2013 P2P

[Mid Life Crisis Marathon Man]

OK people, look sharp.

The date of the Point To Pinnacle race this year is definitely set as Sunday, November 17th. Entries open on 1st August, and it fills very fast, so you need to start thinking about whether or not you are a definite starter.

Other things to think about:

* Training. Yep, you need to train for this monster, and now isn't a bad time to start incorporating some hill work into your regular training.

* Flights and accomodation. You'll need to fly to Hobart via Sydney or Melbourne, and as you may well need a day or three to acclimatise/overcome the jet lag I'd suggest flying into Australia via Sydney, as Mrs MLCMM and I can accomodate you gratis here in Sydney. From here it's an easy domestic flight to Hobart. The last two years we have booked a house in Hobart to accomodate all of us which works out cheaper, roomier and more flexible than hotels.

* Registering. As I said, online entires open on August 1st and fills very quickly, especially as they only take a very limited number of non-Tasmanian entries, so make your decision by then!

* Holidaying whilst here. There is of course an entire country for you to explore whilst here. Remember Australia is a very big country. It takes five hours to fly from one side to the other, or three days by train or four very long days by car. Unless you want to spend all your time (and money) travelling, I suggest you consider what you want to see and do very carefully before arriving! As things stand at the moment, Mrs MLCMM and I can easily accomodate you in Sydney, so feel free to use Sydney as a base for your travels. We'd also be happy to help you explore Tasmania whilst there for the race (highly recommended ... ask Seafront Plodder!).

There's not much to see on the website yet, but the race page is here.

You can also keep an eye on the mountain you have to run up (Mount Wellington) via this really good webcam and check out the view from the top here.

So have a think and reply here to let everyone know you're coming!

This is going to be very, very good.