Well my focus has mainly been trail orientated since taking a 2 week break after Comrades in June. I knew I couldnt repeat last years performance but nothing was going to stop me from trying. I like the go till you blow approach, well guess what it doesn't always pay off. In hindsight I should've started more conservatively and not get sucked into the pace the A batch guys start off with. After 10kms I had 39mins on my watch and I already knew I was in big trouble. PR's right up until the half marathon mark. Struggled with a stitch and often had to tap off the pace to recover, I was so smashed that when the Sub 3 bus caught me in Salt River, I could only hang on until The Company Gardens and had to let them go. Still thought I could sneak in under 3 hours but that headwind in the last kilometer was the final nail in the coffin. 3:01:43 eventually.
P.S. Did anyone else notice the concrete bit pass the Sea Point Pool is actually uphill.
