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| The elevation profile from my 27km run. |
My journey towards The North Face 100 (TNF100) in 2014 has
begun and off to a good start! On Monday I kicked it off with a 27km out and
back run including Mt Majura. I carried my hydration pack with all the bells
and whistles, it is heavy for me being such so short (to translate, that’s 158 centimetres
tall). I started run/walk training which is harder than you think when you’re
used to running all the time. Climbing Mt Majura is a very satisfying challenge,
and it was a bit chilly up the top. I was happy to head down after enjoying the
view because I knew I was halfway there, and I love that feeling!
I decided to have a quick stopover at McDonalds on the way back home, mainly to use the bathroom, but what a great excuse to try a new fuel source for my run! I indulged in an iced chocolate and was very happy that my stomach agreed with it! I ended up being on my feet for around 4 hours for this run and had an average pace of 7:34/km which I am happy with considering the run/walking. There was 568m in elevation gain but I can’t wait to tackle some hillier challenges! Overall I enjoyed myself and my energy levels felt pretty good, except for a long section of bike path that was fairly flat and felt a bit tedious. This provided a mental challenge which I believe is just as important as the physical challenges of training. I wore my fairly new Hoka One One’s which I have fallen in love with! Hopefully they will see me through to the finish line for TNF100.
On Friday entries opened for TNF100 and it was a bit nerve racking! The website was getting smashed by traffic and as I went to pay, the page crashed! I wasn’t sure if it had gone through so I tried again, not wanting to miss out! Turns out I entered twice, both times in the final process the page crashed. I felt the organisers handled all of the issues that came up very well and eased many people’s minds that all would be sorted out in the end. So it is official! I have entered the 100km event and I am off and running!
I decided to have a quick stopover at McDonalds on the way back home, mainly to use the bathroom, but what a great excuse to try a new fuel source for my run! I indulged in an iced chocolate and was very happy that my stomach agreed with it! I ended up being on my feet for around 4 hours for this run and had an average pace of 7:34/km which I am happy with considering the run/walking. There was 568m in elevation gain but I can’t wait to tackle some hillier challenges! Overall I enjoyed myself and my energy levels felt pretty good, except for a long section of bike path that was fairly flat and felt a bit tedious. This provided a mental challenge which I believe is just as important as the physical challenges of training. I wore my fairly new Hoka One One’s which I have fallen in love with! Hopefully they will see me through to the finish line for TNF100.
On Friday entries opened for TNF100 and it was a bit nerve racking! The website was getting smashed by traffic and as I went to pay, the page crashed! I wasn’t sure if it had gone through so I tried again, not wanting to miss out! Turns out I entered twice, both times in the final process the page crashed. I felt the organisers handled all of the issues that came up very well and eased many people’s minds that all would be sorted out in the end. So it is official! I have entered the 100km event and I am off and running!
