Running
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Two Bays 28K
The Two Bays Trail run on the Mornington Peninsula was a bucket list item for me, and I decided to do it as soon as I had a year where I was uninjured. So in November 2022, I made the call and registered for this year’s race. I was keen to experience a proper trail race, and now I have. This is a hard trail run. It begins with a 290m elevation gain over the first 3km up Arthur’s Seat. There were rocks, tree roots, steep, uneven descents, mud, sand and stairs. The plan was for me to catch the ferry from Queenscliff to Sorrento, where Hubby would pick me…
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Detouring from my usual paths
To get my project of running every street in a 5km radius of our house kick-started again, I added some detours to my usual run along the beach path. I found a couple more cut-throughs to the beach from some of the local roads. I also ran along the opposite side of the Elwood Canal. I enjoyed seeing a cheeky white cockatoo doing acrobatics from the power line before flying off to join its mates, feeding in the dry canal overflow. Blanketing the fence near the primary school was an overgrown passionfruit vine covered in flowers. Unfortunately, it looks like a sucker, but I will pop back there periodically; maybe…
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Friday Thoughts #1
A post about my week. Random thoughts and things that are happening. I’m progressing through the unpacking; most of the boxes are unpacked. Today’s project is the laundry. I’m hoping to get everything off the bench and into the cupboards. After that, the pantry. Everything is in but not in any sensible order. This Sunday, we have my family coming for early Christmas drinks before my sister and her family go to New Zealand, and we should have the apartment entertaining ready. We needed to quickly install a patch of lawn for our dog Riley to do his business on, and it looked like it might be a problem. The…
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A Parkrun Sandwich
I had limited time both mornings this weekend to fit in a long run, needing to be finished by 9:30 am. I considered this afternoon a possibility, but the forecast was for heavy rain and thunderstorms, so I decided it was this morning. Unfortunately, I slept badly last night and didn’t wake until 7:10 am. I got up, had a banana and a drink of water and quickly got dressed, but with all the road crossings around here, until I made it to clear track, I wouldn’t have time to get the distance in. I wanted to make good use of my time, so I decided on a Parkrun sandwich,…