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Seedlings participates in a number of events throughout the year and the never turn up unless in costume.
So this year the team is called the Seedling Space Cadets and as you can imagine there's a sci fi feel to the costumes.
So of course I'm so going as a stormtrooper woot!
But it turns out I've drawn a bit of a short straw and pulled a 12km leg that I understand has some 'beast' hills in it
Reality is starting to sink in 7 days out from the race and I've realised there's a couple of potential drawbacks to what I want to do:
* My leg starts at about 2pm no doubt in the blazing sun (so maybe a sandtrooper?)
* I'm not sure if I can run 12km especially if there's a bunch of damned hills
* I'm even less sure I can do it in a stormtrooper outfit
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My plan is to cannibalise my paintball stormtrooper suit which at least has some flexibility in it, grab the top part of my regular armour, and cut some air holes in a spare bucket and then pray.
Running in this suit is going to be a bit of a joke and I'm planning on leaving bits of it on the side of the road as I overheat. The Seedlings support crew will hopefully pick up the bits as we go.
OK stay posted for pre-race updates and post race debrief and pics