2010 Caversham Harrier Club Opening Day

After a wet morning, the sun came out for the opening day of the walking season. We left the clubrooms at 2.10pm and walked for around 45 minutes down Emerson Street to Concord and back up Stevenson and Corstorphine Roads. I counted 33 walkers for the first walk of the season. As per normal we had a great afternoon tea.

City2Surf 2010

My sister Lyn and I walked in the City2Surf event yesterday morning. We commuted by bus arriving in the Square 30 minutes before the walk started. We managed to get close to the start, unlike last year when it took ages to feel the open space. It was a cool overcast day which were perfect conditions.
The Mayoress of Christchurch started the race off. We did the first three kilometres at a rate of just under 9mins/km which was great. We reached halfway (6kms) at Porritt Park in 55 minutes but had to slow down for the 6km walkers who were starting. We continued the steady pace finishing in 1:53:24 which is terrific for Lyn who did no training. She had one blister and was stiff at the end.
15000 participants took part in this annual event.

Rotary Park in blustery conditions

Yesterday the Caversham Harriers Walker's group (all 5 of us) met at the Woolworths carpark at 1pm with a strong south westerly wind blowing. We headed along Portobello Road until we headed up Doon Street. We climbed the hill and turned right into Connell Street. Near the end of the street we came to a track that took us to Rotary Park.

It was a head wind down Highcliff Road and Every Street. We walked across Bayfield Park and stopped at the Rongo memorial for Maori prisoners. It was a short walk back along Portobello Road to the carpark where we started.

The 9km walk took aroung 1:45 hrs.

Karetai Challenge 2010

This is the 3rd consecutive year that I have participated in the Karetai Challlenge. It was a 9am start from the Shiel Hill Tavern. I was very pleased with my time of 25 minutes to the Centre Road turn off. It was a downhill walk to Tomahawk and then a left turn to the Tautuku Fishing Lodge. The Karetai Track was dry and had all the ruts filled in. I was pleased with my ascent to the gravel road. From here I seemed to slow down. I had no blisters to worry about. The walk back along Highcliff Road was slow for me with a number of walkers passing. However I finished in 2:15:00 which is my second best time.