Running 2:49:00 [3] 30.7 km (5:30 / km) +1000m 4:44 / km
Cracker long run with Marty, Sam and Brad (and Jimbo for a few kms) from Orroral. Their plan was to do the Bimberi return - about 50kms with 2000m climb. I did it in 2012 with RobW and Grant and so was fully aware of how tough it would be. So I planned on doing a cut-down version, returning from Cotter Hut. Nice cool overcast day for it. Felt pretty good and was half-tempted at the Hut (15kms) to carry on, but was glad I didn't when the return felt tough. Got quite achy rather than tired.
Anyway, on the way back I stopped for an hour of bushbashing from near Cotter Gap up to Split Rock, which is a humungous ~40m (?) prominent granite rock at the top of a big hill with a big crack in it. Turns out you can also walk through the crack, which was cool. Good views from there too.