I wanted to do a long run today, but decided that checking out Mt Gravatt would mean too much running through suburbia, so went back to Mt Coot tha. It was a perfect day - warmer than we've had in a while - so I was shirts off! At Mt Coot tha, I went up the Powerful Owl trail, which I haven't done before. It was brilliant - a very steep fire trail that reminded me of the Pluvio on the Six Foot Track. I was tempted to run down it as well, but my ankle tweaked just near the top and I figured I didn't want to aggravate it.
I tried to start slow and finish fast today, and it worked. I felt brilliant at the end, pulling out 4min/km pace along the river on the way home. Despite the steep trails, I did a total of 25km in 2:00 hours (average 4:48min/km). I'm feeling strong, so just need to keep it up, not get injured, and try to get even faster before the Six Foot! The mapmyrun course is below:
I love the forest up at Mt Coot tha. It really feels like you're in the middle of nowhere. There were lots of people out and about today, walking or running with their mates, dogs, spouses, babies, etc. Great to see the Queenslanders getting out and about!
Due to lack of both milk and eggs in my fridge, I had a very healthy post-workout meal of milk-free smoothie and simple tuna salad (baby spinach / rocket / baby tomatoes / tuna / feta / onion / lime juice). Very lazy afternoon recovering.
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