"Fat Ass - Beyond the Black Stump"

I copied this, my short account of "The Fat Ass" run 2/1/2006, from the main message board on the same topic :

From Horrie:
quote:
"This is one tough woman! "

From me:

....and this is one tough course!!

Just back from Sydney where I stayed for an extra recovery night.

I thought the 6ft track was hard going but this was more rugged & less runnable. Where did all those rocks come from? I've never ever experienced anything like it before & I don't think I'll be doing it again in a hurry (well, I couldn't do it in a "hurry" anyhow!)

Surprisingly, I have no stiffness or soreness after going "Beyond the Black Stump", whereas I could barely walk for 2 days after 6 foot track -TSV. If nothing else, these sorts of runs toughen you up not just physically, but mentally & emotionally as well. On this one I didn't sit down & cry (not even once - the rocks would have been unbearably uncomfortable!) & I was in full control of my gastrointestinal system (i.e.I didn't throw up)! We stopped at the Marina, after the ferry crossing, where Belinda ordered scones & jam & Horrie & I 2 slices of banana bread which we ate as we slowly hauled ourselves up the hill to rejoin the bush track littered with huge boulders to climb down & then back up again on our way to & from 'The Castle'.

As Horrie said we lost quite a bit of time getting ourselves thoroughly lost several times, but still that's what bush trails are for - to confuse! As Confucius would say : "He who gets lost, will not necessarily stay lost!"

The scenery looking down into Berowra Waters was glorious & that I stayed on my feet (they were my feet, I think!) for more than 7 hours to see it all, was due to the assistance of my two helpers, Belinda & Horrie who would have finished the course several hours earlier (nearly typed 'days earlier' there!). Thank you both for picking me up at Bronte & bringing me back. A special thank you to Kevin Tiller who waited all day to make sure that the 3 of us finally & safely finished....Kevin, you are a wonder & a "national treasure" for your camaraderie & vigilance & supplying us all with bottled water, ice, Coke, Gatoraid & snakes - the chewable variety!!

And that's another run, that Chickybabe never imagined doing, ticked off the list!