Sport	Triathlon
Event	Joburg Ultra - Sprint
Date	02 December 2018
Where	Cradle of Humankind, Johannesburg, South Africa
Distance	25.6 Km
Finishing Time	01:52:23
Race Number	996
Result	356/672
Top %	53%
Pace	4:23 m/km
Speed	13.67 km/h
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My experience at the event:

2018 has been a challening year, sport wise. I must have entered a dozen or more races, only to be able to compete in 4 or 5. I managed to injure myself and ended up in the hospital with dangerous regularity: a broke foot in January, a concussion in July and a broken hand in October! So apart from 2-3 long runs, I basically did one triathlon in February, just after taking my support off my foot, and it didn't turn up too well) and this one at the end of the year, after missing for the first time in 10 years on the 94.7 Cycle Challenge and the Tough one race.

Curtis, who just 2 weeks before took part in the 94.7, wasn't feeling too well so he ended up assisting me on the day. With only one eye fully opened (I had an infection just before the race), it was nice of him to help me out. 

The race, on a hot day, and with Lindsey, Finn , my mum and her husband all coming to support me, didn't to too bed. Yes, I was (and still am) overweight and undertrained, but I enjoyed too much the well-known course (I've raced, trained and swam plenty of times at Cradle Moon / Heya Safari), so it was like running at home.

Eventually, after a decen swim, and a hilly first 10km of the ride, I found some groove and managed to finish before the 2 hours mark, which was my goal from the start. It was nice to see some extra support at the arrival!

Some pictures from the race (the whole album is here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/olafmeister/albums/72157676540635368

















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