A week of appreciating my health and tending to it. I had accepted that the time I have was not going to be enough to prepare for the Kepler Challenge properly so I just want to get there in the best condition possible and not get injured along the way. So this was a good week to back off a little and consolidate the training so far. Five weeks of regular running and no niggles anywhere. I think the hamstring tendon pain is held in check by regular massage and yoga practices focused on balancing and strengthening. A total of 25km of hilly trail running and 70km of hilly trail walking this week. The highlight of the week was having the privilege to pace a participant in the Great North Walk 100mile race, held over the weekend.
The race started at Teralba just west of Warners Bay and finishes 174km later on the sands of Patonga Beach. A hot and humid weekend saw a very high attrition rate for the event. I loved the experience: moving through the landscape, reveling in the heat and humidity and focused not on your self or racing or competing but just assisting someone else to meet their goal. Very liberating.
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