Week 22 - Back Home & Return to Normality

Running:  Year to Date

Distance:  1,909.7 kms in 22 weeks at ave  86.8 kms ( down from 86.9 kms at week 21)

Last week:  85.4 kms

Altitude:  68,217 metres in 22 weeks at ave  3,100 metres ( up from 3,093 metres at week 21)

Last week:  3,265 metres

Strava:  71,461 metres ( still well ahead of Garmin figures)

Back home after 9 days in Cairns in North Qld. Certainly a contrast in weather especially the temperatures where I have gone from 25-28 degrees to be now lucky to get a max of 10 degrees.
Ran my first local Parkrun on Saturday, again on a totally different type of 5 km course. This time, gravel surface & undulating, out and back. Cairns Parkrun is flat concrete, double loop with the harbour water views. Ran almost 2 minutes slower back at home even though I felt stronger.
Might have been a few gun local runners away, but somehow managed a 6th across the line placing. So all good.
Ran/walked up a few hills during the week as the weather has been kind with today a nice sunny day. Top temp later in the afternoon, 10 degrees. Winter is here. Some local trail runners have been venturing up into the central highlands of Tasmania to find some snow. I'll wait a few more weeks & go there as well if nothing falls locally before the end of the month.