Saturday 17km Run on a Spectacular Morning

Left about 8am and headed in the direction of the industrial area. Worked my way to Westport Park, followed the river to Town Beach, and then hugged the coast home. Said hi to Miners as he rode past on his bike early on in the run (no doubt he was riding back from a café as has become his habit of late! ;) hehe).

It was a truly spectacular morning and I’m glad I did the water sections on the way home. So rather than follow the road I took some scenic detours such as down to Flynns Beach, around Kenny Walk and then seeing as it was low tide I ran along the firm sand at Shelly Beach Following a burst of inspiration combined with the earlier sighting I even finished up by scrambling along Miner’s Run! I took the steep stair climb out and had a leisurely 10 minute walk home.

I persevered with the hand held drink bottle on this run, and didn’t seem to notice it much at all this time. Still, I may look at picking up a fuel belt next time I’m in Sydney. In the meantime I might even develop some upper body tone!! I didn't catch the carrying arm slacking off at all and switched sides every 10 minutes.

The girls were heading out shopping as I returned, so while I relaxed with Breakfast Part II, I got to blast the house full of music which is something I don’t get the chance to do very often since Isabel was born!!

Whilst sitting back looking at the stunning day outside and remembering how good the water looked down at Flynns earlier I soon got motivated for a bodysurf. The Easter crowds had gone, the water was just perfect and there were some great little waves that had a nice kick to them.

So all in all it was a fantastic morning. After a shower and some lunch I feel great now and I’m going to cash in the relaxing afternoon that I’ve earned. The garden and gutters can wait until tomorrow seeing as they've already waited a few weeks already!!