Shoalhaven King of The Mountain

Today:
Distance: 32.o km
Time: 2 hrs 46 mins 25 secs
Rate: 5'12" per km
Weather: sunny, temp 10 - 15 degrees, humidity 50%, wind calm with light breeze for short time early

Week: 32.0km
July: 166.9 km
Year: 2262.0 km

This was the 5th time I have been to this event running a 46km ultra once in year 2000. It always good to get away down to sea level in winter and the weather has always been kind. Today was no exception with good running conditions and a surface smoothed by recent rain. Surprisingly, the two creek crossing were low with a plank to assist at the first and the second only ankle deep so no wet shoes to hamper the run.
Starting at Cambewarra school, through nice farmland country before some undulating hills leading to the climb up Mt Scanzi between the 22 and 24 km marks.
Then the fast, if you can run down to a main road, past the golf course to a finish at the showground in the lovely village of Kangaroo Valley.
Considering the lack of serious training recently , a finishing time of around 2 and 3/4 hours was a good result, even if a finishing position of 60th is mid field. Total number of starters around 150 including early starting walkers.
Again the Canberra women runners did the city proud finishing 1st and 2nd although the men did have good results overall.
A good event in it's 33rd running, well organised even if the km markers were out by 500 metres or so most of the way, the overall distance is the 20 miles originally run, or 32km.
I now where my training is at with 3 months to go before Brindabella Classic in October.