The 7 in 7 Challenge 2010

Bush and beach, mud and sand…

Wednesday is long run day, but when I got out of bed at 5.30am this morning that didn’t seem such a great idea. By 7am I was at Huia and setting off in the pre-dawn half light I still wasn’t quite in the zone – perhaps the first time I have felt the motivation lows in 3 months of training. But then the sun came up over the Manukau harbour and the Waitakere bush started to work it’s magic…. within minutes there was nowhere I’d rather have been. The route today was gnarly – over the Ranges via Mt. Donald McLean, down the rough route to Whatipu and then 8kms of energy-sapping soft sand along the beach to the Pararaha (much loved by runners in the annual Wild Turkey race). A wade through a freezing cold, thigh-deep swamp and then mud, mud, mud all the way back up and over to Huia. Just 5 mins short of 5 hours – my longest training run this year. Beats a day at the office that’s for sure!

Related posts:

1. Back to the bush
2. The Final Push: Day 3
3. Completing the hatrick
4. The love affair continues
5. The Final Push – Day 2

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