The Kepler Challenge RaceBy Floortje
Running the Kepler with Floortje: Kepler was a big Challenge. I had the pressure on all day, I didn't even have time for toilet stops!I ran comfortably with a friend up to Luxmore Hut. And started to realise I needed to get ahead to chase the other girls. I was running 4th by the half way point, 32km at the Iris Burn hut. I had no time to grab goodies from transition, this meant missing out on Christmas cake!!.From there I thought the hills were over and I would be on flat terrain..... turns out I got that absolutely wrong......With the girls on my heels I started to pace out fast, working on mental strength to stay ahead. After holding the lead for 1.5 hours of fast pace I still hadn't found the flat terrain I was expecting, and so I decided the guys in my train could lead for a while. It was at that moment I realised one of the girls was hanging on and passed me freshly. The fast out pace bit me in the bum. I kept going, sitting in a black box, I got passed by another girl in the last 10km. Still looking for the flat terrain I finally found it in the last 500 meters before I happily finished. #WhereAdventuresBegin |
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