Rest Day: Scone Palace and Perth Race Course Sprint (3.0 km 15 c 25:32)

This was Roger’s day to pick something to do, so we visited the Creiff Glassworks which makes mostly paperweights. Small production shop, but just the kind of thing we like – no lines and no fuss. We walked into the shop and watched and asked questions.

We didn’t take any pictures of the glassworks, but these very colorful flowers were along the sidewalk. Sandy and I commented more then once on the beautiful flowers, in hanging baskets especially, that we saw everywhere we went during the week.

Headed to the Event Center in Perth for some free wireless internet, and then since we just happened to be there, I ran the Middle Sprint.
I really enjoyed the race, as I do with most sprint races, though my legs were a bit dead. Luckily, my brain was only absent on the leg from 12-13.

Start times were not assigned, and I wasn’t pre-registered either, so we got there about 3 PM for the 4 PM starts. But, they had decided to start even earlier at 3:30, so I got registered and to the start about 3:15 in the hopes of getting out pretty quickly. That strategy worked, and I was the second starter – sandwiched between Ruth Campbell (W70) and Alison Campbell (F18) – no relationship. We started at 30 second increments.

I caught Ruth by the first control, and Alison punched in just ahead of us because we visited a nearby one first. I then had to work really hard to hold off Ruth managing to barely top her 25:32 to 26:33.

The young women in green and black is Ruth’s granddaughter, Caitlin (W14) who started a minute behind me and finished in 24:21.

I finished 155/233.

For the evening activities, Roger cooked at home, and Sandy continued to rest.