Last Saturday was a disgusting summer day full of rain, clouds and wind. How many people would then turn out for a trail run on Sunday morning in Adelaide’s South Eastern wilderness? Almost 40 to be imprecise.
After having no trouble finding the park what-so-ever the challenge of navigating the mapped out route began. A lead [...]
Entries from December 2008
December 16, 2008
Scott Creek Conservation Park Trail Run
December 10, 2008
The Slide and The Swing Bridge
The Slide and The Swing Bridge – What a lovely name for a Tuesday morning SARRC Norwood Bowl run. But what does it mean? I wondered as we gathered in the new day light.
Well, after setting off for the Torrens we came to a park with a giant slippery dip (or Slide if you prefer) and to [...]
December 8, 2008
CR 5km Challenge – December 2008
I had mixed preparation leading into the final CR 5km Challenge for 2008. On one hand I had a relatively easy week with half the kilometers of a normal week, but on the other I was still struggling to shake the lingering cold from my chest. Add to that waking up early writhing in pain [...]
December 3, 2008
Heavy Chest.
With the cold following the natural progression from throat to nose to chest, Tuesday mornings run was always going to be tough.
I took it out easy, and the legs felt great after the lax weekend. After 2km, breathing became an issue as my chest increased in heaviness. When I finally made it to Greenhill Rd after 3.5km [...]
December 1, 2008
I am a page 34 runner.
No running over the weekend. Friday’s bad run can only be explained by the sore throat I came down with for the next 48 hours followed by what I called snot-town.
With no running on the weekend to close out the month my total ended on 226km. I would have liked to crack 250 but you [...]
