Run - Common Route

A quick 24km this morning from NP to MR and back.

Well, it wasn't quick in any sense. Almost 3:30hr for the run. :p

After the carpark gantry went up late last year. NP will be my common starting point. Today will sort of be the first time i doing this "common route".

This will be our typical run route in the future when nothing is on hand. More like a typical LSD route.

Intend to have 2 common routes, today and next week(starting at SP) run. To me peace time LSD should be long and sightly challenging enough to maintain the fitness.

5 of set out from NP today. ZBJ, Oink and myself on a group. CCF and Tao TMM behind. :p

It was a decent run from me. I can feel the stress on the run early on, maybe have ZBJ and Oink running behind me. :)

Until Ranger station, still feel strong and good. CCF and Tao break off from there. The rest of us proceed. Came back to MR carpark, can feel the tiredness. Already half way through and take it a step at a time. Slowly run on with Oink behind. By the time we came out of the opening, i am pretty tired.

Was pretty surprise to find out that Ranger station has no more WATER! wtf! How can that be! I just finished my water when i came out of the woods in attempt to replenish the energy level. Fortunately there is still trickle of droplets from the toilet, so i manage to top up the bottles and move on! Phew! I wonder what happens to those going up Treetop Walk!

When i hit the tar road, i know it will be mind over body over the next 4.5km back to NP. I signal the toos to move forward and meet up again at NP. I just need to walk a fair bit more. This is not a race and there isn't a need to push too hard. I have a long ride tomorrow!

Slow and steady, walk and run back to NP. Phew! I survived as expected.

Thanks guys and gal for the run today. Cool!