The Keep On Moving Team Unites!

This was our big weekend when Katie had planned for a trip over from NZ so she could meet the girls before the big event and have a decent old stroll on the track for the first time. Another glorious morning, another early start and we hit the trail at Kuring-gai Creative Arts school again, with the plan of walking to the end, dropping off Mia 20kms in (so she could head for a much anticipated week skiing) and Tracy walking as far as she could before needing to get home to sick Evey and a birthday party. We wore our team shirts, and looked fabulous, well at least for the first couple of kms, and the girls all chatted as we strode along getting to know each other. The track is filling up and we're starting to see some familiar faces out there, the pace was good, we all felt great and Katie amazingly had a great walk, with no feet issues, apart from the sore legs that is just part and parcel of walking a long way. Tracy left us at 41kms, walking the final 10km home while Katie and I braved a crowded Balmoral beach and dragged ourselves to the end. By this 50km stage our legs were hurting, I had a little toe issue and we were ready to stop. A challenging monster flight of stairs to a short stroll through the bush got us to the final checkpoint. What an awesome feeling - so we've all nailed 50kms and we think that's as good as it's going to get in terms of distance before the event.
Sunday saw Katie and I out again doing a loosening up walk from Spit Bridge to Dee Why (16km), it was good to walk on sore legs and suprisingly everything felt great, apart from some blister hotspots. This weekend sees Mia, Trcy and I doing a 20km or so somewhere local on saturday and then sunday's longer training session with Tracy doing a charity 42km bush run, and Mia and I walking the trail for about the same distance. And then the final two weeks before the event being a tapering time with tracy running the City to Surf, also for charity and Mia and I racking up some shorter distances and times on or near the trail. We're excited to have our start time too, a reasonably civilised start of 8.30am Friday 28 August. Nerves are already starting!!!