Thigh July

[Mid Life Crisis Marathon Man]

MLCMM -- chin up, man. Not sure if this is any sort of encouragement, but M has recently raised the subject of trying to get to Australia again, perhaps around New Year. Any half decent races going on around then to act as a possible spur for both of us? ("Both" as in you and me.) I've had my own age-related injury issues recently which I should write about, but I'm very optimistic about getting back in the saddle at some point, fitter and stronger than ever. Ha ha! Amazing what a positive physio visit and a couple of glasses of pinot grigio will do.

We don't generally hold races during the summer months for obvious reasons; but there is the Hobart Marathon on January 14th which also has half mara and 10k options. It has a few other benefits: you'll get to see the Point to Pinnacle course without having to run any part of it; it's relatively flat (it runs basically along the banks of the Derwent River); its main sponsor is Cadbury chocolate; and Hobart is much cooler than the rest of the country.

The race is also very close to some wonderful wineries.

Look forward to seeing you both down here!