We arrived on Friday evening and made a beeline for the Katoomba family hotel, which turned out to be a great choice since the food was well priced, and my hamburger was so good it deserved a photo!!
On Saturday morning we met up with about 20-30 other runners for a substitute run in place of the actual race. We left from the Katoomba aquatic centre and headed out along Narrow Neck, which is a stretch of plateau that extends out from Katoomba into the valley a little like a peninsula might do in the ocean. It was a fantastic run in brilliant weather and with spectacular views around each corner.
At the end of Narrow Neck the big group had thinned out to these folks who gathered for a postcard photo.
Then we headed down into the valley down some really steep terrain, including a ladder and at a different point using these steel pegs hammered into the rocks to help us get down.
Although we didn’t actually get there, here is a photo of the river we were meant to cross in the race...pretty clear that the decision to cancel the race was the right one.
Later in the afternoon we made a trip to the race start point so Monty could see some of what he missed out – it was to be his first time in the race.
We also went to Scenic World and took the cable train down into the valley, did a walk and then caught the cable car back up – it’s all just so green and spectacular. It was a great day in Katoomba, and we all love the scenery.
The next morning, on Sunday, we went for another, shorter, run where I bumped into 2 of the guys I ran with on Saturday who proceed to take me on some very winding, muddy, rough tracks – plus stairs – which took us to the top and then the bottom of the Leura Falls...this is Brendan Davies posing with me!!
Despite not doing the race we’d trained so long and hard so, the weekend was not a waste and was a great get away.
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