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2 April 2008
Limping to the finish line

 
With an injury and a hangover, I attempted the Constantia Village road race...

 
It was one of those perfect Cape mornings, warm, clear, not a breath of wind. This is how we started out on the VOB Constantia Village 15km. Actually we were lucky we even started at all; having been to a 30th birthday party the night before.

My running buddy was still way over the recommended daily alcohol allowance and I was a tad bit hung over, plus I was suffering from a knee injury embarrassingly acquired by walking into scaffolding in the dark at the Celine concert. So, I had decided to just take it easy and enjoy the run, which was a better start to the day than expected.

The turnout for the race was astounding, with more than 2000 runners/walkers. It was fantastic to see (being near the back) the whole field ahead, filling the road from side to side and as far as the eye could see.

The course took us from Constantia Village, through the sleeping burbs out past the Tokai forest into Tokai where there was a very helpful, strategically placed petrol station suitable for a quick pit stop and then back to Constantia through Bergvliet. (It must have been a woman who did the course lay out).

As we ran through the green belt we could see the glorious sunrise and it dawned on me that I really do love running. Definitely not all the time, actually not even most of the time, but in moments like this, I am grateful that I can.

But after the beautiful views faded into the distance, reality set in. It’s off to the orthopedic surgeon for my knee, seems the damage is a bit worse than expected. Comrades here I limp…


 
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