Cape Point Challenge 2019 - GOLD

Ending my season on a high by winning the Cape Point Challenge, this is a huge race and a massive achievement just to finish it. For anyone that does not know about the race, it is a 52km race around the iconic Cape Point in Cape Town, South Africa. Coming into the race I had trained well and felt confident I could be competitive. Following the online coaching program of Linton Hope and my gym coaching set out by Hayley Nixon both coaches from the Wildog Squad, I knew I had the best chance of being right up there. My nutrition and hydration the week leading up to the race also played a vital role in going into this race ready for a long morning out on the water. I use Precision Hydration and make sure I am topping up my "system" on a daily basis leading in an ultra race like this. We arrived in Fish Hoek on Wednesday 11th of December, a few days before the race, so I could just settle a little bit and get used to the area again. With the ever frantic refreshing of all