Trepidation and apprehension, anticipation and the joy of freedom.
north face coat,Standing
at the start was a bundle of emotions all in one. For me it was just a
great privilege to be again participating in the ultra trail - but was I
prepared, would I be fit and strong enough for the challenge? Questions
that are always in the thoughts beforehand. I missed so much training
during the spring with my stress fracture, but now after a long summer
of running and racing hard, did I have too much in my legs? I sometimes
find myself doubting if even my legs will start to run - a sort of fear
I always have at the start of a race. But then the moment to ‘go’
arrives - and then life becomes simple - you have a destination to
reach. And the journey to that destination is yours to enjoy, to savour
and to cherish every moment of. Perhaps that is one of the special
things about a long race like this - it is a journey through good times,
through bad patches and you have simply to try to live in the moment
with integrity - a mirror to the journey through life itself?
Running far and running high on a beautiful mountain journey. A ‘big’
dream - that needed us to reach deep within ourselves - to be true to
what we could do. But perhaps the challenge of reaching beyond what we
feel we can do is eased by the tremendous support that characterises
UTMB. The organisation, the sponsors, the volunteers, the runners, the
supporters and every person who wished us ‘bon courage’ - that is what
makes this race so special.
The 2008 edition gave us a tough course - 166km and 9500m of up and
down. Having walked it 2 weeks before, it was very fresh in my memory
just how long a journey lay ahead. But somehow you forget that when you
are running. Feeling good I started fast … just taking one step at a
time … from one village to the next, refuge to refuge, valley to col and
col to valley. It worked - a beautiful evening gave way to a still
night - hard work but the peace of the mountains eased the labour.
north face coats
, There were moments of camaraderie - with fellow runners and
supporters - interspersed amongst the many many moments of being
entirely alone. There were moments of feeling strong, and moments of
feeling not so good. For me the hardest part was when the signs of
tenosynovitis started before Champex. Slowing drastically and feeling
like I could manage no more than a walk I struggled in my head with
whether I would be able to make it. But then I sort of ran through the
pain - over Bovine and down to the Col de Forclaz and Trient. From
there you are running ‘home’, strength and determination returned. I
relished just being on the move, on my feet and being free. The heat of
the day gave way to the warmth and ‘quiet’ of early evening. The last
climb up from the Col de Montets and the majesty of the Mont Blanc was
before me. Then alone and surrounded by the nature I wished almost that
the journey was longer - that the night could continue - that the race
wouldn’t end. But then downwards to Chamonix, the final descent … sort
of a strange feeling to know I had the distance on the 2nd woman …. I
hit the streets of Chamonix and with light heart and feet I ran those
last metres back to the Place du Triangle de l’Amitie - for me the
journey complete. I won’t forget the welcome - moments like that are to
treasure.
Wherever your challenge lay, whether you ran, whether you supported or
whether you wished us ‘bon courage’ be happy that you were part of the
UTMB 2008. Now whatever your journey in life - reach high, seek far and
look deep - and dream ….
the north face coats
, Then you can be who you are. - Elizabeth Hawker
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