11 Mac 2018 – The Borneo Ultra-Trail Marathon is an extreme endurance race taking runners through a challenging mountainous jungle landscape of Kota Kinabalu. Maj Lucy Scott, Second-In-Command (2IC) of the Officer Cadet School (OCS), Cpt Dave Sterling and WO1 Bruce Forsyth from OCS embarked on the 100km/30km/50km races correspondingly. On commencing the challenge, they were rewarded with sweeping views of the surrounding ridges and valleys interspersed with lush rainforest. This initial respite was quickly replaced by the punishing sun and intimidating climbs. Whilst WO1 Bruce and Cpt Dave Sterling were able to hold their own coming 72nd (3rd within age category) and 20th from a combined field of over 900, it was Maj Lucy who finished 1st in the ladies 100km who truly stole the show. With an impressive time of 19 hours and 12 minutes of physical exertion, she demonstrated an extraordinary level of endurance amongst an experienced and international field of competitors. Maj Lucy’s endeavour induced bouts of vomiting for the final 20km which failed to deter her and in doing so, she set an example to her subordinates and colleagues alike. Despite the challenge, they all felt privileged and humbled to run in such a pristine environment in which we were able to test our limits.
