Meet the new team

The Glutes For Punishment is 50% recycled 2004 team, 50% fresh blood. Rog and I are back for another crack at it, and this time we're joined by Bride King and Felicity Kohut. When you remember that in 2004 we had one attractive blonde woman between two teams of four, you could say that in 2006 Rog has quadrupled his attractive blonde female team member ratio. I briefly considered naming the team "Three Blondes and a Bimbo" but I thought maybe I could be accused of false modesty.

Anyway, who are these new team members really?

Bride (pron: "bridey") King is a physiotherapist, Pilates instructor, has represented Australia in middle-distance running, and is often asked to accompany Australian athletics squads as a team physio. If we can just keep up with her, she has great preparation and skills to contribute to the team. Plus, her sister is volunteering to help us in training and support. Bride is also going to coordinate our support crew needs this time around. If you'd like to volunteer to help out, drop her an email.

You'll remember Felicity "Flick" Kohut from Trailwalker 2004 because she transported us from a world of pain to an interlude of glorious relief at the Crosslands checkpoint with her massage skills. No doubt having seen (and felt) how good condition we were in, she's decided to have a crack at it herself this time. Which, since she's an experienced bushwalker and works as a homeopath, massage therapist, and bushcare team leader, seems like a great idea. She can cure your pain and give you a detailed botanical description of the plant that did it to you. Also, her boyfriend Nick lives in Berowra, close to the course, and is a founding member of our support crew - yay! Felicity's coordinating team clothing needs and first aid requirements. If you can help Flick with your experience from last time, drop her an email.

Rog is still Rog, of course, as he will remain for a good while yet. Having proven himself so capable in the role in 2004, he's once again managing our timetables and schedules, and we may yet see the popular Mr & Mrs Crawford out on a checkpoint or two with a sanger and a hot cup of something.

And me? Well, as before I'm going to blab a lot, bother a lot of people, try and extract some money from them, and generally fill in forms, cross T's, dot I's, and distribute copies of things.