Summer Challenge

Win a Middle Distance race on hard difficulty overtaking no more than 2 athletes (Single Player) but you will need to set up a Single Discipline race for this in order to set the difficulty to 'Hard'.

This is arguably the hardest trophy in the game yet is you get off to a good start, maintain a steady rhythm and use your sprints properly it should come within a couple of tries. You should really aim to unlock Roadblock for having nobody pass you in this race also as they are achievable in a single race.

The key to it is a near to perfect start. Never wait for the 'GO' to pop up, that will be too late. Try to anticipate it and release when you think the time is right, you may well false start many times getting it just right but the great start is paramount to this run. Once you nail it, break into a good stride with the thumb buttons and slide into the inside lane. From now on, the race is a simple but crucial case of keeping your rhythm as close as you possibly can to perfect, too fast and you will lose precious stamina, too little and you will be caught fast and need to sprint to maintain the lead which again wastes stamina. On my run, I was always just a tiny bit over the line and into the red but not too much. The guy in second will catch you up on or around the last bend of the first lap or into the second lap if you are lucky. If when this happens you are on a bend, just keep the rhythm going, the CPU never seem to be able to pass you on the bends. If you are on a straight, you should use a sprint and get the very most out of it without going full tilt as this will burn your stamina out severely and you wont have enough left in the tank to win. When the sprint bar is depleted and you can resume your normal pace, do your best to slide back into the natural rhythm and maintain the lead until the second place guy shows up again. Simply repeat the process to maintain a lead.

On the last lap you may well have lost a bit of speed having went over the threshold trying to keep the pace. Don't panic. Just keep going as normal, you will be followed closely. You should have 1 sprint left for the finish so wait til about 150m left and hit it, now just run your ass off giving it everything you have left. Once the sprint runs out, go hell for leather on the thumb buttons until you cross the line. It will always be a close finish but if it all went off properly, your trophy will unlock along with Roadblock while the post race screens are showing.