20km run number ten

This is going to be a hard summer doing long runs. Today I wore a hydration belt that I bought in Super A mart. It is so very humid, there was water running into myeyes,  my throat was dry after about 3km.

20km in 1 hour 45 minutes.

That’s about 11 minutes slower than my best in August.

There were Land Mullets and Eastern Water Dragons rustling in the dry undergrowth of the Coffs Creek trail. The increased activity of cold blooded animals a sure sign it is warm. I saw a runner who looked like he could go allright. Not someone I know. There was anothe runner who was a real plodder wearing his Ipod.

Didn’t see the Swamp Wallaby or the Red-bellied Black Snake or two that lurks near the creek. I dodged the crowds at the Jetty Foreshore markets. Past the four wheel drives launching boats off the ramp.

The heat slows me down so much. I wonder if I can run many good races over summer? It is the cooler conditions that I run best in. I think the hydration belt helped a little. The Half Marathon I’m planning to do down at the Entrance in early December might be tough if it’s hot.