Not sure this is going to work… or if TV in France is going to give the same priority to the race that AUS TV is – so here goes. He had a disappointing day in Geneva yesterday – so he’s probably still sleeping…

18:08:08: Welcome to coverage of the Women s 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
We will only be able to provide you today with live text updates of the womens race. (more…)

He’s in there – somewhere…

JB travels North from Aix-Les-Bains to Geneva (tonight) for an early morning start in the Triathlon International de Geneve… Good Luck mate! Event website is here…

There’s a pre-race interview with Brad on the ITU Olympic website…

Brad Kahlefeldt leaves Aix-Les-Bains tomorrow for his big race on Tuesday in Beijing.  Good luck BK! You’ve worked for it – go and get it.

Swiss countryside – 20km North of Geneva.

There is now a companion book to “No 3, Templeton Place” and contains more adventures and escapades of the early members of the Overseas Visitors Club who stormed into Europe in the late 1950s and early 1960s…  Details here…

Zimbabwe Dollars… But would it buy a case of beer?

No photos yet – just positions and times. Double Sprint Course. Swim 800m, Bike 9.3km, Run 1.7km, Bike 9.3km, Run 1.7km. 17 Started (3 from AUS) Positions: 1st BK (51:36) – 7th JB (53:45) – 9th AC (55:22).  Race Report here – Brad Kahlefeldt’s last ‘hit out’ before Beijing.  Looking good BK!

I asked him what they did with their days – and he sent me this…

He must have misunderstood me – I wanted to know what they did with their spare time… There’s more pictures here… and some video here of Brad racing in Tiszaujvaros (Hungary) & Hamburg (Germany) and Maiki racing in Kitzbuehel (Austria) & Hamburg.

There’s also some video of the event in Athlone, Ireland here – but he doesn’t feature.  You will need Real Player installed – get it here…

He’s off to a shaky start in Ireland… problems with Russian swimmers, sticky wetsuit zippers - and something about sniffing nappies… Makes no sense to me either.  He thinks he’s invented a new game of tossing coins into the ceiling – his Mother used to do that years ago – with credit cards in shoe shops!  More here, his own words and pictures…

The long way round… from New York to London to Dubai and then to Hong Kong – where she revisited some memories of her childhood… Then and now.

Just heard the news from Johannesburg.  Brian lost his battle with cancer last Wednesday…  Our thoughts are with Krisa, George, Jason, Simone and the little ones.  He was a very good friend and, as always, he left owing me a bottle of whisky.

No – she’s in Essen, Germany with Merle & Nicklas…