The Tradition Continues on Mt Rob Roy

Today:
Distance: 35.00 km
Time: 4 hrs 42 mins 08 secs
Rate: 8' 03" per km
Altitude gain/loss: 840 metres
Weather: sunny, temp range 10-16 degrees, humidity 70% down to 50%, wind mostly calm
Week: 62.1 km, Dec: 292.0 km, Year: 4327.1 km

A traditional run going back to 2002 where I run Mt Rob Roy on Boxing Day. Today was the public holiday so today counts towards continuing the tradition. Also run No 40 to the top of the mountain.
Unlike last year, when Softshoe and myself made it to the gate up from the water tank at Conder and turned around, the weather was dreadful, rain and a very strong southerly wind.
Today was a very pleasant morning starting out just after 7 am, cool with no wind. Just the two of us ran over to the sub station at Theodore where we stashed a couple of drink bottles. Then over to Conder, walked up the hill at the water tank to the open paddock.
Plenty of kangaroos and thistles to negotiate, but we had the area to ourselves. The climb up the mountain from the back is not that steep but continuous, so we walked many parts of this as well. It's now very dry up on top, all the water from the rain earlier in the month has gone.
Back down the track to the sub station at Theodore, stop for a drink then a circuit of Tuggie Hill going over the ridge adding both distance and more hills to the run.
Return to the sub station, then back to the start in a slower time than a few weeks ago, but I thought our walking was stronger. The extra time out there was good " on feet" time which we will needing at CP100 km in February.
Nice day to be out, thanks to Softshoe for his company today.