Sunday, 1 December 2013, the 4th Spur Trail Race of the Summer Series, my third race of the series. Being in the lead of the log for the Short course I felt a bit more nervous than normal, all I needed to do was try and win the race, or at least finish ahead of my competition (Annerie Beetge). I already had excuses in my head "my chest is still sore from 94.7 two weeks ago", "my body is tired from the Warrior Race yesterday", but as I stood at the start line I felt prepared to give it my all. The start was fast, it was a good 1.5km of downhill with lots of rocks and stones which needed much concentration. I felt strong on the first uphill and managed to catch a few of the junior boys. After about 2km I was passed by Adel, who I realized was not my main competition for the overall log, so I kept my constant pace. The next km or 2 was a fast single track, which required some ducking under low hanging branches and slippery muddy corners from the rain. After joining
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