The big day . Goat pass is 30 kms for “experienced tramping track” and is also the run leg for the Coast to Coast, which the premier mutli sport run in New Zealand for the last 20 years.
It all started well at around 9am at the start of the track and like a good DOC supporter I left a intention slip with DOC office and took my area map. The track was mildly confusing with so many river crossings. I found the terrain was fun and exciting with bounders/ broken trees . I was a bit nervous on the river crossings with flash backs to words that Louise was directing at me the day before and that silly lady in the Dominion Post around Labour weekend who got wash down river in the Nelson area.
Disaster one:
Twisted ankle , one hour in . I am writing this day in reflection and I can tell you that this was quite serious injury. I can barely walk on it two days later.
Disaster two:
Afew double backs on the track to find the markers prior to the first hut …so just time wasting
Disaster three:
Being on the wrong side of the river and missed the major turn off … wasted around hour of hour and half LOSTED . I did use my map to get back on track.
This was a kind of disaster/but saved me from being lost again … I was collected my two lovely “real” C2Cer’s and we ran for 20 – 30mins which was good for me – I could keep up okish. But then one for them got injury so it was a long walk out for all of us …
So this epic day was 7:52 mins in totally , not less then 6000 cals were burned in this a truley mammoth day
What I learnt :
the track rating required "experience" fitness == rock track markers, many many river crossings
But the book at http://www.multisportcoach.co.nz/ before going the track again .
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