Talkback: Battling through exhaustion in the black of night at The Race – blog
Ruaidhri
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Super Report from Markus, a gentleman also, i had the pleasure of meeting him. Thats were the pleaseure stopped. I added my quick fire roud up on the event below. You might note the Sarcasim.
The weather would have closed airports, the bike was sideways for the Full 170k, No exaggerations
The Coast guard cancelled the kayak so we had a marathon to start with instead (That’s some start to a day)
Bike was as above crazy stuff head down waiting for the Direction to change
It was also a Deluge of rain from we started till we finished
5K Mtn Run Vertical Ascent took 1:05 says i all really
First time i have seen Waterfalls go back up hill
120kmh winds on the mountain
Second cycle was unreal, Lonely desolate places with not even trees were growing
Then it got dark, the rain got heavier, the hills got longer
It was mental
The last run (Marathon) was run shuffle walk, moved down the hills and slowed goin up them
But it was pitch black
The biggest Mind Games ever played on anybody
Things i learnt:
I am Madder than I thought, didnt think it was possible
We don’t have hills (In east of Ireland) Donegal do
We don’t have Bad weather Donegal does
Quote of the race from the briefing
“We Designed this course for you not to finish”
Best Regards,
Ruaidhrí Stewart
Co Louth
Ireland
The weather would have closed airports, the bike was sideways for the Full 170k, No exaggerations
The Coast guard cancelled the kayak so we had a marathon to start with instead (That’s some start to a day)
Bike was as above crazy stuff head down waiting for the Direction to change
It was also a Deluge of rain from we started till we finished
5K Mtn Run Vertical Ascent took 1:05 says i all really
First time i have seen Waterfalls go back up hill
120kmh winds on the mountain
Second cycle was unreal, Lonely desolate places with not even trees were growing
Then it got dark, the rain got heavier, the hills got longer
It was mental
The last run (Marathon) was run shuffle walk, moved down the hills and slowed goin up them
But it was pitch black
The biggest Mind Games ever played on anybody
Things i learnt:
I am Madder than I thought, didnt think it was possible
We don’t have hills (In east of Ireland) Donegal do
We don’t have Bad weather Donegal does
Quote of the race from the briefing
“We Designed this course for you not to finish”
Best Regards,
Ruaidhrí Stewart
Co Louth
Ireland
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