CBR 100 km
Saturday:
Distance: 100.0 kms
Time: 14 hrs 55 mins 04 secs
Rate: 8' 57" per km
Elevation gain: 2262 metres
Weather: sum/cloud, temp range from 6 am start, 10 - 20 - 15 degrees, humidity, 75% - 45% - 65%, windy all day SE 10 kmph - East 20 kmph
Year to date:
Distance: 951.75 kms
Elevation gain: 18,024 metres
It's not the proper way to prepare for a tough 100 km event, but I made it through without too many problems. The training fell away in February for various reasons, but the mountain biking & the mountain running seem to have made up for the lack of running kms.
The day went well all the way as I had the wonderful company of Gemma who was attempting her first successful finish after three previous failures. Mentally she just needed to get to the finish line so we ran together all the way. My time more reflects her pace than mine, but we pulled each other through a couple of bad patches and made the finish.
The course on the northern section of the Canberra Centenary Trail was much more technical & rough in places.Too much elevation gain due to climbing Mt Ainslie & almost all Mt Majura, One Tree Hill near Hall village, then the rough as hell tracks on Black Mountain, the Arboretum, then Red Hill & Davidson's Trig. It was a fund raising event for the Heart Foundation, not the World Trail running championships. Night time on some of these tracks would be bordering on dangerous & clearly not have regard to safety issues.
This especially applies to those walking & teams event who just want to complete the course in the aid of a worthy cause.
Basically no problems as I has Softshoe to crew for me. The lack of assistance on the course in places is something the organisers could work on for next time.
Today, all good. Still a little tired as expected, not much moving today and will head to the river on Monday.
Overall, a wonderful day out of mostly trail running & walking. Didn't like the bike path bits, but that's life.
Distance: 100.0 kms
Time: 14 hrs 55 mins 04 secs
Rate: 8' 57" per km
Elevation gain: 2262 metres
Weather: sum/cloud, temp range from 6 am start, 10 - 20 - 15 degrees, humidity, 75% - 45% - 65%, windy all day SE 10 kmph - East 20 kmph
Year to date:
Distance: 951.75 kms
Elevation gain: 18,024 metres
It's not the proper way to prepare for a tough 100 km event, but I made it through without too many problems. The training fell away in February for various reasons, but the mountain biking & the mountain running seem to have made up for the lack of running kms.
The day went well all the way as I had the wonderful company of Gemma who was attempting her first successful finish after three previous failures. Mentally she just needed to get to the finish line so we ran together all the way. My time more reflects her pace than mine, but we pulled each other through a couple of bad patches and made the finish.
The course on the northern section of the Canberra Centenary Trail was much more technical & rough in places.Too much elevation gain due to climbing Mt Ainslie & almost all Mt Majura, One Tree Hill near Hall village, then the rough as hell tracks on Black Mountain, the Arboretum, then Red Hill & Davidson's Trig. It was a fund raising event for the Heart Foundation, not the World Trail running championships. Night time on some of these tracks would be bordering on dangerous & clearly not have regard to safety issues.
This especially applies to those walking & teams event who just want to complete the course in the aid of a worthy cause.
Basically no problems as I has Softshoe to crew for me. The lack of assistance on the course in places is something the organisers could work on for next time.
Today, all good. Still a little tired as expected, not much moving today and will head to the river on Monday.
Overall, a wonderful day out of mostly trail running & walking. Didn't like the bike path bits, but that's life.
posted by Two Fruits at
11:23 AM
2 Comments:
Wow Steve - a wonderful result. There was no stopping at 75km - you did the whole thing. Awesome!
By
strewth, At
March 22, 2015 at 9:04 PM
Well done Steve. Hell of a long way. At least you didn't have to be out there for 21 hours, like Maria White.
By
Ewen, At
March 29, 2015 at 5:34 PM
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