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Tuesday Dec 31, 2019 #
8 AM
Run 30:00 [3] 5.1 km (5:53 / km)
So, 27 December wasn't my last run of the decade after all; my quad had recovered enough for me to feel that it was worth testing out today, and it came through it OK - wasn't much of a run, but at least there was no pain. Discovered in the process that Brindabella (a past Sydney-Hobart winner for the slightly incongruously-located Canberra Ocean Racing Club) now lives at South Wharf; surprising how small it is, and it was also looking a bit the worse for wear.
I spent most of the day trying to get a paper finished (to be used in the next IPCC report, papers need to be submitted by 31 December - I'm aware of at least one colleague who is still working on one as of 10.30pm) whilst not getting distracted too much by news of events in Mallacoota, Batemans Bay and points in between. While I didn't spend as much time around Batemans Bay as a lot of Canberrans did, I still know the area reasonably well (our family used to have a share in a place at Denhams Beach which may or may not still be standing), whilst the bulk of my experience of Mallacoota was waiting around for the winds to drop enough to fly to Gabo Island (the log entry from then is possibly pertinent with hindsight).
Headed down after work to spend tonight and tomorrow back down at Blairgowrie, although in a moment of lapsed concentration I missed the exit onto Peninsula Link and therefore went through the back of Frankston for the first time in the few years, seeing in the process the signs to Lawson Avenue and Blaxland Avenue (you won't be surprised to learn that Wentworth isn't far away.). Road signs also pointed to the 'Tour Of Frankston', presumably not this one.
I spent most of the day trying to get a paper finished (to be used in the next IPCC report, papers need to be submitted by 31 December - I'm aware of at least one colleague who is still working on one as of 10.30pm) whilst not getting distracted too much by news of events in Mallacoota, Batemans Bay and points in between. While I didn't spend as much time around Batemans Bay as a lot of Canberrans did, I still know the area reasonably well (our family used to have a share in a place at Denhams Beach which may or may not still be standing), whilst the bulk of my experience of Mallacoota was waiting around for the winds to drop enough to fly to Gabo Island (the log entry from then is possibly pertinent with hindsight).
Headed down after work to spend tonight and tomorrow back down at Blairgowrie, although in a moment of lapsed concentration I missed the exit onto Peninsula Link and therefore went through the back of Frankston for the first time in the few years, seeing in the process the signs to Lawson Avenue and Blaxland Avenue (you won't be surprised to learn that Wentworth isn't far away.). Road signs also pointed to the 'Tour Of Frankston', presumably not this one.
8 PM
Note
This won't go down as one of my great years of running (or orienteering), although the Oceania Long was at least one decent result to show for the year. (Whilst I can't really claim it as my best event given that it included a significant mistake, the one I enjoyed most was probably the limestone at Coffin Bay in June).
I travelled overseas seven times this year but didn't do any orienteering events on any of the trips; the closest I got was test-running various World Cup things in China and doing a course from an earlier training session in Singapore. (Don't think I'll be forgetting the China experience in a hurry).
Most enjoyable run of the year was probably the circuit of Uluru in May; the most oddball one came from the same trip, the one up and down the runways of Forrest Airport.
I travelled overseas seven times this year but didn't do any orienteering events on any of the trips; the closest I got was test-running various World Cup things in China and doing a course from an earlier training session in Singapore. (Don't think I'll be forgetting the China experience in a hurry).
Most enjoyable run of the year was probably the circuit of Uluru in May; the most oddball one came from the same trip, the one up and down the runways of Forrest Airport.