Rogaine (Twalk ) 14:00:00 [3]
TWalk with Tane, Greig, Greg T, Matt J, Lindsay
Smashed Brent
Leg 1
Started in the Hakatere where TWalk has been a few times recently but headed north to Lake Heron. As always the pace was hot for the first leg and we had a good battle going with the Luke Skywalkers. Put in the sprint at the finish to take the most important title of leg 1 champions.
Leg 2
Out into the mountains. Snowy and cold this leg. The battle at the front continued with teams very close together. Greig put in a good effort to clear the trail for us and the rest of the field. Struggled with the flat running at the start of the leg but felt better once we were climbing. Maybe it was the stopping and eating lots of food at the hash house.
Leg 3
Still teams everywhere! Was feeling good and fresh. More challenging controls on this leg and I think we got the balance right on the time hunting. Maybe spent too long looking for the "you will see it" one.
Leg 4
Finally some peace and quiet for most of this leg as teams were going in the opposite direction. Was not feeling so good on this leg and died at bit on the road run at the end. Achilles and Knee got a bit sore. On reflection I should have eaten a lot more and probably some caffinated gels and I probably would have felt much better and strong enough for leg 5. We did well though on this leg though I think despite feeling a bit demoralized that other teams were catching us.
Leg 5
I was feeling lazy and not keen for any more road running so the boys went out. They manage to keep our slim margin over the chasing teams.