FFS. WTF. That was nothing like I had in mind. I realized when we went up the bloody steps to get to the trail that there was no way I was going under 2hrs. So that plan rapidly went out the window. And then had a sense of humour failure when at about 17km we hit the road and you could hear the announcer I thought yes please, 2:10 is doable. So I upped the pace, only to have the 22km route split off again up the damn mountain for about the 10th time. Big mistake! Eventually hobbled in at 2:20. My fitness was fine, but there was no way I was going to be able to run up and down the rocks like the real Trail runners. And my quads and calves are hammered. Was a spectacular route though, and the scenery was brilliant!
