Saturday 5 February 2011

Perfect HTFU weather!

Thanks to tropical cyclone Yasi it is pouring with rain here. Perfect htfu weather for a character building run! Today I head out for 17km. The Plenty River, which was just a mere trickle last year, was very full, and I think most of the bridges will be submerged by the end of the day. The Main Yarra Trail was ankle deep in water most of the way! I only came across one crazy cyclist and one mad runner out there today. It was great!


I know in the last post I mentioned not getting carried away entering every race that piqued my interest... but when I saw that entries opened this week for the Wilsons Prom Ultra I couldn't help myself! So I entered the 60km option. It's on at the end of April so I really have to htfu, increase my aerobic conditioning and be mentally ready to handle tough conditions. I think it's rainy and windy at that race every year so I've gotta be prepared!

4 comments:

  1. Yeee Haaa! Get into it ;-)

    Gotta love running in the rain, have fun.

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  2. I hate starting in the rain, but it always ends up surprisingly fun :)

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  3. Running in the rain is the best fun!
    I've never seen the Plenty river look like a raging torrent before.
    (Spectre)

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  4. Plenty River has flooded at least 3 times so far this year with most of the bridges being completely submerged. It's amazing to see!

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