Boksburg team reaches the end of the road
“One thing my mother will leave behind one day should something finally beat her, is a legacy of adventure.”
These are the parting words of Kirsty Heath after she and her mother fail to make it into the finals of the Caxton Reynold’s Race.
Hoping they could have done better in the race, Kirsty and Karen Heath say they are happy to have been part of the journey.
“Obviously we would have liked to have won, but we really enjoyed ourselves and the time together.
“The other teams were incredible and focused, really went all out, and we have to commend them for their efforts,” say the pair.
Reminiscing on the last few weeks, the women do admit that they could have had a better game plan, but feel that getting the first answer incorrect made it hard for them to catch up.
“We are proud of how we worked so well together as a mother and daughter team, enjoying being together and the adrenaline of it all.
“This made us realise that life’s hardships such as cancer, and the unexpected arrival of a new member of the family should never get in the way of us truly living,” says Kirsty.
“I saw my mom running and giggling like I haven’t seen her do for a while, but most importantly getting really excited about silly things like racing past the other teams.”
Having travelled much of the world, the duo says they were surprised to find the East Rand had so much history.
“It was amazing to see some of the spots we went to, and in particular, the little headstone on the side of the road in Springs.
“We would have never known the story behind the location if I had not been part of the race,” says Kirsty.
Having been dealt many challenges, such as not being able to take off as quickly as the other teams may have been because of Kirsty’s job, however, the women say they did the best they could.
“The last Korsman’s Ice Cream Factory to Korsman Bird Sanctuary challenge was a lot of fun and we really enjoyed that.
“With it being the last leg, the teams all hung out afterwards and we could feel the camaraderie between us all,” she says.
“However, there was a hinge of sadness as we realised that it was over.”
