The trail run was awesome guys. 21ks of breath-taking views, waterfalls, steep green ravines and a forest to end off. 300 of us huddled around the start prepping for the long run ahead. We set off in freezing weather and hit the 7km mark that greeted us with a 3km incline. Bum and calf burner …
Okay so you want to get fit but you find road running incredibly boring and monotonous…..now jump to trail running. Picture hiking trails, single tracks, jeep tracks, mountain ranges, forests, deserts and coastal bush. This can be your afternoon playground… Find a like minded runner, or a naive clueless victim that can be easily convinced …
So what goes through your mind when you hit the wall 21km into a steep 35km trail run? Or when you are SUPing around Greenland fighting off polar bears? Or running in an icy hail storm? Besides the “holy shit, what am I doing?” / “who signed me up for this” / “I’m too tired …
