Sunday, February 15, 2009 (Walk -19km)
In a flush of enthusiasm this morning, on the way home from the Sunday run, I decided to finish buying all my wet weather gear for the walk I am planning to do in Spain in April. I bought new walking shoes which will provide a little bit more protection from the snow I may encounter in the Pyrenees. I also got a North Face light weight Goretex jacket and I already had a 35L Berghause pack. As it is still raining and the prediction is for more rain through the week so it is a perfect time for a test performance and this afternoon was the perfect time to take it all out for a test run. Nothing like new toys to get me excited. I was also taking my tired legs out for test walk to see how they hold up on a longish hike when I feel like there is little juice left in the tank. I plan on carrying no more than 6kg in weight so I packed my backpack and soon after lunch set off from home to Lake Narrabeen for a total of 19km. It rained and rained and the cars zoomed by but I stayed toasty dry for the most part. The walk was a great test of the conditions I may encounter. By the end my feet hurt and my legs were ready to drop off but pleased that I got out in the not so nice weather. Finished the walk in 3:29.
It is very frustrating not to be able to get through the Academy of Sport and the golf course on the south side of the lake. It added 4km having to back track to find my way out of the golf course, once I found my out of the academy past the warning signs discouraging public access. All this will soon be fixed with a new trail to be opened in few months. The trail will be completely off road and will follow the lake all the way around.
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