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Heartbreak Hill in Sydney is the run up along New South Head Road from Rose Bay to Vaucluse. It is the hardest part of the City to Surf fun run, but I don’t think it will pose too many problems for you
Heartbreak Hill: link to app.strava.com
And in looking that up I discovered that my next door neighbour has the third best time on it on Strava. Small world.
Would be great to hear how Gae’s first half went!
Another vote for a guest post from Gae!
If you have time in Sydney the City2Surf route is definitely worth doing for the views, especially from about 2/3 the way up heartbreak hill. There’s also a good burrito place once you get to Bondi…
I confirm Laura did not run up the hill. Its really not tough Ray, she is just a beginner. She / we opted for a nice 5km loop around the Botanical Gardens. Lots of great running routes to be had, have a great couple of days here.
Rey, when are you coming to Sydney?
If you have time and would like to go for a run, check out this website link to hurtsquad.com
Cool, checking it out now. Roughly next Thurs/Fri. Just working on connecting flights still.
Congratulations Gae. Hope the run went well. Give us a brief update on it.
Jon
Also want to know about Gae’s half and what prize is flying her way… I was thinking of a GoPro… (I’ll keep saving)
wow ! I cannot belive I won the prize. Just checking who was the winner and i found my name. By the way I’m an italian man and yes I finished my first half marathon: Roma Ostia. So happy for both things, thanks Ray, thanks everybody for asking.