I went running on my holiday

As the title of this post suggest, I’ve been on holiday.  My parents and brother live in Christchurch so we pretty much always go down for Christmas.  The last time I was in Christchurch was for my first marathon experience but fortunately the weather was a lot better this time!

Now that I’m a runner the thing I notice most about Christchurch is that it is flat. Very flat.  Which is pretty good for running to be honest!

I did quite a few runs but one that I quite enjoyed was running along the Little River cycle track.  This track runs where the train lines used to be (trains don’t run there anymore) and it’s pretty spectacular.

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As you can see it is definitely flat:

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It runs primarily through farmland so there are lots of cows and sheep along the way:

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The rocks on the path make the run a bit difficult on the ankles unfortunately so we abandoned the track and ran on the road after a while.

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Overall spectacular scenery and a good run.  I had great company too.  That’s my wife on the road!

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December 28, 2009 | Filed Under running 

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13 Responses to “I went running on my holiday”

  1. MizFitNo Gravatar on December 28th, 2009 10:52 pm

    so beautiful. Im trudging through my runs these days and know its because life demands I do it in my boring hilly neighborhood.

    looking at these pics I actually WANT TO RUN (!) :)
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  2. Cammy@TheTippyToeDietNo Gravatar on December 28th, 2009 11:06 pm

    Beautiful, but definitely different than your normal routes! :)
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  3. suzeeNo Gravatar on December 29th, 2009 3:40 am

    Fantastic! It reminds me of running in Iowa, in the US Midwest.
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  4. kathyNo Gravatar on December 29th, 2009 4:12 am

    yay! you’re back!

  5. TonyNo Gravatar on December 29th, 2009 6:55 am

    Wow, I need to move there.
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  6. AaronNo Gravatar on December 29th, 2009 8:08 am

    Very nice. Running through a farmland is bit different. Great to be away from traffic eh?
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  7. GregNo Gravatar on December 29th, 2009 8:53 am

    Beautiful pics. Question though — Is your wife that fast, or did you slow up just to get the pic? :-)
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  8. AndrewNo Gravatar on December 29th, 2009 10:53 am

    Cheeky bugger! I slowed for the photo!
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  9. AndrewNo Gravatar on December 29th, 2009 10:55 am

    Yeah, but Auckland seems surprisingly quiet too.
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  10. AndrewNo Gravatar on December 29th, 2009 10:59 am

    I imagine they are pretty similar. Miles and miles of farmland.
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  11. Andrew(AJH)No Gravatar on December 29th, 2009 8:37 pm

    Really must come over and get some runs in that beautiful country of yours. Last time we were there was our honeymoon (27 years ago) and I wasn’t a runner then.
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  12. AndrewNo Gravatar on December 30th, 2009 5:29 am

    Don’t forget your paintbrush!
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  13. JeffNo Gravatar on January 6th, 2010 3:00 pm

    Always nice to run in a new (old) place. Great pics.

    You said you were running with your wife, but Sally looks like she’s a couple hundred meters ahead of you. What’s up with that?
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