I was definitely a lot less daunted by this race than last year this time. For most of the race I ran on my own, did run with "Top Runner" from Gugs for a bit, and on Valley Road joined the 03:30 bus for a bit. Was fun, and something different with their chanting of "vasbyt | vorentoe / legs are fresh | mind is strong", with regular stops for breathing. I wasn't successful to keep up with them up Suikerbossie, so followed my own strategy of running to one light pole, walking the next and that slowly but surely got me to the top. The wind was insane, at some points it did feel like running on a treadmill as someone mentioned en route.
I am rather thrilled with my time of 01:40, eight minutes faster than last year.
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