running long (S2S bottom end) 2:45:21 [3] 26.0 km (6:22 / km) +570m 5:44 / km
shoes: Asics Trabuco
I talked Tyson and Zara into running the bottom half of Summit to Sea - the 18.5km from Hawthorndene to Brighton which still has 300m of climb - and we all ran to the start from our respective houses. Halfway up Randell's a dog which wasn't behind a nice big fence got very vocal at me but it responded to being told to get away (reckon I have met this kelpie before, now I think of it). Reached the start (7.5km, 270m climb, 48 min) while Terry was doing the briefing. As people started I stopped to let him know what George was up to, and suddenly everyone was off in the distance. Took me 10 min to catch up to Tyson, and never saw Zara at all.
Enjoyed the singletrack through Bellevue Heights, waited for Tyson at South Rd (60 min from Hawthorndene) but he was only a couple min behind me, then my lack of long runs caught up with me, as did Tyson again while I struggled up O'Halloran Hill, dreaming, I'm ashamed to say, of nice cold Coke at the top courtesy of George's* refreshment ute (half mine) even though I hate Coke! All downhill from there, Tyson caught me again going down the steps at Seacliff and we ran the last 2km on the beach together. Without company I probably would have given up and walked...
*apparently as people came up the hill to him they all said "You don't have a broken leg this year"!
A pleasant run but I hadn't much leeway in terms of energy so will put a bit more effort into the sleep-and-pasta side of this week before Two Bays (not sure how a 6am flight to Melbourne on Sat fits into that).