Wanted to have a long slow look at most of the course. Started from where else but the start at Hunters Hill and moved through to the 75k checkpoint at St Ives. Started at 4.30am and finished at about 6.30pm at Turrmarra Station. All up about 81k. Ran it alone and carried everthing I needed.
Really took it slow and had very little problems. Did misjudge the water consumption around miday and between 44 - 49 k when I ran our few k's before Crosslands Reserve - I knew it had water and so I took it very carefully for a few k's but made it okay. Did get lost a couple of times around the Rifle range along the Hornsby to Crossland sections - in some parts the track just disappears and it took moving in the general direction and a little luck to pick it up again.
In the 44 - 49k section I was going to bail out at Berowra Station - about 56k but some cold drinks from the local service station let me push on during the cool of the afternoon. I am no expert but it does seem that after a while you move out of then 'stop' mind frame and then just get into a trance like state where you just put one foot after the other hour after hour wihout much change in speed or fatigue levels.
From Berowra the course leaves the GNE and follows the Bays along the waters edge down past Bobbin Head and futher down until you leave it to run into St Ives. All those people on boats an swimming made it very tempting to dive in.
Made very few stops other than at the course checkpoints and just kept it steady. There is a monster climb up to Berowra then cross the road and a long long drop down a track that looks more like a dried up river bead full of stones. Also notices the clim up to Galston but it is in a long track and so could be walked pleasantly the drop down into Galston was very slow going with lots of calbering down rocks.
Overall a pleasant (?) day - well nothing went wrong except for some minor blisters. Must wok out how to reduce the likeihood of getting them or at least delaying when they arise.
Really took it slow and had very little problems. Did misjudge the water consumption around miday and between 44 - 49 k when I ran our few k's before Crosslands Reserve - I knew it had water and so I took it very carefully for a few k's but made it okay. Did get lost a couple of times around the Rifle range along the Hornsby to Crossland sections - in some parts the track just disappears and it took moving in the general direction and a little luck to pick it up again.
In the 44 - 49k section I was going to bail out at Berowra Station - about 56k but some cold drinks from the local service station let me push on during the cool of the afternoon. I am no expert but it does seem that after a while you move out of then 'stop' mind frame and then just get into a trance like state where you just put one foot after the other hour after hour wihout much change in speed or fatigue levels.
From Berowra the course leaves the GNE and follows the Bays along the waters edge down past Bobbin Head and futher down until you leave it to run into St Ives. All those people on boats an swimming made it very tempting to dive in.
Made very few stops other than at the course checkpoints and just kept it steady. There is a monster climb up to Berowra then cross the road and a long long drop down a track that looks more like a dried up river bead full of stones. Also notices the clim up to Galston but it is in a long track and so could be walked pleasantly the drop down into Galston was very slow going with lots of calbering down rocks.
Overall a pleasant (?) day - well nothing went wrong except for some minor blisters. Must wok out how to reduce the likeihood of getting them or at least delaying when they arise.
2 comments:
You have definitely crossed to the dark side Ray when you are doing 81km treks on your own. Sounds like you are enjoying this ultra caper.
Wow, what a sensational run Ray!
Wishing you all the very best for 2006 - I'm looking forward to finally doing a lap of the Bay with you soon :-)
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