Congratulations to Ben Bell, who posted an excellent debut time for the marathon, at the recently contested M7 marathon. Ben ran a time of 2 hours 36min, placing him 8th overall. A very encouraging time as he sets his focus on Ironman Australia 2011. 

Another splendid yet brisk morning at the Mount Annan Botanical Gardens for the second round of the Mount Annan Duathlon Series. There were 8 athletes from the Scott Endurance Racing Team on the start line all looking to either better their times from the previous round or post a strong time on the tough course. Cathy Tulloh, Hugh Gilberg, Nathan Miller and Alex Ball all brushing up their skills for the World Championships in 2 months time. Cathy and Hugh taking out their

The first round of the Triathlon NSW Duathlon Series was held at Mount Annan on June 6th. Erin Hargraves lead the strong results from Scott Endurance Racing Team taking 3rd overall in the women's field. Coach Mark had a strong race placing 4th overall after leading for much of the race. Luke Zweers showed that hard work pays off by taking 7th spot overall. Cathy Tulloh and Hugh Gilberg rounded out a great day for the team, taking 1st place in their respective age groups. There will be a large contigent from the team heading to the third round back at Mount Annan on 4th July. Full Results

Over the weekend Scott Endurance athletes' Marijke Ralph, Carolyn Dews, Michelle Wells, Cathy Tulloh, Steve Newman and myself Ed Birchall, braved the cold start for the SMH Half Marathon in Sydney. The conditions were perfect for racing with clear skies and little wind.

With a narrow start and over 10 000 starters, it was quite slow going to the line after the gun was fired. Eventually I made my way through and started my 21.1km with a fast downhill section to Circular Quay.