running 1:36:14 [3]
shoes: Asics Gel 2150
Bridget, Simon, Lauren & I ran from Seacliff to Hallett Cove via the coastal trail with all the stairs. It was drizzling on us, so some of the steps were slippery, but not as slippery as the muddy bits of the track. The views were absolutely magnificent, with green hilltops and sheer cliffs with rolling waves at the base (funny how despite my fear of heights I don't mind cliffs when there's an ocean at the bottom). Also, we were rewarded by the sight of cascading waterfalls on the creek that runs through Hallet Cove Conservation Park (I looked it up in the street directory, it's called Waterfall Creek). The smell of coastal wattle and wet sand at Hallet Cove Beach made me think of camping at Cantara! From the kiosk at Hallet Cove we went up through the park via the multicoloured clays of the Amphitheatre formation (some skating required) and back along the Cove Rd rather than risk the stairs again (I can't believe I stacked it on a perfectly innocuous ramp). The Cove Rd boringly follows the railway line and has a few gentle rollercoaster hills, but then we turned off and went up the big one to Marino lighthouse (didn't seem as bad as on a 35-degree Summer Series evening) just to come back down again, before finishing through Kingston Park and down the zig-zag ramp. A good fun run was had by all :)