This can be a little scary at the best of times, but when you’re feeling like being snuggled up on the sofa with a cuppa tea and a packet of biscuits then the thought of encountering one of both of those things, make you whimper like a school girl. Plus it was a 50km out in the wilderness away from any form of road or house, and those days always make me a little nervous.
The day had little action it fact. The weather was grey and a
little cold all day. The first 25km was mostly downhill with some undulation,
and the second half mostly uphill with some undulation also.
I ran through Jagumba Station, and like most, the sign was
Keep Out! I came across a four wheel drive with two guys dressed like soldiers,
and they pull up alongside me, asked if I had permission to be on the land or
had cleared it with Barry. No, but this is the national trail! They were
actually nices guys just making sure that everybody on the property knew what
was going on because they were dear shooting and didn’t want me becoming
hunted.
The last 10km seemed to take forever. It’s really
frustrating that the land was in a sense quit flat, comparable with what I had
been dealing with, so why were my legs not coming to the party? I could have
run that section on any weekend in just a few hours, and enjoyed every bit of
it, but today things weren’t happening for me, the whole thing was a struggle.
The last 3km were the hardest. Every foot strike was a huge
effort. 3km at worst would take me 15 minutes normal on this kind of undulation
and terrain. I found myself cursing the land, cursing my Garman for displaying
the right distance, and getting frustrated with myself for tripping over the
tiniest of rocks. My language was brighter than the day had been!
I was so glad to finish, I just had one of those days were
everything was a struggle, but based on the mileage I have behind me and the rest I have in front. I guess not
every run can be an easy one, even when the trails are easy!
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