Day 32……………….Yet Another
Marathon.
A marathon a day for 5.5 months sometimes more is what I had
planned before the commencement of this trip, and I have stuck to the program
plus a little more at times. The last few days have been just that 45, 50 and
43km.
It’s been a month like that and 1000km plus reached. I asked
myself the question today, how long can this go on for? Not that I’m afraid that
it can’t, but athletes take breaks in their careers, and I guess mine will be
once reaching Cooktown. I have been looking after myself though. I have another
45km to run tomorrow, and then I have a rest day in the form of 25km, not a
rest at all for most, but these days anything up to 30km is a dream distance,
which goes to show how my body’s transforming and what’s becoming the norm. The
long and more rugged terrain is behind me now and I’m hoping that my body take
time to repairs itself over the flatter terrain.
Today was that flat terrain and for the most part a sealed
road to, a quiet road that made its way through the grazing pastures of these
parts. The weather was on my side today, and I enjoyed the views over the
cattle stations and beyond.
It’s such a contrast from the alpine area, where I was just
a week ago, I was slogging it out each day with monstrous climbs, I miss it
though. There was something about that terrain or perhaps the rewards that came
with overcoming it.
Today was more a mental challenge; days I knew I would have
to tackle on this run and it was a reminder about SANE Australia and how some don’t
get the choice to feel like I did today, for some daily life can be a challenge
all of its own.
A simple 43km was all I had to do, but as mentioned before
anything over the 30k mark it an effort, due to the back to back mileage I’m
doing day in day out.
Reaching Crookwell today, I learnt that Vickie had once
again been busy hitting up the media. Tomorrow I have an interview with the
local rag and I presentation to give the local primary school over their assembly.
Which I’m really looking forward too!
CROOKWELL – Can one be feeling both at the same time!
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