Oxfam Trailwalk 100km Day
How many words can sum this up?
Blisters
Sore muscles
Awesome support team
Amazing team mates
Digging deep
Challenging terrain
Challenging weather
Stunning views through the mist
Beach walk
Stairs
Hills
Mud
Cow Slurry
Gravel roads
River crossings
Rock scrambling
Clay mud sliding
Steep, dangerous descents
Railway lines
Thunder and lightning
Torrential rain
Driving wind
Hidden or non-existant trail markers
21 hours of wet feet
A huge sense of achievement
We had it all, but we made it! Never again! Much more demanding than Taupo and probably too hard for many. The fastest team did it in 15hrs20, in Taupo the fastest is close to 12hrs which is an indication of how much harder the Whakatane course is. It also puts our time of 21hrs into perspective. Last year we were closer to 18hrs30. Into recovery mode!
Not supposed to be a river crossing, but it was…
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