Started in Clontarf on a wet morning which had plenty of rain overnight. Rained for about the 1st 2 ks and then stopped for most of the run. Very humid though.
From Clontarf we ran up hill to Balgowlah Heights and around the bush on Dobroyd Head and then down to Balgowlah and along the foreshore to Manly. Fantastic views all over this run.
Then it was up to North Head and around the loop and then back down to Shelly Beach.
Then along the beach to Queenscliff and through Fairlight and the middle of Manly Golf Course. At this point the main group of about a dozen of the 6:20 runners all decided to go short, leaving just Andrew and myself to do the long course. Slackers!!! From there we ran up through Manly Vale, (saw Strider Jenny Wickham near Warringah golf club), and over to Manly Dam and up the bush track. Andrew dropped me going up the stairs in the bush. A pet hate of mine.
From there it was through the streets of Seaforth and down to the Spit Bridge where I caught Andrew again. Then it was a 1k run through the bush back to the start.
Course said 29.2 but we both measured as 30.1ks.
A good hilly STaR again.
Total was 30.1ks in 2:30:37. Average pace of 5:00/k. Thought it was faster than that. Must have been the slow uphill to North Head and the Manly Dam section.
State Road 10k next saturday with Willoughby STaR on sunday. More hills and bush.
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