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The race was a fucking disaster. I was sick the night before, then slept through my alarm and missed the train... Got another train and one of the organisers picked me and my friend up and drove us to the mountain, ended up getting super car sick and arriving with 5 mins to spare. Not a great start. The route was a combination of nice trail, slippery cobbles (an ancient temple trail) and road. It was cold and incredibly foggy, couldn't see more than 10 metres at times. Felt progressively worse until I was so dizzy I couldn't see properly, no doubt due to having eaten the grand total of a latte all day and having puked up my dinner the night before. Quit at 16km. Definitely the right choice but I still feel crap about it.
Managed to make the last train back home with 2 mins to spare, so it ended ok at least (though was a bit touch and go thanks to zero visibility driving down the mountain and then the taxi getting stuck in the electronic toll on the highway, gahhhh).
Here are some pics of me looking miserable on the mountain.
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