running long 1:45:50 [3]
shoes: Asics Kayano 21
A few weeks ago Bridget said she'd like to run to Mt Lofty and we convinced her to wait for a cooler day. This weekend and with Blair in town seemed like the logical occasion to do so - and actually there was a larger turnout than for any other Bridgewater run so far this summer. Started out through Mt George with B&S, Robin, Zara/Callum, John, AK, Bobby the South African nurse, Steve & Ethan, Dante, Liv plus Blair & myself of course. At the bottom of Spring Gully Road John had thoughtfully placed water and it was here that Dante & Ethan peeled off back to Old Mt Barker Rd. Just below the gruelling Mt Lofty ascent Steve & Bobby turned back on Sprigg Rd, but Robin came all the way to the top to be met by Adrian, and at the summit Lauren also appeared out of the mist. The botanic gardens are still closed at 9am so we decided not to make any unauthorised sorties through them (unlike on the post-wedding run in 2012) and went downhill via Crafers & Piccadilly and thence along Old Mt Barker Rd. A bit sorry to be so slow on hills these days, and by the end my groin was uncomfortably tight but that may partly have been due to breaking in new shoes. Anyway, glad we did it as a group and everyone was back in plenty of time for brunch at the Bridgewater Inn.