Simon Tucker

Mudgee - Castle Rocks trail, Munghorn Gap

A fairly level run with great views from Castle Rocks at the end of the trail. Over half way through the Long Run for Prostate Cancer which we are doing at each one of our stops from Broken Hill back to Sydney.

Peak Hill Men’s Shed and Gold Mine

We planned a run around the Gold Mine near this beautiful mid-NSW town. Then we parked across the road from the Men’s Shed. They have a nice shed with plenty of space for the guys to use three times per week.

Broken Hill Sculptures

After a couple more treadmill runs we took a road trip to Broken Hill. En-route we stopped at Mudgee for a short run along the Goulburn river, then when we arrived at Broken Hill, we camped near the Sculpture Park just North of the Town. Early mornings are the only time to run here. The desert is green at the moment and the Roos and Emus are having a good life, and wild flowers have sprung up. 

Not letting Angina get in the way

I have started my run with 10km on 1st September on a treadmill.  I find that I can control things better indoors where I can run while staying within the heartrate boundary I have set by increasing or reducing incline and speed.  That said, my second run was on 2nd September and was 9km around Narrabeen Lake at a fairly slow pace.  It is good to see that some of my friends and former colleagues are also doing theLONGrun.