It was a perfect Saturday with blue skies and a wonderful opportunity to show off the places I love to run.
Today we are going up into the Maungatukutuku Hills so quite a challenge. Feel free to take a breather when required and take in the sights along the way.
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| First we pass through the pony club |
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| We're heading for the hills in the distance. We'll be running along the ridge. |
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| After 5km we have a zigzag to the Water Tower |
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| Getting closer to the hills |
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| Time for some hills. Prepare yourself! |
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| Right we're in to it. Some deep breaths. Heading for the trees! |
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| Some shade from the sun that's warming up. |
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| This bit's a little tough so pace yourself |
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| Ten minutes of running to the top. I know you're liking the look of the hut! |
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| Well done for keeping on going. You're nearly there. |
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| You've made it to the top. Watch your footing as the grass is overgrown. |
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| Some lovely soft pine needles to run on now. |
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| Enjoy the lovely pines. |
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| Take in the views of Raumati South where we started and Kapiti Island. |
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| Best I could manage of myself at the top. |
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| A lovely downhill section to recover from all of that uphill. |
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| Some more lovely pines. |
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| A quick look over Kapiti before we start our descent. |
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| I'm sorry but we have a tiny bit more of uphill. Hang in there! |
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| We've started our descent. Looking down towards Valley Road. |
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| Last look over Raumati South and Kapiti Island |
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| Nearing the bottom of Waterfall Road before SH1 |
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| You're now back on the flat. |
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| We're over SH1 and going cross country home. |
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| I know you're tired but not that far to go |
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| Enjoy the soft green grass under foot |
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| Follow the track to the trees in the distance. |
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| You've done extremely well. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I have! |
11 comments:
We did very well indeed, I'm not even out of breath! :-). So how long did it take us? Thanks for taking us along on your run, lovely photos!
Hi Paul! That was a great idea! It did feel like I was picture traveling! No wonder you love running in that area!! Now, I have to get ready to shovel sidewalks and my car out of the snow.
:-) Marion
GORGEOUS run! Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful pictures Mr. Paul, well done! :)
Well done Paul!!! Holy cow you ran far, hard and tough terrain! Thanks for taking me along on the ride!
I didn't think I would enjoy running as much as that lol. Thank you for the tour, you have some lovely countryside there and I love the tree lined pathways. Very pretty.
Hi Victor
You better keep up your running so I can take you to these beautiful places!
Beautiful scenery you have while running.
Well done on the run.
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Hi Anya and Alisha
I haven't heard from you for a while. Call in to Room 1 and say Hi next week!
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