I wish my iphoto wasn't being cranky and holding my other pictures from the weekend hostage. Then I could add some interesting, non-training related pictures and posts! Sorry, you'll have to suffer through more happy trails.
Last month, me, Creepster and Joebro scouted HK Trail stages 5 & 6 for the Green Power race. So this time me and Joebro returned to complete stages 7 & 8.
Keep going, there's more!
The Hong Kong trail stages 5 & 6 have two big hills but the distance is not too far. Stages 7 & 8 only have one big incline, but the total distance is about 16k. I'm glad I got the chance to practice stages 7 & 8 on very tired legs. They were still semi-dead after a 16k run around Happy Valley a couple days earlier, and a trail run a couple days before that.
Stage 7 or whatever's before Dragon's Back is pretty boring and flat. We decided to run a bit of this boring stretch, but Joebro's gear wasn't cooperating. It was fine. Me running is equivalent to his walking. Being short is a lot of work!
We hid in some bushes to hide from the wind and have half our our sandwiches. A quick refuel and found ourselves finally on Dragon's Back.
It's silly, I've only done Dragon's Back once, at night!
It was really really windy up there. I'm glad I brought layers and sunglasses.
And finally, the end of the Hong Kong trail!
This is a nice hike when it's warmer. It ends at the beach and you can roll yourself right into the water. On a cold, windy, January day, I just took in the scenery and enjoyed my juice.
Sand sculpture made by a cute family not phased by the cold. I've never made a big sculpture like this. Add it to the list.
The surfers in Big Wave Bay also not phased by the cold. Loads of them out there. I love Hong Kong!
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