Drinking and Smoking
Today:
Distance: 8.1 km
Time: 61' 24"
Rate: 7' 35" per km
Weather: sunny, temp 15-20 degrees, humidity 25%, wind calm
Week: 62.9 km
Oct: 93.15 km
Year: 3758.55 km
Today was the running of several events in Namadgi National Park starting from the old Orroral Valley Space Tracking Station. Beautiful day in the valley, perfect for a 32 km or 20 km long run. I however decided not to run and assist with the event by manning a drink station on Smoker's Trail, hence the title. I certainly don't smoke and a very occasional and social drinker.
Around 60 runners and walkers fronted the starter with almost half the field entering on the day, probably after waiting for the weather forecast. It is a bit of a drive down to the start, and over the years the weather has turned nasty at times, even for this time of the year. Today was near perfect for running.
I had been out to Smoker's Trail yesterday to mark part of the course down the valley. Today I drove out there again after dropping softshoeshuffle off at the drink station on top of the hill at the 6 km mark. Nice climb to get up to that one.
After the 20 km runners and a lone walker had passed by, and the 32 km runners had returned back to me on their out and back run, I gathered up a bag and trotted off to collect the directional signs. Beaut day, could not have been better on a track that looked like the tractor and grass cutter had recently been over it. Good conditions under foot, very dry, no recent rain down this way. Easy not to catch the last runners, no wanting to put pressure on them to go faster, and let them enjoy their experiences.
About an hour later, returned to the car, back to softshoeshuffle who had also seen all go past him, some at a very good pace. One of the best things about doing this is actually seeing very good runners going what they do best, run fast. Great pleasure to see Martin Dent smash the race record in the 20 km event by 8 minutes, he is very good. And Gramps never ceases to amaze as he lead the 32 km runners home.
Softshoeshuffle has very kindly lent me his old Garmin, so at least I can know how far and what time I have run. Some day Garmin will tell me the result of mine stopping, overuse I suppose.
As well, I have set out a plan for the next 8 weeks to get me to Coast to Kozi, taking inspiration from Kerrie B at today's run, she is clocking up over 160 kms per week in her effort to do well for the Australian team at the World 100 km championships in Italy in Nov.
Easy run tomorrow before the plan kicks in from Monday. All round sportsman I am, the V8s are on at Bathurst tomorrow, go the Fords.
And don't forget the WWE Afterburn as well, don't you just love the big men of the mat, result known before the whistle goes, but pure entertainment. Don't forget both much of reality has gone, financial crisis worldwide, houses prices down, inflation, unemployment, interest rates, Big Brother not on next year, and you reckon the wrestling is fake. So what!!
Distance: 8.1 km
Time: 61' 24"
Rate: 7' 35" per km
Weather: sunny, temp 15-20 degrees, humidity 25%, wind calm
Week: 62.9 km
Oct: 93.15 km
Year: 3758.55 km
Today was the running of several events in Namadgi National Park starting from the old Orroral Valley Space Tracking Station. Beautiful day in the valley, perfect for a 32 km or 20 km long run. I however decided not to run and assist with the event by manning a drink station on Smoker's Trail, hence the title. I certainly don't smoke and a very occasional and social drinker.
Around 60 runners and walkers fronted the starter with almost half the field entering on the day, probably after waiting for the weather forecast. It is a bit of a drive down to the start, and over the years the weather has turned nasty at times, even for this time of the year. Today was near perfect for running.
I had been out to Smoker's Trail yesterday to mark part of the course down the valley. Today I drove out there again after dropping softshoeshuffle off at the drink station on top of the hill at the 6 km mark. Nice climb to get up to that one.
After the 20 km runners and a lone walker had passed by, and the 32 km runners had returned back to me on their out and back run, I gathered up a bag and trotted off to collect the directional signs. Beaut day, could not have been better on a track that looked like the tractor and grass cutter had recently been over it. Good conditions under foot, very dry, no recent rain down this way. Easy not to catch the last runners, no wanting to put pressure on them to go faster, and let them enjoy their experiences.
About an hour later, returned to the car, back to softshoeshuffle who had also seen all go past him, some at a very good pace. One of the best things about doing this is actually seeing very good runners going what they do best, run fast. Great pleasure to see Martin Dent smash the race record in the 20 km event by 8 minutes, he is very good. And Gramps never ceases to amaze as he lead the 32 km runners home.
Softshoeshuffle has very kindly lent me his old Garmin, so at least I can know how far and what time I have run. Some day Garmin will tell me the result of mine stopping, overuse I suppose.
As well, I have set out a plan for the next 8 weeks to get me to Coast to Kozi, taking inspiration from Kerrie B at today's run, she is clocking up over 160 kms per week in her effort to do well for the Australian team at the World 100 km championships in Italy in Nov.
Easy run tomorrow before the plan kicks in from Monday. All round sportsman I am, the V8s are on at Bathurst tomorrow, go the Fords.
And don't forget the WWE Afterburn as well, don't you just love the big men of the mat, result known before the whistle goes, but pure entertainment. Don't forget both much of reality has gone, financial crisis worldwide, houses prices down, inflation, unemployment, interest rates, Big Brother not on next year, and you reckon the wrestling is fake. So what!!
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