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Coronation Double Century 2013

The morning after the event, I woke up with a fright -

What's the time?! What day is it?! Oh no, have I overslept?!

It's 6am. Relax Ashleigh...the event is over. You can sleep a little longer.

On Saturday night, before pre-event day curfew, my roommate shared a horrific story of how her watch had stopped working the night before a big race...there she was enjoying her breakfast at a leisurely pace, while the Venue Operations Centre frantically awaited their brief and emergency radios before the race. Some people in this business don't travel without at least 2 backup alarm clocks for this very reason!!

Standing at the Start on Sunday, as I watched the umpteenth team head off, I glanced down at my watch and realised that her story had literally stopped my clock! Fortunately, (I didn't care too much about watching the clock after a successful 3.30am rise n shine and) I was safe...

Perhaps my watch was just tired - because she started up again after sunrise!

It's been a full 4-day programme and I'm stoked to head back home. I'll get going by 8am I hope - and by this weekend's standards - that's late!

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  1. MimiNovember 26, 2013 at 12:09 PM

    How you manage to do such amazing writing on a BBM never ceases to amaze me. So proud to say you're family.

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