www.epiccamp.com/blogs/scott/2010/01/ec-nz-10-day-4-auckland-matamata.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (scott molina)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20271563.post-2273453262488430635Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:41:00 +00002010-01-05T20:43:07.368+13:00EC NZ ’10 Day 3 – Whangarei – AucklandCoffee, toast and fruit was on a 5:30am for a 5:50 am jog to the pool. The “Committee” made a call last night to allow a broken 10km to count for points today so most people did 2km each way to the pool with 6km to do later on after the ride.When we got to the pool we found the main pool was closed due to unknown reasons. Shit.So we piled into another pool http://www.epiccamp.com/blogs/scott/2010/01/ec-nz-10-day-3-whangarei-auckland.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (scott molina)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20271563.post-2553584699544761742Mon, 04 Jan 2010 06:49:00 +00002010-01-04T19:51:29.892+13:00EC NZ ’10 Day 2 – Kaitaia – WhangareiThen training day started at 6:30 for many with a 10km run prior to breakfast. If you want to have any chance to factor in the points competition then you’ll need to commit to swimming and running nearly every day in addition to doing every ride.Since I can’t expect to do much running I decided yesterday to not try and swim every day either as we need to do http://www.epiccamp.com/blogs/scott/2010/01/ec-nz-10-day-2-kaitaia-whangarei.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (scott molina)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20271563.post-2353971830962239899Sun, 03 Jan 2010 07:38:00 +00002010-01-03T20:44:51.543+13:00Epic NZ ’10 Day 1 Cape Reinga – KaitaiaDay before the camp begins……..It took a little longer than planned to drive on the bus from Auckland – about 6 hours with the stop for lunch in Whangarai. (Please excuse all spelling errors as I wont’ be spell checking and often type as I recover. For those who know me you know what that means…..). Sure was nice for everyone and all bikes to arrive http://www.epiccamp.com/blogs/scott/2010/01/ec-nz-day-1-cape-reinga-kaitaia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (scott molina)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20271563.post-6523099028592904246Fri, 01 Jan 2010 03:53:00 +00002010-01-01T17:48:16.363+13:00Well this is going to be quite an adventure.This is the biggest group we've had at Epic - I think its 22 campers but we'll see who actually shows up.Along with all that is involved with looking after such a big group we are also moving locations every day which is brutal on the support crew. In all previous camps we've tried to reduce the amount of shifting from place to place due to the strain http://www.epiccamp.com/blogs/scott/2010/01/ec-nz-10-prologue.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (scott molina)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20271563.post-752989201927340734Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:20:00 +00002009-02-11T12:23:36.726+13:00http://www.epiccamp.com/blogs/scott/2009/02/taras-leg-6-days-after-tear-ouch.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (scott molina)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20271563.post-4869881197241395359Tue, 10 Feb 2009 07:22:00 +00002009-02-10T20:24:53.655+13:00EC NZ ’09 – EpilogueSome of the things I’d like to cover here:Future Epic campsOther great campsStaying healthyGroup trainingPersonal responsibilityFuture Epics - Our next Epic Camp is in the French Alps June 13-22. We’ll be taking in many of the famous Tour climbs as well as seeking out a few of the “more intimate” routes as usual. Some of the accommodation comes highly recommended as well as http://www.epiccamp.com/blogs/scott/2009/02/ec-nz-09-epilogue-some-of-things-id.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (scott molina)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20271563.post-4740773733989412742Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:11:00 +00002009-02-10T14:12:11.589+13:00EC NZ ’09 – Day 8 – fun and games, Tri RaceFor those of you Epic Vets who still vaguely remember what its like to do the camp here are a few figures from Steven to sharpen your memory of what’s needed to put yourself in the picture for the Yellow – here are his 7-day totals from the first week:Swim – 26kmBike – 822 miles (1325km)Run – 70 miles (113km)Hours – 62.9It was good to see Steven in his http://www.epiccamp.com/blogs/scott/2009/02/ec-nz-09-day-8-finale.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (scott molina)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20271563.post-5562665302483530423Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:24:00 +00002009-02-10T13:24:33.722+13:00EC NZ ’09 - Day 7The plan today was to ride to Lake Rotoiti in the little village of St. Arnaud 85km from our accom in Stoke, swim, run and lunch there and then ride back. It looked like it was going to be 7.5-9 hour training day depending on the wind.Personally; after finding our plush digs at the Monaco Resort kinda comfy; I was feeling like it would be a nice day for lounging around, getting http://www.epiccamp.com/blogs/scott/2009/02/ec-nz-09-day-7.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (scott molina)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20271563.post-7128461432832065089Sat, 07 Feb 2009 05:32:00 +00002009-02-07T18:34:18.458+13:00EC NZ ’09 Day 6 – Collingwood – Nelson, Kaiteriteri AquathonAnother magic morning to awaken to.Coffees of Hawaii brewed long and strong.Calm, clear shallow bay to swim in. Life is good.We started the day with a swim mostly as a make-up for the 3km we missed on Day 3.Nice swim. No dolphin diving!Then more coffee and breaky. These people can cook. We never lack for good food on Epic.8:45am http://www.epiccamp.com/blogs/scott/2009/02/ec-nz-09-day-6.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (scott molina)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20271563.post-374321841724415130Fri, 06 Feb 2009 07:38:00 +00002009-02-06T21:03:33.402+13:00Day 5 in CollingwoodOne of the main reasons we've come up this far is to run on the Heaphy Track which is one of th eSouth Islands "Great Walks" Along with the Milford track, the Greenstone, The Keplar, the Routeburn and Abel Tasman there is a hell of a lot of incredible scenery to be seen on this little island. I look forward to enjoying these at a leisurely pace at some point in the http://www.epiccamp.com/blogs/scott/2009/02/ec-nz-09-day-5-collingwood-and-heaphy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (scott molina)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20271563.post-7966583860675097797Fri, 06 Feb 2009 07:28:00 +00002009-02-06T20:38:37.738+13:00EC NZ Day 4 (and rest of Day 3)First - some other catching up on stuff…….Mighty Might Jo Carrit has a knee problem since day one and has really struggled with what to do since then. Like the onset of any over-use injury its hard to know for sure how much you can train while you treat it. She has a very big year planned and that includes time off from her job in London so she can train and travelhttp://www.epiccamp.com/blogs/scott/2009/02/ec-nz-09-day-4.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (scott molina)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20271563.post-1179565183731079776Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:42:00 +00002009-02-04T17:59:23.543+13:00EC NZ ’09 – Days 2 and 3- Christchurch – Kaikoura- Kaikoura – Nelson (Stoke)The plan for Day 2 was:6am swim, either breakfast or run and a 9:45roll-out for the 185km ride north to Kaikoura. The ride is flat for the first 60km and then there is a good amount of hilly terrain. We’ve got the same 70km individual TT for points from Cheviot to Kaikoura that we used 2 years ago.We http://www.epiccamp.com/blogs/scott/2009/02/ec-nz-09-days-2-and-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (scott molina)