Running in the Desert

With a week to go until the GEO - one last run was needed. What better than - Stage 10 of the world famous Larapinta Trail!

So that was today's plan.

Leave the car at Ormiston Gorge - run to the Finke River and back to the gorge - and the bonus - I get to do the Stage twice.

Running in the West Macdonnell Ranges of the Northern Territory is a very special experience.

It is surreal to run in the absolute quiet of an ancient landscape with only the crunch of gravel under foot and your shadow to keep you company.

The Finke River is regarded as the oldest active river bed in the world! Today it was full of water and a welcome relief from the midday heat.

One of the best 20 km's you could ever do.