Average Jay’s Washie 2017 The Real Story
Behind the scenes footage, as well as additional pics and vids of The Washie 100 Miler for 2017
Most of the footage was taken and uploaded live for our Donors who so selflessly donating to an incredible cause, the Goldilocks and the Bear Foundation: https://www.backabuddy.co.za/average-jay-running-the-washie-for-goldilo



When you wake up to a Beautiful day for the Beach, but not so much for running. 25 degrees at 8 in the morning, you know you need to buy extra Water, Ice and Rehydrates!







4 km into the run and the sole focus is slowing myself down to 6 min and 30 seconds per km. The first 10 kays are most crucial to get into a slow good consistent pace.
Going through 17 km approaching the first time I see my seconds, and the first time I take on one of the many Big Trucks on the “Road to Hell!”
Through 30 km, All is well, and the first change in Pacers. At this stage it was Louis and Wietse taken turns of between 10 and 15 km. The Roadworks are the biggest challenge at this point of the route.

Through 44 km and the first checkpoint. The road traffic is calming down, but i need to focus between 40 and 80 km as this is the point I struggled last year.
Through 106 km, and over the first of the 2 big mountain passes. Feeling good, had a great 40 to 100 km segment compared to last year, and as dawn is breaking is where I begin my charge through the field.


In preparation for a Hot day we ensured that we hydrated as much as possible through the night. Keeping ones Sugar levels up is also incredibly important at this point in the race.
111 km in and the racing begins! The race in a 100 miler only starts after 100 km, you conserve conserve, conserve, and at what I call “Halfway” which is 100 km as it takes “most people” as long to do the last 60 km as it took them to do the first 100 km. Knowing this I try to keep my pace consistent, eating up those “most people” positions wise.
Through the 124 km checkpoint and I have moved up from 31st to 23rd, Its starting to hurt, and its really getting hot, “but hey if it doesn't hurt its not worth doing!”

30 degree at 11h30 in the morning, its a scorcher bearing in mind its the middle of winter in South Africa, and last year I ran most of the route with a jacket with temps getting as low as -2 degrees through the night!

Even the seconds were seeking shade under the trees.
The laboring begins, its now when your support crew really earn their salt, and you just need to keep marching forward to the end. 20 km to go!
Through 145 km, just 16 km to go!

I had to stop for the very first time and have a seat. just 12 km to go, but I was overheating badly! Ice, chocolate milk and some sweets and i was off. All in all the stop was just 3 minutes, but it felt like a weeks vacation in the Bahamas! I recovered in the next 2 to 3 km and we were back on the pace.
Running down into East London, just 8 km to go!
Fully recovered from the Overheating, and with Ice in the Blue hat of Wietse’s I was wearing I could now smell the finish.
More roadworks and traffic to deal with in the final Km’s when you tired.
The relentless plod, nearly there…
Taking some time out as we well ahead of our planned sub 22 hrs and securely in 20th position to thank the donors and the fantastic fund raising effort for Goldilocks and the Bear Foundation #gb4adhd
The entry onto the grass all of a sudden your stride becomes better than its been all day! Another 100 miler in the Bag!


A Salute to the organisers, donors, supporters and my incredible seconding team!

Unsupported races just cannot be done without an Awesome Team. My Hero’s pictured here are the best in the business!

It all seems so easy the next day collecting that converted Washie 100 handmade trophy! A great top 20 in 21 hrs 47 minutes, for my last long training run before Tahoe 200 I could not be any happier.



