Sydney Harbour Bridge

At the end of August this is the sight that appears on Spark Drivers virtual Road to Rockhampton journey.

After 853 gruelling, stop/start kilometres the elatiant runner, picks up his pace, lifts his arms in the air, and crosses the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

The air is filled with the cheers and claps of friends and family that have turned out for this monumentus virtual milestone.

Spark Drivers skin tingles with emotion, or is that a burning sensation as the historic bridge explodes in fireworks around him.

Spark Driver was quoted as saying "Gimme a drink" as Australia's Prime Minister, Little Johnny, throws open the doors of Kirribilli House for a celebrationary BBQ.

Defence Lake Attack follow up.

After receiving a lot of comments regarding the reported 200bpm towards the end of the Defence Lake Attack I decided to upload the heartrate/distance graph for the event.

For the past year my average heartrate while running is 175bpm. It is not unusual for it to reach the low-mid 190's while pushing hard and climbing up hills.

I didn't think that 204bpm would be that unbelievable to a slightly overweight, slightly out of form runner?

And yes. I have added the Melbourne Marathon Half as my next "To do" thing.