Wow. There is no way this is an official race report. Still have to get through my mind in the next few days to make sure I grasp all the events that unfolded on an amazing day. The overall elation though, could best be described in this finishers photo…

9H11min later, this was what was left. I had walked down that finish line, tears and high fives, screaming out of pure joy, left only with the face you see there. I was 2nd South African overall, beating all but 9 professionals. 12th overall is better than I expected and I was on course for top 10 at one point, but faltered late in the run, a sure sign of too much mountainbiking and not enough long runs this year. Still, no problems…

There is a great song which comes to mind right now:

Just something about that song which reflects what I was possibly feeling out there.

Expect a full report soon. Seems I am off to Hawaii again for the month of October.