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Australian Volunteer races for MicroLoan

10/15/2009 8:15:00 AM

Clive Hughes, Supporter of Microloan Foundation Australia, completed the World Masters Games 70km road race in Sydney on 16th October.  He was raising money for MicroLoan Australia's branch office in Mulanje, Southern Malawi.

Speaking afterwards, Clive said: "This was the hardest race I have participated in yet.  I guess I was expecting as much, as many of the top 50 year old cyclists in the world were there.  But what made it tougher was the wind which got up in the afternoon, just in time for our race.  It seemed that - regardless of the direction that the wind was going - there always seemed to be a head wind.

"The winning time for the event was 37.6kph, and I was very pleased to exceed my stated pre-race target of 32kph with an average speed of 32.7kph.  Although my muscles ached liked mad afterwards, it was great to meet some of the overseas competitors, such as the 80 year old Polish cyclist who holds numerous world records!

"Once the money has been collected, I am looking forward to sending this off to Malawi to support the Mulanje branch."