I am rather pleased with myself.
On the 12th of Feb I did my first proper trail run. The Hedianga Beast. And although it was only 10km, it was a proper slog. I really suffered. My 10km times are in the 1 hour 5 minute range, but for this one it ended up being 1 hour, 35 minutes and 52 seconds.
The heat did not help. And the trail is not a soft, meandering trail. This is proper trail running. Will I be back. HELL YES!! I think I'm in love.
And then, 4days later, on the 15th Feb, I did the 10km Spar Lantern Race in Irene. Now I have to admit that I was still sore and stiff from The Beast. It was also ridiculously busy, which made the first kilometer or so more of a walk than a run, but eventually it all came together.
I would love to say that the race was easy and no problem, but I was still recovering from The Beast. It was difficult.
But that said, I did finish in 1:03:31, which to my mind is a job well done. Oh, and I have also joined Team Vitality, because temporary licenses do get expensive very fast ;-)
