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| Pasky keeps in touch with the leader early on in the race |
Against his better judgement, Andrew Pask took part in the
Cape Pembroke Half Marathon whilst working in the Falkland Islands. The annual
event runs from the barren territory’s capital Stanley to the Cape Pembroke
Light house taking in a rage of ridiculous features as well as the standard
battle with the gale force winds. Setting off at a good pace, Andrew was well
placed amongst a huge field of 68 runners. After benefiting from the tailwind and
good road surface for the opening first 4 miles, Andrew approached his first
trip hazard……A cattle grid. A tip-toe later and he’s on his way. Back on the
fast pace as best as possible but now without the luxury of an actual road.
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| Andrew with his medal |
Now a solo runner he passed the minefield that the Argies
kindly left in 1982 and approached the Lighthouse. The marshal brief was
“around the lighthouse and pick-up the other path”…………Simple right? No mention
of the kissing gates, ruble for steps to the lighthouse or that the ‘other
path’ wasn’t marked at all. After eventually finding the ‘other path’, Andrew
quickly realised there was no path at all. In fact what lay ahead was 2.5 miles
of sand dunes where all there as to follow was little flags stuck in the sand.
With the pace now at an embarrassing level he pushed on regardless, now into the
resident headwind. Eventually returning to the ‘break your neck’ cattle grid,
he finally found the road back to the Stanley ‘metropolitan’ area.
Heading back into town, Andrew hadn’t seen another runner
for miles. Slacking off far too much, at 12 miles he heard the pitter patter of
feet approaching? In sheer shock he was powerless to stop the guy who turned
out to be a half marathon novice who was wearing every bit of running kit he
owned and with a mobile phone strapped to his arm!.......Time to take up darts!
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