Sunday 13th November - Milson's Point to Taronga Zoo (loop walk)

Ladies, this will be the last group training walk before we venture south to climb Australia's highest mountain. Hopefully, all who have come along to the previous training walks have enjoyed themselves. For those of you who have been training solo, this may be a nice opportunity to come along and meet some of the other women who you will be away with on the weekend of the Hike.


CONFIRMING 6.30am sharp Sunday 13th November - Milson's Point to Taronga Zoo 20kms (approx 3hrs)

Meeting Point  

See you at 6.30am at the Entrance to Luna Park (in front of the smiling face), Milson's Point / Kirribilli

Weather

The prediction is partly cloudy with isolated showers, max 23.

Other Info.

This will be a loop walk meaning we will return back to Luna Park. The walk is mostly along footpaths sometimes beside roads and other times through parkland. There are plenty of places to stop and enjoy the majestic views of Sydney Harbour.


The Kirribilli markets are also on this Sunday - held under the bridge.

Please call Liesel 0404 884 856 or Trudie 0417 676 725 if you require more information regarding the training walks.

Parking Options
- There is plenty of parking in Alfred St, South that allows 2hrs free from 8am, meaning we will have from 6.30 till 10am - we want to be back by then.

- All day metered parking is as cheap as $10 for the day.

- There are many side streets (especially on the Killibilli side of the bridge, with just a short walk over to Luna Park) in which you can park all day for free on the weekends, do check the parking signs though for any time restrictions.

2 weeks till Humpty's Hike!

Hello Ladies!

It was terrific to see so many ladies at our training walk on Saturday, and it’s hard to believe it’s less than two weeks until Humpty’s Hike.  The training schedule for this week has been sent – it would be great if you could include the long walk and stair session in your training schedule. 

Could I please remind you about a few things for the Hike:

• waterproof shoes (worn in!) are highly recommended – there’s lots of snow on sections of the track so you need to be prepared
• please pack a waterproof jacket as there’s a chance of rain on the day
• your backpack must be a minimum of 30 litres so that you can fit 3 litres of water, waterproof jacket, warm layers, lunch (provided by Humpty) etc
• please pack Gatorade powder or similar oral rehydration.

Best wishes

Michele Rosengren

Principal

TREKBEYOND

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Weren't we a sight trekking through the city streets on Saturday morning - enough to stop traffic!

Being such a large group of women, it was a given that the neighbourhoods we passed through would be woken to the sound of us talking without drawing breath. Can only imagine that it wasn't appreciated by some, being that it was 6.30am on a weekend. I am sure we also looked a little crazy doing hill repeats at the local park.


All for a good cause!

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Saturday 5th November - OFFICIAL departing Humpty's HQ

Hello ladies!

With just three weeks to go I hope you’re looking forward to Humpty’s Hike as much as myself and the Trekbeyond team are. 

This week’s Training Program (as per email) includes a stair training session, a rest day on Tuesday for Melbourne Cup celebrations, and the group training session on Saturday 5 November.  I hope you’ve been able to include the longer walks in your training so that your feet are conditioned for our 20km Hike.

For the group training walk on Saturday we’re starting from Humpty’s offices (tennis centre at Talus Street St Leonards) at 6.30am sharp and will return around 10.30am.  I’ll give a briefing on the Hike and gear for those who weren’t able to join us for the earlier group training session, and I’m very happy to answer any questions. 

Please let me know if you have any problems (eg feet, blisters, knees, shoes etc) or queries about your gear. Also, could you please return your paperwork if you haven’t already done so.

I hope you can make it to the walk on Saturday.

Best wishes

Michele Rosengren

Principal

TREKBEYOND

3 weeks till Humpty's Hike!

Roughly 20kms, Manly to Spit back to Manly, meant an opportunity to walk a longer distance. The walk offered many moments to take in the natural surroundings and wildlife even though a good, fast pace was kept by everyone.