Training Log Archive: jennycas

Who doesn't love running when it's 26 degrees, and basically so is the dewpoint? Realised that I hadn't been near the beach all weekend, so trotted over past the museum to Mindil along to Myilly point, back up through the botanic gardens, marvelling at how many trees are down and yet how little damage there is to infrastructure. I had been wondering whether it was in fact a particularly wet season, meaning the trees were susceptible to windblow, but before I'd had the opportunity to look this up, various Darwinite friends have already confirmed it to me.

Got back in time to help out with the amazing treasure hunt which Sus had organised for E and a dozen of her little friends at the local road safety centre, and then to have a quick iced coffee with SLEH at the Cool Spot before G & I headed to the airport. Can't believe it's 8 months already since we were last heading home from Darwin :(

C • 26/26 4

Obtained a copy of the scatter course from a wet season event around Stuart Park (one control right across the road from 18 Armidale St, but never got the opportunity to run it because we ended up walking up to Nightcliff markets - Susanne, Eleanor, pram for E, E's pram for teddies - and later in the day went for a couple of swims in various people's pools. Brave Eleanor saved me from the 'crocodile'!

In any case, I was feeling a bit under the weather because it turns out that the incubation period for childhood viruses to which I have no immunity is approximately 36 hours. Seemed hot during the day because of the sun shining directly on the house now that there are fewer trees (SLEH lost power for 5 days after the cyclone because the mango tree fell on the powerline) but cooled down a little after the thunderstorm.

Lachlan needed to check some control sites for the late-May event so Eleanor & Geoff & I went along for the ride, and I test-ran a course although this was very slow going, partly because of the head-high gamba grass and my avoidance of swampy bits - and also because my navigation was a bit woeful in parts. Some interesting rock out there (it's actually granite). I got a bit hot & sweaty, but wasn't at all inclined to swim in the dam when I got back, because it's anticipated to have a reptilian population. Interesting that there were basically no fallen trees once we got east of Humpty Doo, because Marcus was so localised.

C • Cyclones are small 2

Event: Easter Tas - Australian 3 Days
 

It's kind of liberating not to be going to Easter races and meetings this year. We were greeted at the airport in Darwin by Susanne & Eleanor & Heidi - who is already attempting to crawl at 6 months! Also we had dinner with Master Frederick Scott & his parents; juxtaposing 3 small children with an Indian (the only restaurant open on Good Friday) banquet actually worked out okay.

Hopefully the latest dawn I'll experience on a run this year.

C • Latest dawn 4

Actually got this done in enough time to beat the Wednesday morning uni traffic logjam.

Seized the last opportunity to do this after work until...October. Woodsmoke in the valley made it feel autumnal - will be weird to spend an Easter where it definitely doesn't.

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