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Saturday Apr 18, 2015 #
7 PM
Run 40:00 [3] 7.0 km (5:43 / km)
A change of hemisphere, a big change of time zone and not really a big change of season. I got in to where I'm staying tonight, a village in the bucolic surrounds of the Emmental, about 6.30 and headed out more or less as soon as I'd checked in and dropped my bag. In this part of the world you can't go too far wrong following yellow signs and yellow diamonds, and this particular Wanderweg took me on a reasonably solid climb, some of it through forest but mostly through fields (disappointingly, no cowbells) to a ridge with a good view of the surrounds (including the steep-looking forest where tomorrow's event is). Felt like a bit of a struggle as you'd expect after having been on the move for a day and a bit (and at 3am in the home time zone), but nothing that's going to worry me too much after a decent night's sleep, I suspect.
I was last in these parts (though the next valley over) for a couple of World Cup races in 1996, best remembered (by us anyway) for Steve Craig's encounter with a bull. (We then moved on to Leuk for an event which will never be forgotten by anyone who was there).
The trip went reasonably smoothly; slept at least intermittently for about 9 hours of the Melbourne-Dubai leg (having an empty seat next to me helped), the first leg was on time and the second leg not too far beyond it. Made the train I was hoping for, then on gradually shrinking modes of transport on the Geneva-Bern-Langenthal-Huttwil-Durrenroth route (big train to not quite so big train to little train to bus). Didn't have to do an intervals session to make my connection in Dubai this time but was a bit disappointed not to get the chance to replace my finally worn-out radio - that sort of thing is too old and boring for the airport electronics shops these days. (However, if you feel so inclined and have a spare A$660,000, there is a shop at Dubai Airport which will sell you a full set of Grange).
If I understand the directions correctly I'm staying pretty much next door to tomorrow's event centre. Will find out soon enough.
I was last in these parts (though the next valley over) for a couple of World Cup races in 1996, best remembered (by us anyway) for Steve Craig's encounter with a bull. (We then moved on to Leuk for an event which will never be forgotten by anyone who was there).
The trip went reasonably smoothly; slept at least intermittently for about 9 hours of the Melbourne-Dubai leg (having an empty seat next to me helped), the first leg was on time and the second leg not too far beyond it. Made the train I was hoping for, then on gradually shrinking modes of transport on the Geneva-Bern-Langenthal-Huttwil-Durrenroth route (big train to not quite so big train to little train to bus). Didn't have to do an intervals session to make my connection in Dubai this time but was a bit disappointed not to get the chance to replace my finally worn-out radio - that sort of thing is too old and boring for the airport electronics shops these days. (However, if you feel so inclined and have a spare A$660,000, there is a shop at Dubai Airport which will sell you a full set of Grange).
If I understand the directions correctly I'm staying pretty much next door to tomorrow's event centre. Will find out soon enough.