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Thursday Mar 22, 2018 #
8 AM
Cycling 37:00 [3] 14.0 km (2:39 / km)
Had a short time window available today between first light and going out to have a look at the SC-ORE schools competition starting at Macquarie Primary at 8, so didn't have time for anything more than a quick jaunt around Lake Ginninderra - not the smoothest of surfaces on a road bike (lots of tree roots under the asphalt) but still nice to be out. A bit of hamstring fatigue again.
I was pleased with what I saw at Macquarie. For those unfamiliar with it, it's a short (~5 minutes/leg) sprint relay that runs before school - 33 4-person teams from 9 schools apparently. The kids seemed to be really engaged with it and it certainly made me think about whether it's a model that could be rolled out in other places - ACT has the luxury that most of its schools have a fair bit of open space nearby so I think we'd struggle to make something like this work in the inner suburbs of the big cities, but outer suburbs would have potential, and the big regional centres (e.g. Bendigo, Toowoomba, Launceston) would be ideal.
I was pleased with what I saw at Macquarie. For those unfamiliar with it, it's a short (~5 minutes/leg) sprint relay that runs before school - 33 4-person teams from 9 schools apparently. The kids seemed to be really engaged with it and it certainly made me think about whether it's a model that could be rolled out in other places - ACT has the luxury that most of its schools have a fair bit of open space nearby so I think we'd struggle to make something like this work in the inner suburbs of the big cities, but outer suburbs would have potential, and the big regional centres (e.g. Bendigo, Toowoomba, Launceston) would be ideal.