Race Plan - Runner # 54878

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Lots to report but I'll save that for the race report. All I'll say is that the Comrades has so much support here in Sth Africa that the taxi driver was giving me tips on pacing and the 65 yo woman on the plane couldn't figure out how to fill in the arrivals immigration card but she knew the altitude elevation of the start and the midway and finish points of the race. How is it that a race like the Comrades can capture the attention of an entire nation?

The race plan..

Well it's very straight forward. I have maintained that my objectives are to:

1. Finish prior to the cutoff (12hrs)
2. If the opportunity presents itself to finish in less than 10hrs.

Today I met the legendary Don Oliver. I showed him my schedule and he advised me to go for both objectives because I've done the work required to get a medal.

So it looks like I'll run for a 9hrs 50min finish.

This requires a 4:30 halfway and a steady decay in speed to the finish. I already know that the steep declines into Durban are punishing and I know that I'll be buggerd by the time I can see the ocean (25km) to go but I think I can do this time. And if I can't I'll just revert back to objective one.

I must go, the girl in charge of the business centre wants to go home.

Brendan