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My Updates
Torquay - Anglesea return 42
A lot of variety in this hike, coastal trails, sand, rocks and some rainforest to top off.
Rained pretty much all day, and realised I'm not equipped for this much rain. Oh and chaffing is awesome 😎
Long day, and clocked our longest day and hike yet.
Dandenong Ranges 30
The hike was pretty challenging, with 1700m of gain, and the quads and knees were definitely feeling the strain by the end of the day.
I go to see the Kokoda memorial at the 100 steps, which had more of an effect on me this time seeing it.
Getting closer to the hike now, with 7 weeks to go.
Brisbane Ranges 37kms
At 5kms in we realised my keys were still in the second vehicle, so a quick run back to car added a few kms to the total.
Some challenging climbs and learnt about the Stony Creek dam wall, which supplied Geelong with their water in the 1800's, very impressive structure for the time.
We were all glad to see the car at the end of the hike, super hungry and some sore feet.
Lederderg 32
Alex and I on our own this week, we were aiming for 30 KMs but ended up doing a wrong track at the 27 km mark and that added a couple to the endEasily the most challenging track so far with some climbing involved, not good for my fear of heights, and some dodgy single trails around the river.
The sharp rocks made it interesting, and we got to test out the new headlamp as it was dark when we finished.
Good day out, kudos to Alex for helping me through the harder sections.
Macedon Ranges
This week's hike was in the beautiful Macedon Ranges. We began by tackling the goat track, a tough little one to begin, and then up to the Memorial Cross, then a clockwise circuit via Sanatorium Lake, Hells Hole Track, past the impressive Macedon Lodge horse racing precinct and back to the car park.In all a 27.5km trek, was a challenging day but well worth it.
Lederderg training
We completed a 21 km hike through some of the Lederderg state Forest on Sunday 30 March.Elevation gain of around 800m, the team has been getting used to using walking poles and breaking in new shoes.
We are looking at a weekly long hike, and building the distance each week, as well as shorter and strength training during the week.
You can do it 🏃🏻➡️