The next big Event is only three nights away. @gardengodmother and I head off the beautiful Wild Coast for the three day Wild Run. Its been a long haul to get here. She and I both sat eagerly at our computers in January waiting for entries to open. It was a frantic few minutes trying to fill out forms and submit them and hoping we'd got ours done in time. It took twenty minutes for all the entries to be taken, but we were in! Then we "appointed" a running coach as neither of us had enough running background for a staged trail run of between 33km and 45km per day at that. Marcel Viljoen of Fitness From Africa did his best. He had a programme to build us up to appropriate mileage but he had not reckoned with the two of us having bodies that stubbornly resisted a smooth run up. Between backs, legs, calves, feet, we stuttered and stumbled our way through the months to bring us to this point at last. I juggled mountain biking with the running knowing that at least I was remaining fit if not running strong. Once Ride 2 Rhodes was over, the bike was put away, still with the mud of the ride on it, and out came the trail shoes and a three month cramming session. Mileage flucutated wildly from 2km(worst), to 64km (best) per week. Ja, ja - not ideal but hey, we worked with what we had. The best part of the build up were the twice weekly track sessions under Marcel's guidance. Our improvements have been phenomenal through this discipline. The Wild Run begins at Kei Mouth (just north of East London) and finishes three days and 112km later at Hole in the Wall. The distances are intimidating for us novices but the spectacular surroundings will get us through. The event is so popular that they have two races back to back. Although, our event is not a race - its the social version so we hope to not be last! Events are what keep my going. A big goal to take me out of the mudane and a friend to share it with. The pain won't last but the memories and the experience will be there forever. Watch this space for reports or follow on Twitter : @santacruzrulz and @gardengodmother Try not to be too envious....
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