8 AM
Trail Run race (Kinetic sprint race) 23:33 [5] 5.5 km (4:17 / km) +30m 4:10 / km
shoes: Salomon Speedcross 3
Raced with Craig as Team Jabberwock. Came out of sprint race retirement for this one... It's been almost 4 years since my last sprint! Started with a fast run from Hollybrooke west along the river trails and into Benburn game farm for a loop. Neck-a-neck all the way with Keyhealth (Greg and Jaco). We were all running hard and pulled quite a gap on the rest of the field. Got into Transition just ahead and left on the bikes ahead of them.
Mountain Bike race (Kinetic sprint race) 44:27 [5] 16.2 km (21.9 kph) +160m
shoes: GT Zaskar 29er 2013
West out of Hollybrooke on the normal trails to the main dirt road. Around on dirt road then up to Greek church and down through Hugo Meyer's farm. Had a gap on Keyhealth, and we continued to push very hard, extending the gap up the hill to the Church. Kept pushing hard all the way down with a few tricky paths and Nav decisions on the fly. Got the boats for the paddle with a good lead.
Paddle race (Kinetic sprint race) 9:07 [5] 1.0 km (9:07 / km)
Paddle and orango-tango high ropes. Solid paddle and fast transition to the high ropes. Short little high ropes/cable course made a little more tricky with slippery bike shoes!! We had a great race and finished in 1:17 about 3 minutes ahead of Greg and Jaco. Very fast racing but loved it!