I learned that kangaroos are faster! (Just kidding) :P
What I learned was that you should always run your own race, and don’t compare yourself to others or try to keep pace with someone else. If that sounds familiar, it’s because I wrote about this very point in my report on the Furusjoen race.
Once again I was ill prepared and fortunate that my body lasted the 21 km on more technical terrain. But as with every race, there is something to learn, to test out, to discover. The main lesson learned in this race was to run the first half of the race slow and steady, then increase the pace in the second half. In other words, focus, conserve and maintain a rhythm.
The man from Snowy River started the race with his cracking whip!
What better way to see a local area than to run it. The trail went along the Thredbo River valley up to Ngarigo campground and back. It was a fantastic run, scenery and adventure.
Some of the scenery…
How often is the starter’s gun an authentic whip cracking mountain man? Or the warm up run includes a few huge grey kangaroo males looking on? Only in the Snowy mountains.
Lake Crackenback
The finish line in sight