So we raced the other weekend, and it was slow... I set out at the right pace that was to slow!!! I needed to be 5-10sec faster for the first km. I was bang on 3:28 with the next 2 both at 3:25, so I wasn't killing myself but I was on pace... Problem, I was alone, those 10 sec lost in the first km left me in no-mans land with a group of 5 just out of reach. The 5km mark past in 17:15. It's a simple out and back race, so while I held the pace till the turn I lost it after we turned. Although it didn't help on the way out, there was a little wind to fight on my own for the 2nd half. Passing 10 km in 35:11 ment I was off pace and the 52:15 I was after, was now unobtainable.

I watched the group ahead of me eat up the km never missing a beat, just pulling further and further ahead. The last 5km was slow 18:32!!! I was finished and didn't even feel up to the extra 5km on the program...

Role on Sunday, with the mountain covered in clouds I set off from home and headed up the Green Belts and up into Cecelia forest (not that there are any trees left) from there it was onto Nursary Ravin. With 80's tunes in my ears I climbed into the clouds and turned Right for McClear's Beacon...

it was wet up there

 That picture doesn't really tell you just how wet and cold it was up there; I had my hat off and it was keeping my phone from getting wet, but I wanted a picture and I wasn't going to get any of the view, as were wasn't a view!!! I got to the map at the top and couldn't see the beacon 10m away...

I didn't want to die on the mountaian so I took the run easy, I was even forced to walk the board walks, they were leathal... as i dropped of the mountain and headed home I ad to stop and get some munchies out my pack I had been out for over 2h30 and with only water to drink I was finished. Winegums did the trick and I ran home finishing in just under 3hours...