Cranbourne Line (Part 2). Clayton to Noble Park.
CLAYTON. 14/4/2017. 39th Run. 13.7 km
Another easy start with my wife dropping me close to the station on her way to mountain bike riding in Lysterfield Park. Hardest part of the day was getting into the station due to all the work associated with crossing removal. Lucky I did get a ride as only very light train schedule during Easter. Navigation not an issue as short run to North Rd and straightforward from there. Didn’t want long run today as heading to the beach for Easter with the family.
WESTALL. 12/6/2017. 61st Run. 15.9 km.
Another ride with my wife got me to Caulfield station and from there short ride to Westall. Queens birthday weekend so Lots of people out and about. First part of run was back along the rail line where there is plenty of work going on to upgrade to skyrail. Still a bit to do before the finish, both for them and me. Beautiful morning so very pleasant run.
SPRINGVALE. 25/11/2017. 104th Run. 18.5 km.
Really into the warmer weather now so any help getting to the station means an earlier finish. Mary dropped me at Malvern and got to Sringvale at reasonable time although still 23 degrees at start of run. Easy start but whilst running along Fairbank Av in Clayton South I encountered a broken down car and a guy that needed a push. With the help of two other we got it to the auto electrician about 500m up the road. Hard on the legs early in the run and glad to be home on a day that got to 30 degrees.
SANDOWN PARK. 13/5/2017. 50th Run. 21.3 km.
Simple start, complicated middle and sad end - that’s the summary. Train into South Yarra and watched 6 hot air balloons take flight whilst standing on the platform. All good as I left Sandown Park station but then I over complicated things by trying to take a short cut through a park and got caught in a dead end in Osbourne Av. in Clayton. Had to get phone out to recover. Added an extra km but could have been worse. Along South Rd to Nepean Hwy and then it did get worse. Heard a bang and then saw a car on its roof outside the Dan Murphy store. Lots of helpers then police, ambulance and firetrucks. Stayed till all Ok and then finally headed home. Big day.
NOBLE PARK. 20/5/2018. 144th Run. 21.2 km.
Chose a shorter weekend run at this stage as work commitments had me out of town on Saturday. Another helpful ride to South Yarra with my wife and at Noble Park by 10 am. Got to travel on sections of the new sky-rail and Noble Park station looks almost finished. Got onto Heatherton Rd at one stage and realised too late that there are sections that have no footpath or shoulder on road - bit tricky jumping on and off road to avoid traffic. Onto the Dingley Bypass and then South Rd. Got to a junction and happy to see the directions to Brighton hand written on the path. Bonus. Cool morning with one light shower.