Black Mountain & Beyond
Today:
Distance: 24.7 km
Time: 2 hrs 38 mins 56 secs
Rate: 6' 25" per km
Weather: strange day, forecast sunny with top temp 23 degrees, turned out to be cool, temp while running 14-16 degrees, cloudy, humidity about 50%, wind calm early then windy from west
Week: 37.95 km
Dec: 365.9 km
Year: 4798.45 km
All welcome invitation to those not working for today, maybe the thought of Black Mountain and Dairy Farmer's Hill put them off. However, dedicated mountain runners CJ and softshoeshuffle were there ready to go at 7:30 am. A good warm up run for Saturday on Mt Tennent.
Starting near the entrance to Black Mountain peninsular, away we went towards the Botanical Gardens, around the outside following the 3rd Tuesday of the month's run up course so CJ knows where to go now she works in the city. Made it to the top with a few walking bits, but Ok. Then we lost CJ.
After watching the news report last night on TV of a lady on Mt Majura being lifted out by helicopter after falling a breaking a hip, we became a little concerned when she failed to come down off the summit. Maybe, a lot concerned as we didn't fancy making a stretcher out of branches and carrying her back down.
All's well that ends well, just missed a turn. Finally found her on the way back up, we soon turned around and made our way to where I had left softshoeshuffle, now he's gone. A couple of females also running up Black Mountain were asked to send him back if they found him. Soon he returns as well. Away we go after a short chat.
Down on the GDE side, through the underpass although CJ wanted to dodge the traffic to cross the road to the cork plantation. Up the gun barrel track to the new arboretum, plenty of work has been done with taxpayers money, then on to Dairy Farmer's Hill. Wind picking up now from the west, still cool, on towards Clo's Crossing after stopping at every corner to discuss directions.
We turned around not far on from Clo's, back under the Tuggeranong Parkway to exit at the National Zoo & Aquarium. Back to the start on the bike path which I found tiring on the sealed surface even with a following wind.
Quick chat at the finish about Saturday's run up Mt Tennent a couple of times. A good day today, not too difficult. Just far enough for a mid week run. Certainly need more over the next two months to get to Explorer's Tree ready to run SFT. That's the start line, haven't thought about the finish line yet.
Thanks to CJ and softshoeshuffle for their company today.
Next to do today, afternoon siesta, told you so, inactive recovery.
Distance: 24.7 km
Time: 2 hrs 38 mins 56 secs
Rate: 6' 25" per km
Weather: strange day, forecast sunny with top temp 23 degrees, turned out to be cool, temp while running 14-16 degrees, cloudy, humidity about 50%, wind calm early then windy from west
Week: 37.95 km
Dec: 365.9 km
Year: 4798.45 km
All welcome invitation to those not working for today, maybe the thought of Black Mountain and Dairy Farmer's Hill put them off. However, dedicated mountain runners CJ and softshoeshuffle were there ready to go at 7:30 am. A good warm up run for Saturday on Mt Tennent.
Starting near the entrance to Black Mountain peninsular, away we went towards the Botanical Gardens, around the outside following the 3rd Tuesday of the month's run up course so CJ knows where to go now she works in the city. Made it to the top with a few walking bits, but Ok. Then we lost CJ.
After watching the news report last night on TV of a lady on Mt Majura being lifted out by helicopter after falling a breaking a hip, we became a little concerned when she failed to come down off the summit. Maybe, a lot concerned as we didn't fancy making a stretcher out of branches and carrying her back down.
All's well that ends well, just missed a turn. Finally found her on the way back up, we soon turned around and made our way to where I had left softshoeshuffle, now he's gone. A couple of females also running up Black Mountain were asked to send him back if they found him. Soon he returns as well. Away we go after a short chat.
Down on the GDE side, through the underpass although CJ wanted to dodge the traffic to cross the road to the cork plantation. Up the gun barrel track to the new arboretum, plenty of work has been done with taxpayers money, then on to Dairy Farmer's Hill. Wind picking up now from the west, still cool, on towards Clo's Crossing after stopping at every corner to discuss directions.
We turned around not far on from Clo's, back under the Tuggeranong Parkway to exit at the National Zoo & Aquarium. Back to the start on the bike path which I found tiring on the sealed surface even with a following wind.
Quick chat at the finish about Saturday's run up Mt Tennent a couple of times. A good day today, not too difficult. Just far enough for a mid week run. Certainly need more over the next two months to get to Explorer's Tree ready to run SFT. That's the start line, haven't thought about the finish line yet.
Thanks to CJ and softshoeshuffle for their company today.
Next to do today, afternoon siesta, told you so, inactive recovery.
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