City to Surf sizzle

7.00 am, 1 hour 30 minutes, City (Kings Cross) to Surf - Bellevue Hill - Rushcutters Bay

For the mid-week long run, I gambled by getting off the grass and doing a trial City to Surf run on the road.

I started at Kings Cross, immediately felt surprisingly good going up the Edgecliff hill and the Double Bay incline where I bumped into Big Andy from the squad running topless! It wasn't exactly steamy and sultry out there despite all the solariums at Double Bay. I attacked Heartbreak hill up past the girl's school, and recovered by the Vaucluse cemetery where I'm going to bury MPH on race day. I again attacked the hills on Military Road, eased off downhill to Bondi then pushed it along Campbell Parade and ran down the finish driveway in 58.40 secs.

I still had a spring in my step going up Birriga Road to Bellevue Hill where I caught and passed a cyclist; he looked a bit low on testosterone. I was in sizzling form this morning, and running just doesn't get much better than this.