A race I would never run again. A real killer!!! I thought it would be like the CTC I ran a couple of weeks ago. But it wasn’t. This 32K course comprised of creek crossing, 5 dangerous hills and poor route signs. To make matters worst, there was a thunderstorm half an hour into the race. The trails were so muddy that my shoe got stuck in the mud as I was climbing one of the hills. Then there were part of the trail with moss and algae on which one couldn’t even walk properly, let alone running. All in all, it was one race where I decided to quit about 20 times….but I found some strength in the latter part of the run and finished in over 5 hrs. Instead of a medallion, we received a painted finisher’s rock with our time on it. At least that was nice. However, I will never run this race again!
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This happened to be my first trail race. I took part in the 25K where as some people were doing the 2 day 92.2K ultimate canuck challenge. The fun part about trail running is that it’s on a 5km loop so you keep on crossing the runners (unlike marathons). Most of the course was shaded with a few uphills. It was a hot day so around the half way mark, my hamstring started cramping up. Luckily there were 2 older gentlemen running beside me and they offered me some salt tablets. When they discovered that I was only doing the 25K and while they being twice my age were trying to finish the 92.2k, they just laughed and called me a “pussy”!!! I finished the race in under 3 hrs (no mean achievement). At the post race party while I was getting a massage treatment, the race director announced my name….I had actually finished 2nd in my age category and received a bottle of wine!!! So for the first time in 15 races, I actually went home with more than a medal!!!! That summed up a good day for me!
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AuthorZiyad Rahim is an adventure-runner from Pakistan. He currently holds 10 Guinness World Records in long-distance running, ranging from marathons to ultra-marathons. Race Reports
July 2018
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