PADDY PALLIN ADVENTURE SERIES SUNSHINE COAST RACE REPORT

Despite very hot and extremely humid weather the Sunshine Coast event saw a fantastic turnout with 93 teams lining up at the start of the event.

All participants were in good spirits with the fastest team completing the course in just under 2h and 44m. The new Novice category again proved to be a hit with many families and 1st time adventure racers enjoying the day.

Racing was extremely tight in all categories with an exciting dead heat in the women’s classic category with the two Tri Adventure Girls teams being announced as the winner.

Thanks to a fantastic effort by Maximum Adventures & the event volunteers all teams were cleared out and equipment packed before massive rainstorms hit the area later in the afternoon.

The next round of the series will be held in May at the Royal National Park with more information found in our Events section.

Thanks to Marmot and Icebreaker for their support and a huge congratulations to all the participants and full results for both Saturday and Sunday can be found here. To see some more photos head to Element Photo & Video Productions.

Winners

Classic Course

Female teams:

=1st Tri Adventure Girls – Jan Leverton and Shan Mcgrath

=1st Tri Adventure Girls – Cass Kimlin and Gina Dundson

3rd Giddy Up Girls – Mandy Caldwell and Jen Ferguson

Male teams:

1st Keep Calm and Cramp On – Michael Gardiner and Tim Williams

2nd Empire Strikes – Ben Gillespie and Andrew Gillespie

3rd GC 007 – Mark Rolton and Paul Baber

Mixed teams:

1st Mountain Designs – Kim Beckinsale and Gary Sutherland

2nd That Crazy Gal and a Guy – Kirk Jackson and Sara Barrett

3rd Neverest – Gary Palmer and Nina Eldridge

Novice

Female Teams:

1st Kristin’s Ponies – Kristin Esler and Rebecca Tweedy

2nd BRONTASAURUS – Sandi Hobbs and Chantelle Smith

3rd Mel & Nadien Melanie Coghill and Nadien Vermeulen

Mens Teams:

1st EasyRiders – Morgan Tiernan and Brendan Priest

2nd The Walking Dead – Pieter Evert and Aaron Hutson

3rd Out and About – Todd Symons and Sandy Miller

Mixed Teams:

1st Paddy Murphy – Gail Murphy and Megan White

2nd Paddy Plonkers – Bron Gallagher and Joe Gallagher

3rd Team Duncan – Glenn Duncan and Karen Duncan