Mark Burgess is training for the 2011 Ocean Splash & Dash Festival in Wollongong Harbour, NSW on December 3-4. The event includes ocean swims of 700m and 1.4km, and aquathons consisting of a 250m swim followed by a 2.5km run or a 650m swim followed by a 6km run. There is also a 5km fun run. Burgess did his first aquathon on Australia Day this year, finishing 40th in his age group, and he is stepping up his training to compete in the 1.4km swim on Saturday and the longer aquathon on Sunday. He trains about five times a week with some pool sessions and open-water swims before

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Event:OceanSplashandDashFestival
WheN:December3-4,2011(trainingupforit)
Where:WollongongHarbour,NSW
Whatisitallabout?
MFreaderMarkBurgessistrainingforthe2011OceanSplash&DashFestival,
comprisingoceanswims(700m/1.4km),aquathons(250mswim/2.5kmrun;
650mswim/6kmrun)plusa5kmfunrun.“IdidmyfirstaquathononAustralia
Daythisyear,finishing40thinmyagegroup.I’msteppingtotrythe1.4kmswim
ontheSaturdayandthenthelongeraquathonontheSunday.Mypartneris
runningthe5kmfunruninsupportofovariancancer.I’mtrainingaboutfive
timesaweek,somepoolsessionsandsomeopen-water, beforebreakfastand
afewrunsafterwork.Perfectwaytogetfitforsummer.”aquathon.com.au
PaulRobinson
Writer
After a hard
week of training,
Paul likes nothing
more than to run
home with a giant
hot dog. (A mate
brought the bun
around on the
back of a ute.)
SeanWilliams
MF running
coach
Sean (left) ups
the pace with
mate Dean Degan
during a 20km
run in Sydney's
Centennial Park.
Read his training
advice on p.32.
Aquaman
Mark Burgess
marathonphotos.paulrobinson