Triumph at Kinetic

This morning was the fourth, of five, Kinetic Adventure events organised by Heidi and Stephan Muller and their team of helpers. Our women's team, sponsored by Triumph, saw me, Lizelle van der Merwe and Lizelle Smit racing together again. We were beaten at the last event (end-July) by the team of Nicky Booyens, Landie Visser and Susan Sloane, so it was nice to have our top place on the podium back today. But, only just. Another ladies team came in only a few minutes behind us!

Team Triumph AR: Lisa, Lizelle v/d M and Lizelle S pre-start

Today's event took place at the Helderfontein Estate, North on Main Road near Lonehill. It's a superb area and the event was a good one. Fast, but good. I felt great on the first run but awful on the cycle. Coming back from three weeks of flu and illness after Swazi (and two weeks of hucking and coughing before Swazi), it was little wonder that I didn't handle the fast pace very well - I'm only recently back to running and building up again. The final Kinetic Adventure race of the Series in late-November should be a better one for me. Thank goodness my navigation was spot-on today! Lizelle and Lizelle were stars, working it hard from start to finish.

That's what we like, the top step. But we've got to watch it because other really super women's teams are chasing hard and fast!

Our thanks to Triumph; they sponsor our entry. We're all Triumph girls - they make the best sports bras! thanks also to Heidi, Stephan and your team and event sponsors. An incredible amount of setting up, planning and organising goes into these events. They have a super vibe and are always such fun. We really appreciate every minute you invest in these events, and the sport of adventure racing.