Run500! Unavoidable early flight for work put me close enough to beautiful ocean beach at Mt Maunganui that I couldn't not do the 500th run of this streak along the talcum sands of the tombolo to the shadow of Mauao then back along the parade diverting up Mt Drury (nice to fit in a volcano climb, even a little one). Dazzling early morning sun, bitterly cold air, the vast sweep of the beach, sloshing waves. Magical! Shame it was just me