By numbers

Today I woke up to sunny skies and even a little warmth (dare I say Spring is coming?…..). Perfect conditions for a morning run.

I decided to hit up some ‘trails’ in anticipation of next week’s 16km race – which is all off road.

As you know, I am not a fan of treadmills. To me, a treadmill is a run “by numbers”. Kilometres run, time elapsed, kilometres to go, time to go, incline……you get the drift.

But as I discovered this morning, even an outdoor run can be “by numbers”.

“Around the mountain” trails intended to run: 1

Times getting lost whilst running the trail: 2

Summits intended to climb: 0

Summits actually climbed: 1

Gorgeous view to reward a geographical embarrassment: 1

(For perspective of the climb, my car was parked near the white building at the centre-bottom of the photo….)

Calves sore after tackling some crazy hills: 2

Kangaroos seen: 8

Gorgeous trails: too many to count

 

Kilometres run: around 10

While I may have gotten a little lost, resulting in an unintended climb to the summit, I had a wonderful time this morning. The trails, the bushland, the quiet –’twas  everything I love about outdoor running.

My workout did not stop there though. After a quick shower and lunch, I headed to my sister in laws house to help her paint her house!

Cornices painted: too many.

Staples removed from the old flooring: 1000s ….  (and if only I was joking ;)

Needless to say I feel like I have had a complete body workout today! Not to mention being starving for dinner.

I invited our fellow painters and home renovators over this evening – with the promise of burgers and rugby (the Wallabies were playing).

Two types of burgers were made.

Italian beef – with oregano and sundried tomatoes.

Chickpea and Vegetable – using Ashley’s wonderful recipe.

Salads were cut…

And a delightful burger evening was had!

Served with potato and sweet potato fries…

Must get back to the game…

Go Wallabies!

Happy Baking :)