running long 1:44:40 [3] 16.0 km (6:33 / km)
shoes: Asics Kayano 19
Realised at bedtime last night that I was a bit dehydrated/sunburnt from yesterday, and really didn't feel like a long run when I woke up this morning. Got to Zara's just expecting to meet her and F&T, maybe B&S, and cut the run short if necessary, but there was a whole horde including a rare John sighting, Mel & Liv, Andrew K and Lauren who had impressively run 40+ km last evening just as support for the Heysen 105km runners!
We went up the park boundary, down to and up Pole Rd, down and up Coat Rd, down Ironbank Rd, up Sturt Valley Rd, down into the park and through the redwoods, then Long Gully. I generally take about 20 min to warm up properly and at the beginning felt absolutely horrible - then started to improve somewhere between 17 & 22 min but was still no good on hills. Downhills were okay though, to my surprise, so Black Hill shouldn't break me. It also shouldn't be as warm as today. There were lots of stops to regroup and for water, and everyone made it through until the end; a valiant effort!