Cup Day Double Up

Today:
Distance: 26.65 km
Time: 2 hrs 27 mins 38 secs
Rate: 5' 32" per km
Weather: sunny, temp range 15-19 degrees, humidity 30%, wins sthly at 15 km to start then eased to calm
Week: 60.15 km
Nov: 85.75 km
Year: 5000 km less ytd 4026.95 km = 973.05km to go

Beautiful day for a day off work with the Melbourne Cup to be run at 3 pm. I had planned to get a reasonably long run in but left very late morning hoping to be back before the horses jumped. However, hunger took over so I cut the run short and headed home for lunch.
The first part was towards the Theodore sub station, into a gentle but cool southerly breeze. Around the Conder side of Tuggeranong Hill to the ridge track above Lanyon shops. Needing a few hills to get fitter, I headed over the ridge to the Calwell side, down the steep track to go under Drakeford Dr at Gordon, then home.
Watched the horses go round in a race that "stops a nation" . Out again down towards the river for a 10 minute stand in the water then back home. Plenty of kids about playing in the water enjoying a day off school.
The only piece of knowledge I have about horses is you put plenty of money in one end, wait a while then you get manure from the other end, put in a bag and sell it for $2. Great for the garden. No wonder the economy is going so well.