Sunday : After probably more than 2 years I made a return to Range Road for a long run this morning...
12km: Run/Walk 30/30 seconds
12km: Run/Walk 30/30 seconds
I'd just about forgotten how tough and hilly this road is but very soon reminded! I parked at the "Abbey Aged Care facility" on Range Road ..... thought it a good advertisement to be seen running down the long driveway and up the first of many hills!
Wonderful views from the crest; recalled the many much longer runs I'd done there years back when preparing for a marathon; all the way to Glenquarry and then down winding Tourist Road and the hard climb back up again! Four, five and six hours! Recall driving the course on the previous day and placing water bottles along the course to save carrying any! When I look back to those days, I don't know how I did it! Those were the days, my friends! Those were the days!
Very much enjoyed the change from the rough surface of Diamond Fields Road to a sealed road all the way. At 6km turnaround I ran every 2nd run segment as a 30 second acceleration; got back faster that way to where I started looking more like a resident of the Age Care facility than when I set off!
good work!
ReplyDeleteSuch a scenic run, allrounder!
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