Triple Tri

Was part of a team, I think eventually of 8 participants, one doubled up on the ride legs, and was fearing the last running leg of 13km from Hartigan St Garran to the finish on bitumen paths.

It was initially supposed to start at 4:15pm, (the hottest part of the day and into a wind) but was the day progressed, was revised to about 6:00 pm, and actually started about 5:52 pm.

This was much cooler, and in fact on the climb up to Red Hill, had about ten minutes of sprinkly rain.

The run up to Red Hill although not that steep was along tracks that had plenty of protruding rocks which gave the feet a pounding.
Then down to the trails around the lower parts of Red Hill, one track junction took a few seconds to decipher as the white chalk markers were very faint.

Then at Kent Street, a welcome by SES volunteers who gave me a bottle of water, which was carried and drunk until the next drink/aid station.

The paths to the finish were rather quiet as this was in the latter parts of the Triple-Tri, nevertheless a couple of runners came past, and we exchanged pleasantries. There were also a lot of supporters of other competitors who also offered encouragement, then a final drink station at Dunrossil Drive.

It was great to finish, albeit in 1 kour 42 minutes plus, much more than what I expected, for the 13km run.

Until Next Time