Day: September 6, 2010
Training log: 6 September. 20 km circuit.
After cutting the run short on Saturday and not completing the 20 km scheduled run, I covered the same distance tonight to build my confidence in training that it was not beyond me.
The course is a great circuit looping Bellevue Hill (Sydney)…great that is if you like a long run. If you don’t like running, I suggest you drive. The start point was Hyde Park, running out along New South Head Road to Rose Bay. Turning south on Newcastle St, into Blair St to reach North Bondi. Running the beach run to Bronte, then I returned via Bronte Road, Bondi Junction and Oxford St finishing at Hyde Park.
I didn’t measure time or heart-rate, and kept a slow pace for most of the run. I measured weight before departing and on my return. My legs felt in good shape all things considered which was a relief following the discomfort experienced on Saturday.
The highlights:
- Running beside the water lapping the sea wall at Rose Bay
- Tuning the bend at North Bondi and seeing the black expanse of Bondi Beach at night; peering out into the distant darkness
- Running along the Bondi- Bronte path in the moonlight, hearing the waves pound the cliffs
- Returning from Bronte knowing the long part is behind
I encountered four people I knew. Retiring MP and fellow runner Pat Farmer, a champion of ultra-marathon distances and now planning a run between ‘Pole to Pole’. Gordon Fell of Rubicon fame- good to talk with him, but also the oblique ‘bridge’ reference (crossing the Rubicon…).
Looking ahead to the first run on 24 September, and preparing for some sprint training tomorrow.
Hugh Jackman in SMH: Help people to help themselves
Check out the article written by Hugh Jackman in today’s Sydney Morning Herald: “The best development programs help people to help themselves“.
Hugh talks about his “crash course on poverty and how it can be overcome”.
His conclusion?
History has shown development is possible, but not inevitable. Our challenge in the developed world is to help people to be more productively involved in the economy, to raise themselves out of poverty, and achieve a life with choices for their children – all without handouts. From what I have seen, economic development projects do work. They are the best answer to one of the biggest social issues of our time.
More interesting perhaps are the range of views in the comments trailing the article.
Building Bridges 