Goodbye Rosie......

Friday- Lunchtime run swim run with Virtual and Tony. Swam an easy km, was happy with time, looks like I haven't lost too much swim fitness. Great way to recover.
Saturday- Rest
Sunday- After last nights works xmas party I had SMC 10km on the radar. Trouble was when we got back home last night we found a very sick bunnie rabbit. Looks like she broke her back (apparently not uncommon), completely lame back legs, not good, so a restless night and then off to the vet first thing where we were faced with having to put her to sleep. My eldest daughter Eilish was distraught. We buried her in her favourite spot in the back yard.
I did manage a 70min run through Schofields and Marsden Park. Body felt surprisingly good, blisters healing and legs coming good again.

We're heading to Port Macquarie for a few days, looking forward to some family time, and a relaxed training week. I intend to eat, sleep and drink lots ;-)

Next up, well with Bogong looking doubtful, I might venture into the world of track running and give the 12hr Gosford Coastal Classic a bash. I have wanted to run this one for a couple of years but with B2H on the same weekend, well there's never been a contest, still keeping my fingers crossed on B2H though.

I haven't even begun to put some thoughts down on paper about the C2K experience, still letting it all sink in.
It was such an awesome event, one I promised I wouldn't do again. Now I'm thinking what could I do better next time? It really is a silly sport. Blister management would see me at Kosci a whole lot sooner, I know that much. Another thing that crossed my mind was the absolute value of your crew during this event. I don't think I properly acknowledged both Vegie Girl and Whippet for their assistance, without which I would not have completed the trifecta. Andrew's pacing and foot mainteneance was paramount to me being able to continue and finish and what can I say about Vegie Girl. She cooked, cleaned, planned, fed and almost dressed me out there, crewing on her own for the first 18hrs or so no mean feat. Her experience from last years C2K was a huge help. Untiring and always encouraging, I couldn't fault her and am forever thankful to her. Thanks hugely guys, oh and Tim too who after his unfortunate dnf continued to help out with crewing too.