Australia Day Training

Australia Day marks the celebration of a nation! This is the day when the nation stops to celebrate and today this marked the time for me to step up the training programme. Following a intense spin class at the Stadium Fitness Centre in Moore Park, I decided to take in a scenic run across Sydney. Heading through Darlinghurst through the morning cafe scene I made my way down to Woolloomooloo past the Australian Navy ships and the home of Russell Crowe and John Laws then up to the NSW Art Gallery and along the amazing Sydney Harbour foreshore, up the stairs of the Opera House and past the masses of tourists at the ferry terminal. I then headed up across the Sydney Harbour Bridge with the ferries and cruisers passing by under me. What a great way to take in the nations birthday ... Making my way down to Luna Park and past a number of national heritage stalls such as the Scottish, Irish and Dutch with the bagpipes getting in the way of my iPod tunes! It was great to get back onto the Harbour Bridge and then make my way back through the centre of Sydney CBD and through Hyde Park up along Oxford Street and back to the gym for a round trip of a little over 20km. Australia Day 2008 will go down as one of the best ever and provide the inspiration for future days training for this very proud Aussie!