Training Log Archive: jennycas

All controls on the permanent course in George Brown Botanic Gardens, although I started at the north end and finished at the top of the hill so it wasn't a full loop.

To/from the gardens. Then packed up everything in time to go to Frilly's (Susanne's favourite op-shop-cum-cafe) with SLEH on our way to the airport. Spent a lovely evening with them consuming fish & chips on the waterfront lawns at Cullen Bay last night also.

Up towards Richmond Rd, old tramline bikepath to Glenelg East, then followed Sturt River drain bikepath all the way southeast until Warriparinga wetlands (sadly, the birds also know about the mulberry tree there) and back through Mitchell Park which I think would be a good street map because there are lots of parks which aim to make the area less housing trust-y. Lovely evening for it and waaay less humid than 3000km north of here. Would have been nice to have had an extra day in Darwin though so that we could actually be tourists.

Feeling a bit nostalgic about no properly long runs lately (at dinner last night Terry was reminiscing about its being 10 years since he inaugurated the now-defunct Sea To Summit run - and then he was also talking about how he wants to run from Gulf to Gulf!). Anyway, this wasn't a long run, but out to East Point and back with a lap of the monsoon forest was surprisingly pleasant even if I did have to wring my clothes out afterwards. I really think that the biggest problem with actually living in Darwin would be never having dry undies...

Assisted with herding a bunch of small children around the museum this morning; $16/adult for the Spiders exhibition was a ripoff given that there were only Australian spiders (I'd been hoping for the giant bird-eating kind). But turtle-feeding time was enjoyed by all.

C • Turtles 5

From the hotel in Parap across to Fannie Bay, down past the museum and Mindil Beach to Myilly Pt, back up through the botanic gardens (should check out the permanent course) and Stuart Hwy, in time to 'help' drop Eleanor to childcare. Did seem ever so slightly humid, especially after last night's impressive downpour, so I was glad of the breeze off the ocean. Also doesn't seem quite normal to be 29 degrees at daybreak!

C • Permanent course 3

C • Could be worse 2

Happy New Year everybody!
Flight path Adl --> Drw isn't a very popular one today; the plane's only 1/3 full!

Couple min faster than on Wed. Lots of people camped at the caravan park, I bet none of them have to go to work today. Still, I've got 6 days off after this :)

Nobody wanted a long one today, and my dispensary-legs were glad of it; across through Mt George to Woodhouse, slog up Old Carey Gully Rd, back down Old Mt Barker Rd. Pleasant scenery, company and running conditions - although a bit humid, nothing like Darwin will be.