Sport	Race
Event	RAC Tough One
Date	23 November 2014
Where	Johannesburg, South Africa
Distance	32 Km
Finishing Time	03:19:36
Race Number	9886
Result	1895/3998
Top %	47%
Pace	6:14 m/km
Speed	9.62 km/h
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My experience at the event:

The 94.7 didn't really prepare me well for this. Since I peaked 6 weeks ago for the 70.3 Iron Man in Durban, I found it difficult to get back to the toughest of the sports: long distance running. So with too many extra kilos accumulated, I started the race with Andy under some nice clouds, hoping that the weather won't change.

For most of the race I was keeping pace with last year's PB, but then a storm unleashed above us, and with my super smooth shoes, I kept losing the grip, braking on the downhills to avoid injuries (didn't help) and suffering too much on the uphills. The last 10km were a nightmare, and finished 25 minutes slower than last year (still better that the 2 previous years though!).

I waited under the rain for Andy (who finished just above the 4hrs mark) and collected my medals (two, because I completed the Johannesburg duathlon with the previous week's 94.7 cycle race) and drove home, with an injured body and pride!

Some pictures:

Struggling on the hills

Still pretending to be fresh

Posing by Curtis

Last 100 meters

Two medals in one big week

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