And so the A-Z run of Brisbane continued, after a brief pause to train for and run my first half marathon in 11 years: Jacob's Well - 22nd October 2017 An awesome seaside village about 45 minutes from home and a place I'd never been to. There were horses, jet skis, kayaks and fishermen. I traversed the old town, complete with 'Home and Away" style caravan park, then went over to the new canal development where the houses were huge and the gardens immaculate. I think I preferred the old town. Kangaroo Point - 24th October 2017 I've spent a bit of time running the river banks of Kangaroo point but not since all the development went in - I loved the jacarandas, and the sense of community that's developed since the last time I ran through. And, just to prove I could, I took the scary rock stairs to the top of the cliffs and back down again, hoping that I didn't break an ankle. (I didn't) Lota - 28th October 2017 When I think of Lota I think of cute seaside village that you don't want to visit at dusk in summer because of the midges and mosquitoes. Yet, at dawn, the creeks and waterfront are beautiful. My run took me on a mangrove boardwalk, and through a nature reserve and if I'd wanted to I could have gone for hours. Mt Cootha - 29th October 2017 Back in the late 1980's, when I lived over that side of town, I used to run Mt Cootha every Saturday morning, then head to Toowong pool for a swim. The hill, I remember well - 2km of straight uphill slog. The view on the day of my visit wasn't great, but the joy of reaching the summit remains. I visited the park at the summit where my Mr Right popped the question, all those years ago. New Farm - 5th November 2017
Brisbane has the City Cats (river ferries) and I decided to park on my side of town, catch a City Cat to New Farm, then run. My goal was simple - to beat the City Cat back - it was going to St Lucia, I was heading towards the city and would turn when I thought it would reach St Lucia and try to beat it back. I did beat it back, and the sprint at the end felt awesome.
Anita
12/7/2019 11:34:23 am
First in 11 years? So you've done half marathons before? I didn't know that! Explains why you've done so well picking up running if you've done it before =)
Fiona Greene
14/7/2019 10:01:09 am
Hey Anita Comments are closed.
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