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| Best photo of me running ever, hows that tongue... photo used without permission from Action Gallery - https://www.facebook.com/actiongallery, sorry okes, found it on Facebook... |
It took great restraint to not spend the 15kms complaining to those around me about the heat and hills - I'm not one for whining en route because lets be honest, we get ourselves into these situations. I do enjoy the occasional encounters you have though, as you find yourself linking up with people travelling at a similar average speed.
One such lady, who was running a far more consistent pace than me, remarked while passing me up a hill that she probably shouldnt have done the Parkrun at Nahoon beach that morning. I imagine this was done to hammer home the fact that she, a woman, had just passed me up a hill, in the sweltering heat, having already put down 5kms on the dunes. Admittedly, woman don't really think like that... but all the same, rather than be impressed what I was really thinking was 'Are you out of your FREAKING MIND, you must be off your rocker to have run twice on a day like today".
It made me want to beat her, beat her for being loopy - you shouldn't win at anything if you're deranged. Unfortunately, I'd abandoned all expectations of a good time at the 5km mark, and had resigned myself to making good on the water sachets by 12km - the goal was now making it home. All competitive inclinations left wilting in the sun on the gravel road.
Update: You can download the results here,
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