Assisted by the Wind

Today:
Distance: 6.5 km
Time: 31' 54"
Rate: 4' 54" per km
Weather: sunny, temp 11 degrees, humidity 50%, wind southerly, cold and strong at 24 kmph
Week: 50.8 km
August: 254.75 km
Year: 3242.2 km

The handicap sub committee met this morning to check out the work being done at Blewitt's Forest. A new overflow car park is being constructed to assist with parking for the mountain bike World Cup event on at SFP the same weekend as our monthly handicap.
Luckily for us, a new entrance to this overflow car park is at our start/finish area. Entry will now be here on Uriarra Road, not on Coppins Crossing road as in previous years. A group email will be issued next week after the work is finished and inspected by our chief handicapper. Looking good at this stage.
After that short inspection, a few of us had a look at parts of the running track at Stromlo Forest Park to find a suitable course for a monthly handicap next year. We are keen to use the area, but the whole complex has not really been designed with us in mind. A terrific mountain bike area, a good grass cross country track suitable for world class events, but not ideal for us just yet. There are good possibilities just needing more research.
Then, after I was dropped off at home for lunch, I ran back to work with the strong southerly assisting. No point beating against it when it's there to help. Down Woodcock Dr to the gravel track behind Bonython, around the outside of Stranger Pond and back to work. The strong wind helping makes the km rate look better than I really ran.
A really long run tomorrow depending on weather conditions. Can't afford a lapse at this stage, certainly will leave starting until it has warmed up a bit.