Whangie

First Bog n Burn race of the year, dry underfoot, blue skies and a cool breeze, so not too boggy. 4 miles and 800' of ascent. Took it easy up the first climb then tried to push on along the narrow undulating track past the Whangie. Managed to overtake a few then held my place until we reached the ridge, felt good on the run down to the road. Steady jog along to the turn back onto the hill. Walked the first short steep section then ran from then on. Picked off a few jog n walkers on the way to the trig point. After the trig its mostly gentle grassy downhill until a short sharp drop back to the path and helter skelter with a couple more victims on the way back to the finish. Great wee local race with a built in 1 1/2 mile warm up and cool down to and from the parking area. Finished in just over 37 minutes, a few seconds faster than last year for the same route, and faster than previous best for the old route.

Pictures here and here.