Comrades Marathon Blog

So the Tuff Thirty 30km race was on this last Sunday, the 13th, in Durbanville, and what a run! The weather was perfect, perhaps a bit cold at the start. As you can see from the route profile, it is a rather hilly run, but by no means “tuff.”

The hill around 6km was a bit long and there were a few grumpling comments from some of the runners, but the climb allowed for some breathtaking scenery. It takes your attention away from the pain in your legs.

I aimed to run the race in under 3 hours, and I would have been ecstatic with 2:50, but I had a good start, joined a few other runners, and we held a good pace of around 5:20 min/km from 10km to 23km. Once I realised I could make under 2:40, I held my pace at just under 5 min/km, for the last 6 kays, and finished in 2:39. A time which I’m quite proud of, and not bad for my first 30km. It feels good to know that I can run further than 21km, now I just need to learn how to run faster for that kind of distance… back to the road I go… (hi ho, hi ho, it’s back.. ok I’ll stop now)

Update: I forgot to mention that the race was superbly organised by the Brackenfell Athletic Club. You can find the race results of the Brackenfell Tuff Thirty 30km here. If you scroll all the way down to 154, you’ll find yours truly.

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