On Saturday I did the 18km out and back Mac's Westcoaster run on the Te Henga walkway from Muriwai to Bethells Beach and back.
I "downgraded" from the 28km when I realised that it would take me about 3hrs to do the 18km alone, and the 28km well about 5hrs..I needed to do a 2hr15min run so I figured that 18km was plenty!
What a beautiful setting and the weather Gods shone...I certainly have bruises, scrapes, rashes and cuts to prove it. The run was on a really narrow path, bush bashing was the order of the day, and I fell over so many times I lost count! Some parts of the track are literally crevasses, and some parts are just too steep to run. I have never walked in a run race before- well there's a first time for everything. Everyone was walking, so I thought, why waste my energy, if you can't beat them, join them! It was hard to pass anyone too on a track the width of my foot! The outward leg took me 1hr 16, and I was about 1hr 19 on the way back (which was harder) to finish in 2hr 35mins and I was 5tjh female overall.
A slow 18km but if you saw the course you'd realise why!! First time I ran with my new Nathan fuel belt- it was fantastic- I drank heaps, and had gels too as the course is really exposed, it was hot and breezy which made me so thirsty.
A great atmosphere put on by the guys from Total Sport and Mac's. Free beer from the lovely people at Lion ;o), free barbie, heaps of mini moros (my fridge is now full of them!) and the most beautiful setting.
My quads though were bu**ered afterwards. I managed my 4hr ride yesterday in the Waitaks and today I may just have to drop my run as my quads are screaming. So I'll head for the pool for some RnR.....
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Sounds like a good day. I was eyeing up that run at the start of the year - maybe next year.
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