two weeks ago we completed whats called the mini kokoda track which is almost 30km, we started early (5am) but totally forgot its now dark at this time so had to wait til 5.30 so we could see where we were going. there was about 6 groups heading out, we headed up pollys and over, brad had the camera on and when we got to the creek, he happened to catch me on film a over t in the water, not so flattering so it will only go on the blooper reel.
but because of this my pants were wet, add in 7hrs of hiking and you get a whole world of chaffing, but i will spare the details except by the end i was walking bow legged.
there are also a further 8 creek crossings, and the water was up so impossible to get across dry, by the end i just walked through the water (a few leeches came on board but easy to get rid of).
the track was very muddy and slippery and was difficult in some sections to get a grip as our shoes were just caked in mud.
we had a quick break at the hall and then headed back, i was feeling good but when we hit the last mountain, i just bonked, ran out of fluid and thank goodness for harrison he gave me some extra to get through.
we got back to the car at about 2.30pm which was really great as one time i had done it with brad last year, we didnt finish until about 5pm. so we are getting a lot faster.
i have an appt with a sports dietitian to try and sort out my energy issues, as i need more nutrition to keep me going the long distance.
small hike this weekend at mt cootha and then we need to do another big one, would love to do the 42k (binna burra to o'reilly and back) will see if i can talk the guys into it
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