Puffing Billy training run/wobble
This morning I set off early (alone sorry Oscar) to meet some other Coolrunners for a pre Great Train Race training run.
This run has been posted on Coolrunning, and even though I'm not participating in the race it sounded like a fun, local thing to do.
About 20 of us meet at the car park of the Menzies Creek train station. There was Chilliman, Louise, Beki-Sekhmet, Diane [nee Grasshopper], Kelvin, StormbikesLostboy's 1 & 2, Grey beard, Tiger Boy, Brian, Courtly Love and her daughter. For everyone I have forgotten my sincerest apologies. I'm not the best with names.
We set off about 8am. It was very cold but looked like it was shaping up to be a beautiful day. As a group we headed to Selby following the race course. Then we pushed on to the Puffing Billy Trestle bridge. A short, steep run followed into Belgrave for those of us that needed to go to the toilet.
A few of the others had Garmin Forerunners and even though they had lost the signal a few times with the tall trees they had recorded we had traveled 6km so far.
It was a short break then we headed back to the cars at Menzies Creek. Here most of the group called it a day and drove on to our brunch meeting point. Chilliman, Kelvin, Brian, Diane [nee Grasshopper], myself plus Stormbikes went on a further 2 kilometres to Clematis.
The 3 hour marathon runners Brian and Kelvin continued on down the road while the rest of us headed back.
In all the run was 15 to 16 kilometers long that I completed in 1:25:48.
We all met at Ripe in Sassafras for a coffee and chat where we also caught up with Wobbly Man. He decided to pass on the run and just join in the socializing at the end.
Sunday I ran to the fire station and return. That is 5.5km each way. The forward journey took 0:26:57 and the return journey took 0:26:42. Saturday night I did a session on the treadmill at work. 7.6k in 42 minutes.
I have also registered and paid for my entry in the Sri Chinmoy Williamstown half marathon so that is all official now and no pulling out.
This run has been posted on Coolrunning, and even though I'm not participating in the race it sounded like a fun, local thing to do.
About 20 of us meet at the car park of the Menzies Creek train station. There was Chilliman, Louise, Beki-Sekhmet, Diane [nee Grasshopper], Kelvin, StormbikesLostboy's 1 & 2, Grey beard, Tiger Boy, Brian, Courtly Love and her daughter. For everyone I have forgotten my sincerest apologies. I'm not the best with names.
We set off about 8am. It was very cold but looked like it was shaping up to be a beautiful day. As a group we headed to Selby following the race course. Then we pushed on to the Puffing Billy Trestle bridge. A short, steep run followed into Belgrave for those of us that needed to go to the toilet.
A few of the others had Garmin Forerunners and even though they had lost the signal a few times with the tall trees they had recorded we had traveled 6km so far.
It was a short break then we headed back to the cars at Menzies Creek. Here most of the group called it a day and drove on to our brunch meeting point. Chilliman, Kelvin, Brian, Diane [nee Grasshopper], myself plus Stormbikes went on a further 2 kilometres to Clematis.
The 3 hour marathon runners Brian and Kelvin continued on down the road while the rest of us headed back.
In all the run was 15 to 16 kilometers long that I completed in 1:25:48.
We all met at Ripe in Sassafras for a coffee and chat where we also caught up with Wobbly Man. He decided to pass on the run and just join in the socializing at the end.
Sunday I ran to the fire station and return. That is 5.5km each way. The forward journey took 0:26:57 and the return journey took 0:26:42. Saturday night I did a session on the treadmill at work. 7.6k in 42 minutes.
I have also registered and paid for my entry in the Sri Chinmoy Williamstown half marathon so that is all official now and no pulling out.
posted by Spark Driver at 3:37 PM
8 Comments:
Great to meet another blogger/CR this morning!
It was well worth struggling out of bed for this morning ;)
Beki
lmao at your comment on my blog, I did think that was probably the case :)
Too funny ;)
Sounded like a really nice run Sparks - nothing like making a financial commitment to harden the resolve ;-)
Awww poor Oscar, althought I agree with not taking dogs on group runs...too many leash infractions...poor Oscar.
Great run!
You are getting ready for the Half, how nice!
SD why aren't you running the great train race as well?
R2B
See you at Willy on the 28th May.
Well done Sparkdriver! I am so pleased you are doing the half- you've come a long way since that day at the zoo!
alisonjc
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