As COVID lockdowns began to ease, there were a number of virtual runs to motivate us to get out & about again.
Clothing The Gaps organised a “Connect2Country” run, which I ran through the You Yangs over two wonderful days.
I posted a few observations on other channels, which I belatedly brought here for better safe-keeping.
Running on my own, without a group meant I needed to bring my best selfie game:
I perhaps took the #ConnectToCountry event name too literately on my first day of running, and tripped over and my body connected with the ground. A family on mountain bikes caught up and the Dad was clearly amused by it, “We needed a video of that.”
Being terrified of snakes wasn’t ideal in bush, in warm temperatures. I didn’t see a single snake, but I did see 7 million sticks that looked exactly like a snake.
Another trail runner giggled as she left the bathroom, thinking as she shook her hands dry her smart watch may have inadvertently alerted emergency services that she was in trouble. I said if I saw a helicopter, I’d let them know.
The whole drive home on Day one was a struggle. Not from running, but the effect of the beers the night before.
Splitting a marathon distance across two days was a huge advantage, I wondered if I’d run all future marathons in 22km chunks. Day two at 9 km mark was the usual “hit the wall” distance, though glided through it.
You Yangs are pretty special. A shame they suffer the same problem as many places – too many tossers: