I can’t remember how I came across this particular race but I’ve
been really interested in completing it since I seen it. I wanted to sign up
for this year’s race. I’m glad I didn’t as I would have been so under-prepared
it wouldn’t have been funny. It was also one of the hottest days we’ve had all
year.
Watching the entries grow on the daily Facebook updates for
the page I decided I should join so I did. This was 5 months ago.
The race is capped at 100 people. It now has a wait list for
the first year it’s been running which is amazing!
Here’s the elevation profile – yip eek. Looks like we will
be crawling up that hill at the 40km!
The race is held an hour outside of Christchurch (New
Zealand) in Oxford. Total distance is 52km of hills and stunning views.
The fastest female did this course in 6 hours this year. My
goal will be to finish and if I can come in under 8 hours uninjured I’ll be
stoked. This time sounds huge to me as the longest I’ve ever run has been 2 and
a half hours.
In the last month my training has been nothing like I’d
wanted it to be. I’ve had a nasty sinus infection that took over a week to get
rid of. Master Z was off preschool for a week with icky bugs & fevers. Then
yesterday I managed to roll my ankle on the actual track we will be racing on.
It’s a bit puffy and sore but I’m hoping come next Sunday I will be able to
race in the Boulder Bay Classic. I did this race last year so i wanna beat my
time.
In the coming months I’ll keep posting my progress in
working towards this huge goal.
Stay tuned
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