Day 784 – Australia – VIC [Ballarat to Ballan (Ingliston)]

02/08/22

44.5km

  From Ballarat (Victoria) to Ballan (Insligton) (Victoria)

Australia

That wind! Bone chilling wind all day, which turned very favourable on the last 8km

A chilly morning on the road

Leaving Ballarat in the morning was a very chilly affair. I was so cold and couldn’t warm up! I normally wear the jacket and drop it within the 1st ten minutes or so. Today the jacket stayed on me for the whole 45km. The wind was blowing on my right side for about 3 quarters of the way. I stopped by in the town of Gordon halfway through and treated myself to a hot flat white and some chocolate.

That must be serious wind blowing out today!

And then, as I reached Ballan and turned further south on Ingliston Rd, the wind was right at my back. I was flying! It felt like I could have run a few more kilometers, happy to be mightily pushed by the strong wind. It’s quite a serious thing though, as the National Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning for “destructive / damaging wind” . We are talking very strong wind here. I was thinking that I would not have been able to run today if I had still been pushing my stroller.

Passing by Ballan on the way

Tomorrow I am running to Caroline Springs, which is my last run before hitting Melbourne. I am quite chuffed about it as I will be meeting some fellow runners. Today I have received several emails about runners keen to meet me on the road. I guess there must have been a publication somewhere, running club or else. I am glad the word is getting around, the more the merrier!

Enjoy the video of today’s run: https://www.relive.cc/view/vLqekXzGpRO

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