Great course and thankfully the rain held off- in fact it was even a bit sunny over the last hour.

Didn't expect the first 16km to be as hilly as it was - the course profile doesn't show the the many short steep climbs and descents.

The R) adductor slowly locked up over those early kms as the short climbs took their toll. By 18km, the lower abs on both sides had gone out in sympathy and were slowly tightening their grip and restricting my hip flexion as a protective mechanism. The last 24km was ugly and I was reduced to walking any moderate slope - up or down.

The final 6kms involved 14(!) crossings of the Arrow River - nothing too deep but I can see why the stop the race short if there has been rain in the mountains - as happened last year.


R) adductor issue needs to be sorted!

Nil. Happy to just lie down and get the weight off my lower abs and groin.
(Does the free beer at the end count as a warm down technique?)


R) adductor and groin strain.


Great course, scenic & challenging - a good introduction to trail racing.

Very well organised.