Robyn Kime smashed the first day record as she opened up a 14-minute lead on Abby Adie on the opening day of The Unlimited Dusi Canoe Marathon which took place over 42 kilometers.<\/p>\n
Conditions were hot, almost cloudless, but thanks to an early start, the leading ladies were able to push a good pace, with Jen Theron leading from Camps Drift.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were racing together, keeping a fairly comfortable pace up until Campbell\u2019s Portage,\u201d said Kime. \u201cAt the portage, I took out first and ran hard up the hill and didn\u2019t see anyone else for the rest of the day. From there, it was a hard grind in the hot weather and pushing hard.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kime opened up a good gap on Adie at Campbell\u2019s, but being out in front comes with its own challenges, as Kime explained afterwards.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you\u2019re out on your own, you\u2019ve just got to settle into your own pace. You\u2019ve got to keep reminding yourself that you don\u2019t know where anyone else is and you\u2019re not going to see anyone.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t get any information. From the top of Campbell\u2019s to Guinea Fowl really, you don\u2019t see your seconds at all. You don\u2019t know anything, if you\u2019re ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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