No matter who you are, there was a little thought of negativity there when you read that instruction. I had my 90 minute run this morning and after the "crampfest" that was my cycling criterium race yesterday morning, I had some reservations about it.
The moment I opened the car door though, I was immediately boosted. I love the smell of Australian bushland. I'm going to miss it.
I'm going to be leaving Australia to live in London for possibly two years at Christmas this year. I've started taking note of all the "last moments" I'm having. That smell of eucalyptus and even the smell of the back burning that went on a few months ago.
I'm a bit like that groundhog the Americans pull out to see if winter is over. I can smell spring. I know I can smell it because instantly reminds me of the Noosa Triathlon and all that this time of the year means. I'm not going to get that for a while.
Spring also brings on the need to pay attention when I go running in the forest. I got a massive reminder of this today when I noticed a long, reptilian tail shoot into the shrubs at the side of a trail.
I was actually relieved to see it was one of these guys, but I was taking good looks at every stick I ran past for snakes.
It made me think about the dangers that you have to keep an eye out for all around the world.
Normally we have to watch out for the crazy number of snakes we have in Australia and I can't tell you how many spiderwebs I've run through.
My brother has run straight into the middle of the German army doing military exercises once before. He never runs with his Ipod in anymore...I have a sneaking suspicion he's replaced the empty pocket space with toilet paper ;) I do!
In Canada they have these guys (go to 3:00 and stop after 3:30 - the rest is useless)
In Africa they've got this to deal with:
But I've been coming to realise I won't really have this threat in London which is pretty cool. The only real wildlife I have to watch out for jumping out to attack me will be this guy:
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