Cotter- Home of the Brindabella Classic
Today:
Distance: 38.65 km
Time: 4 hrs 3 mins 8 secs
Rate: 6' 17" per km
Weather: sunny, temp 8-16 degrees, light southerly wind, humidity 40%
Week:
Distance: 100.4 km
Running days: 5/7
Ave: 20.08 km per run day
Sept:
Distance: 310.65 km
Running days: 15/22
Ave: 20.7 km
Year:
Distance: 3207.8 km
Running days: 175/ 265
Ave: 18.33 km per run day
Today was the first time back at the Cotter since May with a winter break due to the possibility of adverse weather conditions. A couple of times a few years ago I got caught out when the snow started to fall, so have not been out there since preferring to stay closer to civilization.
The group meets at 7:30 am so I arrived hoping to have some company for at least part of the way, but found no volunteers. Consequently ran alone on a very nice spring morning doing the 18 mile run in reverse but including Mt McDonald on the way back. The start of the climb up the mountain is about 20 km into the run so the uphill resembles the run up to Bulls Head in the BC in 4 weeks time. The run off the top back to the start is then just under 5km so similar to the down hill off Bulls Head down Bendora Dam road towards Warks Road on the 3rd relay leg at BC.
Arrived back at the start to discover everyone else had gone, so I had a banana, drink and a piece of chocolate before going back up past Pierce's settlement to the creek. A small loop around and back down the track to the start. Finished off with an extra 400 metres to help the weekly total go past 100km and make today's run a reasonable length without overdoing it as there is a vet's handicap race tomorrow morning.
Maybe it's me, but any previous company that would have have done this in the past are now either too old, no interest any more or injured. In any case it's not worth the travelling to run alone when I can do that from home after sleeping in. The variety of places to go from home, all off road and as hilly as you want, means I don't think I will be out there again for a while. Too bad as well if I had finished up like the poor runner who has disappeared in Namadgi National Park at present after setting out alone from Corin Dam. No one would have found me either today until too late if something had gone wrong.
Seems to be the days off looking after each other are over, such a busy world we live in. Doesn't really matter, a very enjoyable day in perfect conditions.
Distance: 38.65 km
Time: 4 hrs 3 mins 8 secs
Rate: 6' 17" per km
Weather: sunny, temp 8-16 degrees, light southerly wind, humidity 40%
Week:
Distance: 100.4 km
Running days: 5/7
Ave: 20.08 km per run day
Sept:
Distance: 310.65 km
Running days: 15/22
Ave: 20.7 km
Year:
Distance: 3207.8 km
Running days: 175/ 265
Ave: 18.33 km per run day
Today was the first time back at the Cotter since May with a winter break due to the possibility of adverse weather conditions. A couple of times a few years ago I got caught out when the snow started to fall, so have not been out there since preferring to stay closer to civilization.
The group meets at 7:30 am so I arrived hoping to have some company for at least part of the way, but found no volunteers. Consequently ran alone on a very nice spring morning doing the 18 mile run in reverse but including Mt McDonald on the way back. The start of the climb up the mountain is about 20 km into the run so the uphill resembles the run up to Bulls Head in the BC in 4 weeks time. The run off the top back to the start is then just under 5km so similar to the down hill off Bulls Head down Bendora Dam road towards Warks Road on the 3rd relay leg at BC.
Arrived back at the start to discover everyone else had gone, so I had a banana, drink and a piece of chocolate before going back up past Pierce's settlement to the creek. A small loop around and back down the track to the start. Finished off with an extra 400 metres to help the weekly total go past 100km and make today's run a reasonable length without overdoing it as there is a vet's handicap race tomorrow morning.
Maybe it's me, but any previous company that would have have done this in the past are now either too old, no interest any more or injured. In any case it's not worth the travelling to run alone when I can do that from home after sleeping in. The variety of places to go from home, all off road and as hilly as you want, means I don't think I will be out there again for a while. Too bad as well if I had finished up like the poor runner who has disappeared in Namadgi National Park at present after setting out alone from Corin Dam. No one would have found me either today until too late if something had gone wrong.
Seems to be the days off looking after each other are over, such a busy world we live in. Doesn't really matter, a very enjoyable day in perfect conditions.
posted by Two Fruits at
3:11 PM
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