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Thanks everyone for the great morning!
Unfortunately Outer Limits Adventure Fitness pallarenda was postponed due to the smoke, but we took the opportunity to have a great run.
See you next Sunday!

🏃‍♂️ VIRTUAL RACE – LET’S SHARPEN THOSE RACE LEGS! 🔥

With the Pallarenda Run postponed until next week, let’s use Sunday 30/08 to get some race-specific fitness in with a virtual race!

We’ve got two courses to choose from:

🏁 Long course: 12km – feel like 20km
https://strava.app.link/wifnf4h8Y5b

🏁 Short course: 8km – feel like 12km
https://strava.app.link/YmOacoq8Y5b

📍 Start: Juliettes, Gregory Street
⏰ 6:00am – Sunday 30/08

We’ll meet at 6am and warm up slowly together until the race start. The long course will start first, followed by the short course 5 minutes later.

📱 Download the route beforehand so you can follow the course on your watch/phone.

Everyone is welcome! You don’t need to be a Hungry Runner member, so bring a mate and come have a crack. 💪

Let’s sharpen those race legs before Pallarenda next week! 🔥🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

Outer Limits Adventure Fitness

🏃‍♀️ SEPTEMBER GROUP SESSIONS 🏃‍♂️
31/08 – 04/10

We're mixing things up as we head into the end of a big season 💥 Tuesday sessions bring back higher intensity work, Thursday trails ramp up toward Paluma with long climbs and descents, and Saturday squad sessions get race-specific with events coming up across trails and marathon distances.

Swipe through to see the September session structure and monthly focus for each run 👆

📍 Weekly sessions

TUESDAY – Speed (Road)
🕠 5:45pm – V8 Circuit (Boundary Rd), Railway Estate
GMAPS: https://maps.app.goo.gl/8imtwYKp7u4SjWEc7
Focus: We're mixing things up this month — everything from VO2max to threshold efforts, with an emphasis on having fun and staying sharp at the end of a big season.
5:45–6pm: Mobility & drills
6–7pm: Main session

THURSDAY – Trails
🕠 5:30am – Little Sunshine & Co, 679 Flinders St, Townsville City
GMAPS: https://maps.app.goo.gl/PJFZapm4inJhyyXP6
Focus: Long climbs and descents. We start focusing on our last local event (Paluma) by including long efforts — building the ability to pace longer efforts and maintain focus during long descents.
🕠 5:30 – 6:45am

SATURDAY – Squad (Ultimate & Racing coached athletes)
🕕 6:00am – Little Sunshine & Co, 679 Flinders St, Townsville City
GMAPS: https://maps.app.goo.gl/PJFZapm4inJhyyXP6
Focus: Race specific. We have a large variety of events coming up, so we'll prioritise specificity — with a focus on trails and marathon.
🕕 6:00 – 7:30am

SUNDAY – Long Run
Focus: Aerobic endurance
Consistent long runs continue!
Location, time, and distance posted in the FB group.

👉 To join our sessions:
hungryrunner.net/group-runs
Open to everyone — Hungry Runner membership or individual sessions.
First timers are always welcome to try a session for free 🖤

A nice cruisey session this morning traversing maidenhair track, with a full summit up the great track for those not racing. For those that are, good luck and have a great time! Full send!

High speed 600m reps for most and an easier session for our runners racing the Sydney marathon or the Pallarenda trail run.
Good work team!

Very tough session focusing on climbing. We all got between 450 and 500m gain.
We started with a long 250m gain climb and followed with two shorter climbs.

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Super speedy 1k reps tonight with a sneaky incline and bonus headwind!

Great trails 🏔️
Great views 🌄
Great company 😍

Is there anywhere else you'd rather be on a Thursday morning?

Tough session!
We started with some 500m reps at 10km pace and followed by some steep uphill efforts.
Hard on the legs and the mind!