Woden - Circuit of Mt Taylor

Today:

Distance: 13.3 km

Time: 79' 00"

Rate: 5' 56" per km

Weather: very warm, sunny, temp 31 degrees, humidity 25%, wind NW at 20 kmph

Week: 86.15 km, Dec: 316.05 km

Year: 4351.15 km in 52 weeks at ave 83.67 km

It's been many years since I had the chance to run from Woden during a lunch break. Mostly it had been the Oakey Hill - Curtin loop. At other times I would run straight to the top of Mt Taylor and back, that was about 9 kms.

Today, I checked out the distance around the base track of Mt Taylor, a circuit we will use on Monday and may be a few times later on. The distance is 5.57 km plus the extra km and a bit to where the car will be parked, around 7 kms as planned. Altitude gain & loss on the loop around 100 metres. Track is generally Ok, a couple of wash outs but nothing to worry about.

Clockwise I think will be the easier way to go, the up hill is shorter but steeper, the down hill flatter & more runable. Should be a good test after a couple of circuits.

Nice afternoon out there today, I ran from just after 2 pm, warm temp but with low humidity, the heat didn't seem a problem. Unlike Sydney in February near the coast, humidity will be high.