Tuesday, March 29, 2005
But Enough About Griping Already!
Let's get on with the good stuff. The real nitty-gritty of what happened during the 2005 Sabah Adventure Challenge.
Summarily, the conditions in Singapore were totally unrealistic simulations of the terrain we had to face in Sabah. The hiking sections were exquisitely painful for both our soles and muscles. Uphills were really UP, and the downhills just had the ankles and knees begging constantly for mercy in case a mis-judged foot-step resulted in a sprain, tear, dislocation or worse....
I regret to say that we missed out on a third-place finish in the Extreme Cateogry by a matter of 4 minutes, which is the equivalent of the difference of a hair's breadth when you take into account the total accumulated time over the three days' racing. Of the 1st place team there was never any doubt: They built a substantial lead right from the start - these two Sabahan athletes were phenomenal mountain runners and superbly fit to tackle whatever the mountain bike course could throw at them. My helmet is off to them
Summarily, the conditions in Singapore were totally unrealistic simulations of the terrain we had to face in Sabah. The hiking sections were exquisitely painful for both our soles and muscles. Uphills were really UP, and the downhills just had the ankles and knees begging constantly for mercy in case a mis-judged foot-step resulted in a sprain, tear, dislocation or worse....
I regret to say that we missed out on a third-place finish in the Extreme Cateogry by a matter of 4 minutes, which is the equivalent of the difference of a hair's breadth when you take into account the total accumulated time over the three days' racing. Of the 1st place team there was never any doubt: They built a substantial lead right from the start - these two Sabahan athletes were phenomenal mountain runners and superbly fit to tackle whatever the mountain bike course could throw at them. My helmet is off to them
