Sydney Tower Run-Up (1504 stairs)

I just "ran" the Sydney Tower Run-Up. 1504 stairs from bottom to top - glad it was over in about 15 mins! I thought I'd be happy if I could just run the whole way - haha - no chance! Was walking by level 20 I reckon - with still 50+ to go! Not sure of time but was good fun.

Update: Official time was 13.27. So-so

16km run

I went for a 16km run today from my house down to our normal 6k route and around the Opera House and back. I felt pretty good most of the way thanks to the camelbak and a sugary gelat the 10k mark. Just under 5mins/k so not bad. I am doing a stairclimb up the Sydney tower (1500 steps) on friday so hopefully my legs will recover alright over the next day.

City2Surf

I thought I was near the front but obviously wasn't as I spent the first 1k dodging and diving to get the pace up from a shuffle. I was going to have a gripe about self-seeding but then I realised that I was the one who joined the start line at 8.30am so can't blame anyone but myself.

Apart from a 20-30 sec delay for a much needed toilet stop (tree stop actually), I was really happy with my time. My goal was to go under 65mins and finished in 64.33. In the 12km to 13km, I flew down the hill in 3.47 making up some lost time on the very heartbreaking Heartbreak Hill. I beat my previous best by more than 5mins!

Must remember to train on hills before next year also.

Next step, half-marathon training - maybe I can still do sub-90 this year :)

Sutherland2Surf

I ran the Sutherland2Surf (11km) on Sunday July 27 in a time of 49.03. Very happy with the time, and although it does not put me on track for sub-60 City2Surf, it was a good run. My goal now for C2S is sub-65min. Anything close to 63 will be awesome at this stage. After the C2S this Sunday (Aug 11), I'll assess my target for my first half-marathon of the year.

My dodgey hamstring is starting to feel a lot better so its all go for the last five months of the year!