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BOMBER BEACH BOYS
While most of us relax on the beach at the weekend, it will be a different story for some Essendon players this Sunday. Mark Bolton, Marc Bullen, Adam McPhee, Justin Murphy, Sam Hunt and rookie Adrian Wilson will compete in the Sandringham Triathlon. The players will swim 750m, ride 25km and finish with a 5km run.
While most of us relax on the beach at the weekend, it will be a different story for some Essendon players this Sunday. Mark Bolton, Marc Bullen, Adam McPhee, Justin Murphy, Sam Hunt and rookie Adrian Wilson will compete in the Sandringham Triathlon. The players will swim 750m, ride 25km and finish with a 5km run.
The players have been training for the triathlon for the past two months as part of the electives program. Essendon supporters are welcome to attend the triathlon and cheer the Bomber players on. Details as follows:
Date: Sunday, January 18th
Time: Triathlon starts at 8.30am. Players will arrive at 7.30am
Venue: Trevor Barker Oval, Beach Road, Sandringham. The Sandringham Football Club is the official starting point.
Bomber skipper James Hird (nose) and Mark McVeigh (ankle) are withdrawals from the triathlon.
It was hard to wipe the smile from Matthew Lloyd’s face on Monday afternoon - the triple Coleman medallist finished fourth in the team’s 3.2km time trial at Princes Park and more importantly knocked 20 seconds off his personal best time. Lloyd is looking strong and fit and his results on the track indicate he is set for a big season, according to Essendon assistant coach Mark Harvey.
