Following on from last week's long run adventure, Trish, Viv, Rod and I set out on an exciting new run today, and made a road trip of it at the same time. Viv and I met Trish at her home at 6am and the three of us made our way to the trail in Pickering Brook, where we were meeting Rod. We had a little adventure on the way, getting a little lost and stopping to check on some poor guy who had stopped to help a roo that had been hit by a car - good to see there are still some kind people out there. He assured us help was on the way, so we continued on our journey. Poor Rod had a bit of a wait, but it was probably just as well we didn't get there for 6.30am - it would have been dark and wet! It was a bit chilly so I decided on the rain jacket, though was glad of the shorts as I knew it was going to be soggy out there. A lovely undulating path took us the 8.5km to a shed and a stop for a Gu and water. From there we continued with a loop, before returning to the Mundu Biddi. We'd run about 19km by this point and it looked like we had another 5 or 6km to go, so I decided against taking another Gu. Turns out this wasn't the best decision I've ever made as when we reached the steep hill about 3.5km from the finish I was wasted and had to resort to a couple of minutes of walking. Still, it was a steep hill and the uneven footing did make this a tiring run. I managed to get running again and finished on the run, thankfully. It's amazing how when you're tired the return journey seems so much longer than the way out. All in all, though, this was a truly lovely run and one to revisit. Back at the car and in warm clothes again, we could really enjoy what we'd achieved. Then it was on to Trish for a fantastic coffee before a call from Sas and Sugar regarding a flat tyre. But that's a topic for someone else's blog ... :)