A run in Hanmer Springs

I’ve been in Hanmer Springs since Christmas.  Hanmer Springs is a small Alpine town in the mountains in the south of New Zealand.  It is famous for it’s Hot Springs.

I’ve had no internet connection while there hence my silence.  You’ll be pleased to note that I’ve still  been running although that has been well offset by some Christmas indulgence when it comes to eating!

My wife, father and I all went for a long run on Sunday morning.

We went in to the Dog Creek Nature Reserve which is a small forest crossed by a myriad of hiking and mountain biking trails.  It was a trail run which is quite different from my normal road or treadmill runs.  It was really beautiful out running in a forest.  The birdsong was spectacular and it was really special watching the sun come up through the trees.  We found a good circuit and did a few laps through the forest.

I’m very proud of my wife who did her longest run ever.  She managed an amazing 12 km.  She’s did really well, especially considering the tracks we followed were undulating a lot.  We actually went up and down 4000 ft during the run.

My dad did quite well as well.  He did about 16 km which was pretty good.

I pushed on after they peeled off and did another lap of our circuit to finish off with just over 20.7 km.  It’s definitely a lot tougher running on the trail than it is running on the road!

That takes me to 64 km for the week which is another distance record for me.

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December 29, 2008 | Filed Under running 

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8 Responses to “A run in Hanmer Springs”

  1. NancyNo Gravatar on December 29th, 2008 2:31 pm

    WOW! You all did amazing on the run! Way to go.

    Hope you’re enjoying the holidays :)

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  2. Andrew(AJH)No Gravatar on December 29th, 2008 6:07 pm

    Looks like a great spot for a run. I know I’ve said this before, but you are so lucky to be able to run with your family!

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  3. AndrewENo Gravatar on December 29th, 2008 8:47 pm

    I’m truly blessed indeed!
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  4. MizFitNo Gravatar on December 29th, 2008 11:41 pm

    THREE CHEERS FOR YOUR WIFE.
    (seriously. go and cheer for her from me please)

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  5. SusannaNo Gravatar on December 30th, 2008 3:20 am

    Great run! You are lucky to be running with your family. I am working on my husband.

    I am back in the game. I am starting Week 5 of the C25K plan after a bit of a hiatus.

    I was very ill for about a week, was traveling too much on business, accepted a new job in another town which required me to move. All-in-all, solid reasons for not running, but I turned the guilt of not running into a positive by starting my runs again.

    Little nervous about week 5 though. The third day is a solid 20 minutes of running.

  6. DaveNo Gravatar on December 30th, 2008 4:28 pm

    I love trail running! Nothing like running in beauty of nature. Hills, hills , hills we hate em, but they are so good for endurance.

  7. Rachiel GrantNo Gravatar on January 1st, 2009 1:53 pm

    12 km is an amazing distance, congrats to your wife!

    I, myself, have not ran that far yet, but I hope to someday. This is inspiring to me.

  8. maximusNo Gravatar on January 6th, 2009 8:57 pm

    I`m impressed by anybody who gets up before work to do a run, funnily enough I had planned to get up at 6-30 to go for a run but it was cold and I was tired….
    I admire your dedication, maybe your running partner felt how I felt , but I would have at least cancelled!

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