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BMX Bandits race XPD
Hilary Dyer
BMX Bandits race XPD
Story
After a wildly successful XPD 2010 (we finished, we all made it out mostly intact and are looking forward to racing again), The Bandits are back to race XPD 2011. And this time trying to step it up a notch by competing in the world championships - Traversing at least 700km of Tasmanian wilderness (depending on how good our Navigation is) on foot, bike, boat & whatever else the race directors throw at us! And even better - this time we are racing in the Premier Division with a female in the team! This year the XPD BMX Bandits are Dale Atterby, Adrian Betts, David Ellis and Hilary Dyer.
MS Australia
We have chosen MS Australia as our charity partner because one of us has a close friend who has recently been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis this year. We want to support an organisation that can support her, and many other Australians like her.
The Race
XPD is Australia’s own Expedition length adventure race - and, In 2011 - XPD is hosting the adventure racing world championships. We will be joining 96 teams from 23 different countries battling it out along the rugged coastline & through the mountainous interior of Tassie. The exact course is kept secret until 24hrs before the start and then once we start, racing is 24 hours per day; teams choose when and where they will sleep.
The 2011 race starts on Wednesday 2nd November. Teams have 10 days to complete the course, with the race cut off being Friday 11th November. This could be pretty relevant - since in Cairns only 21 of the 47 teams managed to finish - and our time of 9.5 days was good enough for 11th place...
You can learn more about the race at www.XPD.com.au
Follow the DOT!
You can follow every step of the race over 10 days from the live website http://www.widgetbox.com/mobile/app/xpd-live Every team will carry a tracking device that will refresh their location on the live race map every 5 minutes. You can also read team blogs, and post notes to us!
BMX Bandits on Facebook
We've posted a bunch of pictures of various bandit sporting events on the facebook page. You might find yourself in one. Please become a friend / like the page! http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/491736635388/
We hope that you will support us over the 10 days of this epic race and help make all the effort, sweat and toil more worthwhile by kindly donating to MS Australia!
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MS (Multiple Sclerosis Limited)
MS is the preeminent source of information, advice and services for people living with multiple sclerosis. A combined entity of ACT, NSW, Tasmania and Victoria, we support people living with multiple sclerosis to achieve all the everyday things we take for granted, while our search for a cure continues.
We’re here to help people live their lives with multiple sclerosis and provide them with the best long term options and life outcomes.
We offer a suite of services to support people living with multiple sclerosis, including:
- - Phone and email support through MS Connect — our gateway to living well with multiple sclerosis
- - Free, specialised consultation with a health professional through our MS Advisor service
- - Everything you need to support your goals for living well, from exercise and nutrition through to social engagement and specialist employment support, through our MS Wellbeing services
- - Around the clock support when things get challenging, through our MS Respite and Residential service.
When you fundraise for MS, you're helping someone achieve the everyday things we take for granted, while the search for a cure continues.
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