Altra Lone Peak 3.5

I picked up my first pair of ALTRA Lone Peak 3.5s from Adventure Equipment yesterday. Great to have been sponosed by these guys for my big Cape Wrath Ultra in May 2018. Like them on facebook, and for those in the region, pop in and see the huge range of outdoor gear they have on offer. They also stock Tailwind Nutrition, another of my faviourates.

Preparations are going well as I continue to spend more money on getting prepared for the big race. Don't have my entry done yet, so hope to have that sorted by Saturday. Also looking at flights to Scotland and back to Australia via South Africa.

Spoke to my faviourate cousin in South Africa, Marius Kruger, and he has offered for me to have my 50th birthday party in his lapa on 2 June. NICE! Starting some planning on that too. I'll be on the trail in the race on my actual birthday.

A few things on my mind:
* Draw up a list of what is required each day on the race - start to pack this stuff in zip lock bags.
* Finalise my training program. I'm still not 100% sure just how many of the back-to-back-to-back runs to do. I think I'll just run all the time and try to sleep a lot? 

Mileage for the past two weeks (not so easy without my GPS! Still waiting for a new charger after I 'misplaced' the other one in our three-bedroom house).

29 Oct - Home, Green-long Blue-Red arrow, Home. Approx. 2 1/2 hours
30 Oct - REST
31 Oct - Club run 13km
1 Nov - Beginners Clinics 7km
2 Nov - Pilates (am), Club run 12km
3 Nov - REST
4 Nov - 5km parkrun, Pilates, 2 hours on the trails at Atherton First try at using some poles
5 Nov - Atherton Forest Trail Race, 1 1/2 hours then backed it up with another 2 hours a bit later in the day. Not much running, but at least getting used to the poles just a little bit.
6 Nov - Pilates (am), Home, Red-hard side of Blue-Green Arros, Home. Approx. 3 hours
7 Nov - Pilates (am), Club run 10km
8 Nov - Pilates (am), Beginners Clinics 5km (Tired, so didn't run there)