Let's Push those Rock hard legs

The run today is called the "Rocks Push". It is basically running around the city and parts of the Lower North Shores near Milsons Point. Some sections also cover the Sydney marathon route, so it was a good preview of the types of terrains we are going to get.

I remembered seeing something similar to this near the finish line when I did the Half Marathon back those years ago...

  And this....

The parts we covered today are generally flat with a few steep hills.

Flats are not my friend...

But I felt the worst part were these stairs after the 30K run:

 

Those stairs, aka calves killer...

 
A mate of mine suggested I try this fueling method during the run. GU every 45 minutes and then a lolly or two every 15 minutes when ur not GUing. Well Lazy wasn't quite that disciplined - I ended up GU-ed at 7.5K in (first GU) and then at 25K and then a lolly every time we stopped: at the stairs or at the drink fountain (plenty of those around city by the way...). It wasn't particularly precise but I felt this fuelling method made me happier (psychological boost!), partly because those strawberry jellies tasted so yum...

 Yum...GU...**drool**

Result: Classic sprint finish. If I felt like that at the 42.2K mark then I will be over the moon.

We winded up the run with a well deserved scramble egg breakfast at Bowan Island. I love their scramble eggs. Its soft without being fatty. Perfect flavour. Love their bread. What a perfect way to wrap up my long run today.

 These fluffy eggs are to die for.