Arboretum - Tracks & Laps
Today:
Distance: 43.15 km
Time: 5 hrs 20 mins 54 secs
Rate: 7' 26" per km
Altitude gain/loss: 668 metres
Weather: cloudy, temp range 18-23 degrees, humidity 93% down to 70%, wind calm to NW at 10 kmph
Week: 121.1 km, Jan & Year: 151.25 km
Joined by Softshoe to again run around the trails of the Arboretum. The track surface is mostly soft from either construction traffic or any rain or watering done to grow the trees.
It could have bucketed down with rain at any time but we received only a few drops every now and then. But the clouds would part just enough as well to really heat up and thus the humidity became quite sticky.
We parked outside the main gate and started out just after 7:00 am. The first couple of laps were just over 11 kms each. Back at the car we refueled & replenished our drink bottles as we were getting through the liquids quickly each lap.
To take in all the main trails, we also included a trip to the " Wide Brown Land" sign as well as visiting the eagle's nest on top of Dairy Farmer's Hill. This accounted for much of the altitude gain & loss, but even with low cloud cover, the view is great.
Certainly hard work out there today, glad to finish but could have rolled on to 50 kms if that was necessary. May be another day. Better look at the training plan to see when that will be.
Tired now, time for lunch, shower & a nana nap.
Distance: 43.15 km
Time: 5 hrs 20 mins 54 secs
Rate: 7' 26" per km
Altitude gain/loss: 668 metres
Weather: cloudy, temp range 18-23 degrees, humidity 93% down to 70%, wind calm to NW at 10 kmph
Week: 121.1 km, Jan & Year: 151.25 km
Joined by Softshoe to again run around the trails of the Arboretum. The track surface is mostly soft from either construction traffic or any rain or watering done to grow the trees.
It could have bucketed down with rain at any time but we received only a few drops every now and then. But the clouds would part just enough as well to really heat up and thus the humidity became quite sticky.
We parked outside the main gate and started out just after 7:00 am. The first couple of laps were just over 11 kms each. Back at the car we refueled & replenished our drink bottles as we were getting through the liquids quickly each lap.
To take in all the main trails, we also included a trip to the " Wide Brown Land" sign as well as visiting the eagle's nest on top of Dairy Farmer's Hill. This accounted for much of the altitude gain & loss, but even with low cloud cover, the view is great.
Certainly hard work out there today, glad to finish but could have rolled on to 50 kms if that was necessary. May be another day. Better look at the training plan to see when that will be.
Tired now, time for lunch, shower & a nana nap.
posted by Two Fruits at
2:16 PM
4 Comments:
Yes, sticky at Stromlo too. I had a nana nap watching the cycling but didn't mean to. Sounds like a good course. You could be race director of the Arboretum Marathon.
By
Ewen, At
January 8, 2012 at 4:17 PM
Very humid this morning - I didn't run until after 9am,and there was a fine drizzle, and got home before a heavier shower of rain. No nana nap for me!
By
RunnerCJ, At
January 8, 2012 at 9:24 PM
That's interesting - I didn't realise my username was missmia.
CJ
By
RunnerCJ, At
January 8, 2012 at 9:27 PM
OMG - that's one helluva lot of kms. You're amazing. It was so humid out there today. Even 8km had me dripping. I can't begin to imagine what I would have looked like at 43.15km - dead I expect!!
By
strewth, At
January 8, 2012 at 10:51 PM
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