Aussie Dust

Hello everyone

Thank you for your messages of support.  This is the first time we have had access to the internet and it is from a paid internet site which doesn’t allow pictures to be attached. 

On a countdown of ten by Mayor Damien Ryan, Wheelbarrow Man David Baird ran down the Todd Mall escorted by six Prostate and Bosom Buddies pushing wheelbarrows and a spruiker behind announcing the event and collecting donations for Prostate and Breast Cancer.

Now into his seventh day, David is hoping to be 20kms west of Curtin Springs Roadhouse (368kms from Alice) by the end of Thursday May 7, and at Uluru Saturday May 9, 2009.

The impact of seven days running with a barrow is causing concern with shin splints that started late yesterday.  We have iced and eleviated the injury hoping that it will be better today but have decided to cut back the kilometres today.

For those who followed David’s Wheelbarrow Across Australia Run earlier this year, you will know about his amazing feet when he ran 56kms from Iron Knob into Port Augusta.

In this challenge David has set himself a target to run into Alice Springs in under 21 days.  To do this he has set a high daily average of 53kms per day, which is no small feat (excuse the pun) considering the difficulty of running with a wheelbarrow.

So far he has been averaging 54kms per day

Support for this challenge has been fantastic and to date David has collected $1300 for Prostate and Breast Cancer from donations at the start and along the way.  David finds it very motivating when the public get behind him and toot when they pass or pull over and throw money into his barrow.

Unfortunately, with the excitement last Friday at the start in the Todd Mall, precious photos taken that morning were lost when the Digital Cannon Camera was mislaid.