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That was pretty intense. It took a bit for me to get back to "normal" before talking about the race.

I looked up the weather and the tide. I knew it would be high tide half way through the run, so I dressed in waterproof shoes and my jacket. At the start of the race, I thought I was too warm.

The first half was great fun. A bit of headwind on some sections, but mostly a slightly challenging but not too hard pace of 6:20 mins/km or so.

From about the half way mark, I felt like I was going a tad too fast. I dropped my pace to around 7:30 min/km or so. This was sustainable. I was trying my best at this point to not switch to walking.

Turning back onto the Causeway Road, we all felt it instantly. Super strong winds from the side. It was almost like I was being blown off the road. Somehow, I actually got a bit faster along way until I got to the beach.

The beach was a sight. Remember that expected high tide? Yeah, the tide brought the water almost up to the end of the beach. We could maybe run 1 abreast in some parts. Some parts were a bit wider.

The wind was intense. Running brought me to walking pace. I think I was "running" at 8 min/km at this point. It was awful. My ankle was hurting a bit and my muscles were cramping. I decided I was going to walk until I got to end of the beach. Give my ankle a break.