Well, it is too late to pull out now. I am actually looking forward to the event, it will be good fun, but fairly tough, I am guessing.
The team element will make it unique, with a four man team having to come into and out of all check points together. All four must start and all four must finish. Very unique as far as endurance events go, as they are usually single person events.
Our team consists of me, consultant and average runner, Andrew, Financial Planner and good runner, but with bad knees, Mark, Andrew's brother, very good runner, but missed a few weeks of training and Dan, on the verge of professional triathlete. We will make an interesting bunch.
My goal the whole time, and over the last two months, when the focus has been to run 100k every week, week in, week out, is to not let the team down. I will not make them wait for me, if it comes to that. I will pull out, before letting the team down, though I am confident that I have done more than enough to help the team get over the line.
See, we are aiming for a finish time of 20 hours, and that will be achievable if we run a fair portion of the race, which should not be a huge drama, I wouldn't think. From what I can gather, the terrain is not nearly as gruelling at the North Face 100, so that should give us some respite.
Anyway, gear is packed already, body is a bit shabby - sore left knee and sore right achilles (3 physio trips last week with the latter). Will let you know all about it in a weeks time.
Till then, keep running, or go to www.antonguinea.com.au for more ideas on how to stay motivated.
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