Last Sunday I ran 5km in a fun run for the first time in my life-the Bay of Plenty Times Surf to Surf 5km Fun Run/Walk! I was questioning the "fun" part of it during the first 700m.
The bit was down the beach from the Mount Surf Club to Leisure Island... running on the sand is a cruel kind of torture.
Felt like I was on a treadmill, running my heart out and literally going nowhere!
Had the whole thing been like that I would've been out after 2km, max! After the beach slog we then headed back down the boardwalk and around the Mount.
I finished 58th out of 387 competitors! Side note: some of them were children. Second side note: some of them were elderly. Third side note: more than half of them were walking.