Sunday, December 28, 2008

Mosman Reversed

Sunday December 28 (LSD - 30km)
Glorious morning for a long slow distance run on one of my favourite courses, starting from Balmoral Beach. As we drove to the start, the view out towards Middle Harbour and the Heads was stunning.


Considering the weather prediction was originally for wet and rainy day – I was happy to see the pink of the early sunrise and it promised to be a great morning for running.

Planned to run 30 km with the option of short cuts if it turned ugly. Started with a group of about 18 runners at 6.00 am and ran with Robyn, Mike and Lee for most of the way for a total of 30kms. The scenery along the course provided a distraction from the discomfort especially towards the end.
Cool breeze at the start kept the humidity down but by half way the sun was out and I was glad for the shade provided by the trees in sections of the run. My longest road run for many weeks and except for an ugly few section around 15km I felt great most of the way. Pleased to finish with a cool dip in the ocean. Average pace of 6.15 min/km. Days like this make me feel great to be alive.

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