arpie Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 (edited) Hi all Yaaaaay!!!!! Keith competed last Wed in the Aquathlon and won his age group - had to run the 'hopeful winner' down in the finish shute to beat him by about 5 secs!!!! Exiting the swim after the first run, about to do the 2nd run This pic shows it all - Keith is in green & yellow on the left, the bloke that came 2nd is in green & yellow on the right & they are running down the finish shute!! The Blue Banner is the finish line! Then on Sat he competed in the BIG ONE! Before the Race .... The Olympic Distance World Champs & Keith was 2nd out of the water (behind the bloke who nearly beat him in the Aquathlon) Unfortunately, he then got a puncture at some roadworks about 2k up the road, & lost about 10 mins changing the tube! Most would have just given up at this point in time, as with short races, such as this, you just lose too much time doing the repair. He was thinking "NO! NO! Not again" He thought it was a case of 'deja vu' ..... he had had to pull out of the World Champs in NZ a few years back after a bike puncture and even the bike techs couldn't remove the tube from the rim (tubless tyre that was glued on!) Keith doesn't use these now! By the time they gave him a replacement wheel, he'd lost over 30 mins in that race & had to pull out! However, this time, a guy on the sideline told him to just settle down, relax & do what he had to do ....... and that calmed him down & he was back on the road soon! At this point I was thinking ..... hmmmm, 2nd is good ....... then on the first lap of the run, I was looking for the other bloke as a 'marker' when who should come towards me, but KEITH!!!! He was on his own from then!!! He finished in 2hr 47min. It's official!! He was awarded his medal last night in front of 5,000 athletes and their families & friends!!!! Cheerio for now ROberta Edited October 12, 2009 by Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Go Keith you good thing !!!!! awesome result from a lot of very hard training. Cheers Stewy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Two extraordinary achievements. Congratulations to Keith, Roberta. A world class athlete! Cheers Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james7 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Great work Keith!! Amazing achievement. And a 58cm flattie on 1lb braid?!!? I reckon that's right up there too Roberta! Cheers Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roosterman Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 well done Kieth what a champ you have there Roberta. .. i agree with peter , that lizard on 1lb braid is a great effort as well ... cheers....steve..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray R Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Great read Roberta, your Keith is a champ, and your flattie on cotton like braid is good goin' as well. A big congrats to you both... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewgaffer Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Hi Roberta....Congratulations to you both... Keith's achievement in winning the aqua event and then coming fro behind to win the world marathon championship is quiet an outstanding effort... when Shirley, Syd and I met Keith, sails and yourself over dinner up at Forster that time everyone remarked how extremely fit Keith looked for his age then, and that was almost two years ago now..... Best wishes to both of you and do have a nice relax in Narrabri and I hope that you have enough time on your hands to do some freshwater fishing while you're up there...... Cheers jewgaffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Gun Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Congratulations Keith, awsome effort. Cheers YG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherman1994 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Congrats Keith, that's a sterling effort! Cheers, JB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tide'n'knots Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 awesome stuff roberta!!!! congratulations to keith thats amazing. pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcel haber Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Congratulation Keith, what a champion. Roberta, you have one of a kind, dont know how you keep up with him. Twin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinksy Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 congrats solid effort their mate keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkymalinky Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Congratulations once again Roberta and Keith.... I met Keith a few days before he started racing and he's one amazingly fit guy, as if you can't tell from the results. He cost me a lot of money though... I had to take Roberta to a sports store to get Keith some de-foggger for his swim goggles and the store had a good fishing section. Keith's de-fogger cost me about $400 Awesome performance, Keith. Cheers, Slinky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted September 18, 2009 Author Share Posted September 18, 2009 Many thanks guys - the smile is still on his dial! Found out today that there is a half Marathon on up here tomorrow (we are at Mooloolaba now ....... I am doing a yak fishing comp on Sun! Must be a glutton for punishment!) hahaha that was a classic, Slinky!! Many thanks for taking me there tho ..... and the fishing trip, too - he would have been in a panic if we hadn't found that stuff for his goggles! The fishing gear was a bonus!! Here I was, thinking it would just be a swimming shop! Cheerio Roberta Off to Narrabri next week & home at the end of the month! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Roberta...does Keith's physical prowess rub off on your peddling? Congrtaulations to Keith and well done on a great fish on the light gear!!! Cheers, Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennmreid Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Congratulatiosn Keith. Well done on a great effort. Dual world champion, what an awesome effort. I have seen the photos in our local newspaper, I will have to post them on Fishraider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfish Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 hey roberta! great effort keith congradultions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted September 21, 2009 Author Share Posted September 21, 2009 Thanks guys Would love to see the pics, Glenn - if possible, any chance of keeping the paper for us? Back in about 10 days or so. Hey Rob - maybe it did ..... after the yak comp yesterday (up at 5am) Toni & I hit the water after the comp & fished on til 5pm!! I was knackered at the end of it tho, went out for dins & was asleep by 8.30pm! Cheerio Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achjimmy Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Congrats to Keith, Roberta amazing result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris 55 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Keith and Roberta the Energiser bunnies keep on kicking butt Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickman Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 cograts roberta and keith your a ledgend mate hope i'm still half the man you are whan i hit your age cherrs gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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