RuWiBo
May 16, 2015
The North Face 50 Australia 2015 From Awesome to Gruesome
Never really thought I would be taking part to that race for a couple of reasons • The entry Fee : AU$ 280, needless to make further comment here , all should know now where I stand. • They were sold out • The logisGc needed such as TransportaGon to the race plus AccommodaGon . Knowing that TNF offered opportunity to whoever who wanted to transfer* their entry to a third party could do it officially … I was just looking at supplies and demands …. * A very smart move that every single race organisaGon around the World should adopt . New parGcipants having to pay a transfer fee (-‐ AU$ 50 -‐) making more money along the way ! As we came closer to Race day , offers from pulling out runners started to fly around Asking prices became more reasonable , more tempGng and … all the pieces of the puzzle started falling into place. -‐ I suddenly received an email from Anne, an amazing Lady with a Heart of Gold who offered me a warm and cozy bed and full access to her car … for free .. she later came to pick me up at Katoomba , 15 mn away from her place , and even drove me to starGng line at 6 am … I Love her ! She had heard about my needs from a Terrigal Tro\ers runner’s Friend -‐ -‐ Found a ride to Katoomba through Terrigal Tro\ers as well -‐ 100 AU$ entries were flocking by , I grabbed one ! I was then fully set ; yet had not really trained but amazingly relaxed with no tension -‐ no stress. 1