Saturday 17 April 2010 - Starting to Get Serious

Start (Brooklyn) to Checkpoint 2 (Berowra)

We all recovered from the 30km of Easter Monday quite well so after a week off we decided it was time to revisit some of the tougher legs and start our training in earnest.
As always it was an early start and we were very grateful that "Top of the Ridge" pies open at 0600 to provide a good pyschological start to the morning. It was then back in the car to Brooklyn and we got under way just before 0630.

Easter Monday - working off Chocolate Eggs

Checkpoint 6 (Kambora) to the Finish

Well after the slightly flatter legs in the last two walks we decided it was time to up the ante. The last two walks have been 20km so we thought 30km was a good step. It also allowed AJ to experience the last 3 legs.

After some heavy rain over Easter, the weather gods were kinder today. This coupled with the fact that daylight savings finished yesterday meant we headed off from Kambora (CP6) at just before 6:00am in the light. The 10km to Davidson Park (CP7) seemed to fly past, although still have the challenges of tree roots and slippery rocks.