The NorthFace100 2012- The Race

Hi Everyone,

Here is a 'little' recap of my recent 100km run - The NorthFace 100 - an ultra marathon in the stunning, World Heritage listed Blue Mountains.

Months of indoor and outdoor training - squats, lunges, hundreds and hundreds of burpees and endless chants from Sol and Leonie (and a few good 50km runs thrown in for good measure) brought me to this moment, that I had been waiting for (dreading the more operative word) - the start of yet another very long 'Walk in the Park'.

I was a lot more confident going into the race this year knowing what to expect but then worry began to set in; Had I done enough running?; Was I going to beat my time from last year?; And the 'What Ifs'...What if I roll an ankle?; What if I have another groin injury? I had completely forgotten how incredibly hard this race was, both mentally and physically!!!

Over the course of the race, we covered a grand total of 4000m - almost half the height of Mt Everest!
 

Of the 1001 runners registered, only 638 finished. I managed to finish for a second time. Here is my diary of the event.

Hope you enjoy the read.

Nikki

The NorthFace100: The premier 100km trail run on the continent sees first runner powering through to the finish line in an astounding time of 9hours, 19minutes and 06 seconds!!!