The speedygeese Calendar of Events

Monday & Thursday (up until 5 October) training venue: see "About Parliament House".
**=I plan to attend.

Mon 25/09	5:30pm	speedygeese continuous relays @ Parliament House.
Tue 26/09	12:10pm	Ginninderra Handicap 7k.
	12:25pm	Lake Tuggeranong 6k.
Wed 27/09	12:10pm	BBQ Stakes 6k @ Woden.
Thu 28/09	5:30pm	**speedygeese  speed-endurance @ Parliament House.
Fri 29/09	12:15pm	**Customs 5k @ Commonwealth Park.
Sat 30/09	8:00am	5k parkruns many venues. **Ginninderra
Sun 01/10	3:00am	Daylight saving starts.
	9:00am	YCRC Women's 6k Jogalong @ Weston Park.

Some recent speedygeese race results

Lake Tuggeranong Stakes 6k 19 September
2. Warrick Howieson 30:20
6. Sandeep Chandra 29:32
8. Peter Thomson 28:40
12. Ewen Thompson 39:29
13 finishers

AMRA Black Mountain Run-up 2.6k 19 September
7 Monika Holmwood 15.55
8 Peter Brown 16.20
15 Helen Way 22.46
16 Caroline Campbell 24.04
17 finishers

Customs 5k 22 September
3 Geoff Moore 29:27
4 Peter Thomson 22:51
7 Caroline Campbell 30:20
8 Ewen Thompson 25:16
17 Yili Zhu 24:00
21 Bronwyn Calver 26:01
22 finishers

Burley Griffin 5k parkrun #68 23 September
32 Craig Wurtz 21:47 M50
107 Kelley Horan 28:03 W55
108 Elizabeth Bennett 28:04 W50
239 finishers

Ginninderra 5k parkrun #281 23 September
74 Geoff Moore 26:59 M65
85 Brendan Belcher 27:55 M35
111 Ruth Baussmann 30:01 W65
192 finishers

Tuggeranong 5k parkrun #240 23 September
27 Thach Huynh 22:35 M40
43 Bronwyn Calver 24:01 W45
49 Peter Thomson 24:14 M55
57 Ewen Thompson 24:55 M60
64 David Clarke 25:21 M55
216 Maya Smith 35:33 W10
217 Pieta Smith 35:33 W40
302 finishers

Gungahlin 5k parkrun #206 23 September
110 William Arthur 29:41 M65
126 Margaret McSpadden 31:15 W70
233 finishers

Queanbeyan 5k parkrun #22 23 September
8 Michelle Wells 22:56 W45
57 finishers

Batemans Bay 5k parkrun #73 23 September
38 finishers

Bendigo parkrun #118 23 September
38 Bron Sparkes 25:27 W40
159 finishers

i don't like mondays boomtown rats

Don't you just love this video clip though? It's my song of the week.
(I do like Mondays. Two of my tee shirts say so)

From https://youtu.be/-Kobdb37Cwc

CBR104

Heaps of action from today's CBR104 in warmish and windy conditions - many speedygeese are running as part of relay teams of 4, and a couple are setting out to complete the whole mountainous 104k. I will post results later in the week; obviously the event is still underway!


A very fast Mhairi finishing her relay leg. Jen, Jennie and Cookie are the other three members of her team. More info later!

Ginninderra parkrun

here's the course
https://www.relive.cc/view/1196685882
and here's the people

Ruth and I in the crowd


I ran faster than it felt so I guess I have set myself a new post-injury standard.

I have joined "Relive"

So for info, today's run over the Customs 5k course, 2017 Floriade edition.
https://www.relive.cc/view/1195517335
So now you know where the Floriade course goes, it was a surprise to me as I was expecting the older version which went westward instead of eastward and had a nasty hill. This one was dead flat.

Plus for good measure, a favourite speedygeese training session, yesterday's Rose Garden 200s at Parliament House.
https://www.relive.cc/view/1194218993

Monday's 3 person relays

Thanks Bronwyn...

https://www.relive.cc/view/1189639446

Speedygeese training summary

On Thursday 14 September at Parliament House, Rose Garden 200s, 12 on 2:30, were run by Jen, Isaac, Brendan, Giles, Dave, Ruth, Jennie, Sandeep, Susan and me.

Sunday 17 September. Speedygeese long run report
On a beautiful sunny Canberra Spring morning, with the mercury desperately, but unsuccessfully, pushing yet again for a PB (well, at least it got above zero), speedygeese from all corners of the ACT converged upon Pine Island (except for me[Dave], who was heading to Gordon for some reason 🤣). There were rumours in the carpark that the local paparazzi had infiltrated the group, disguised as me, although his cover was soon blown by his 7 minute ks and small biceps. 💪 💪 💪 He still managed to get some shots of Jen who, for just a moment, was imagining she was Lady Diana (pics already on ebay with bids soaring). 😂 😂
Thach had kindly picked a single 18k out and back course along the river, with no turnoffs so no possibility of getting lost (or so I’m told). The short option was chosen by those brave and disciplened souls who put in a great effort in yesterday’s half marathon….plus Mhairi (I shouldn’t pick on Mhairi – she came a cropper and nearly broke her skinny leg). Along the way I think we discovered Jen’s phobia (apart from bad coffee). Check out the pics of the river crossing. 😮 😱
With perfect weather and views, everyone seemed to enjoy the run, even Mhairi. Distances covered today were Thach and Graeme 21k, Narelle, Shiree and Browny 20k (and Browny got a 20k PB – looks like he’ll be safe in my team for next week’s Sri Chinmoy Ultra Trail Run). Sammy 18k, Mhairi 15k, Jen and Sandeep 14k and a very slow and tired 14k for me. Susan, Peter, and Matt are believed to have competed 18k but it’s not on Strava so it may not have happened? Meanwhile Pieta did a 35k PB training run at LBG – can’t imagine what she’ll do in the marathon when she’s actually trying. 😮
Thach, Sandeep, Browny and I regrouped at the Brew Bar for "coffee" (code for huge breakfast) and Jen joined us after a detour to purchase a more classy coffee en route (apparently she has standards).
By the way, Jen has put together 5 Speedygeese relay teams for the Sri Chinmoy 104k ultra (plus Thach and Adrian are doing it solo), so you’d best get plenty of sleep as it’s going to be a big one (the run report, I mean). Congrats to those who did the Sydney Blackmore marathon today too, including Chris Gammon with a new PB of 3:16:22. Bet he can’t wait to do the 32k leg in ultra next Sunday. 🤣
Thanks to Jen, Sandeep and Chris for the pics. Time for a nanna nap (or maybe a quick lap of the lake and a coffee at Tuggers Maccas).


Monday 18 September 400m hilly loop for 30 minutes of relays at Parliament House: teams were Peter, Paul, Colin; Dave, Bronwyn, Pieta; Warrick Isaac, Thomas&Vanessa; Rae, Jennie, Ruth. Me supervising.

More longer running pics

All the recent speedygeese race results

BBQ Stakes 6k 06 September
6. Jodie Davis 44:58
7. Ewen Thompson 44:03
24. Peter Thomson 28:05
33. Craig Wurtz 29:18
40. Bronwyn Calver 31:10
43. Caroline Campbell 42:13
46 finishers

Lake Tuggeranong Stakes 6k 12 September
10. Ewen Thompson M60 40:03
11. Peter Thomson M55 32:22
12 finishers

Customs 5k 15 September
8 Peter Thomson 24:36
10 Jacob Grooby 21:0
11 Ewen Thompson 33:44
12 finishers

Burley Griffin 5k parkrun #67 16 September
23 Craig Wurtz 22:24 M50
44 Annette Sugden 24:38 W50
80 Elizabeth Bennett 28:35 W50
142 finishers

Ginninderra 5k parkrun #280 16 September
70 Andrew Simpson 31:29 M45
71 Jack Simpson 31:32 M10
118 finishers

Tuggeranong 5k parkrun #239 16 September
8 Nigel England 20:39 M50
139 Andrew Smith 31:27 M45
171 Maya Smith 35:54 W10
172 Pieta Smith 35:54 W40
247 finishers

Gungahlin 5k parkrun #205 16 September
8 Giles Lamb 20:34 M40
138 finishers

Queanbeyan 5k parkrun #21 16 September
6 Amanda Cook 22:34 W40
13 Vanessa Palmer 28:25 W45 **New PB**
49 finishers

Batemans Bay 5k parkrun #72 16 September
22 Janene Kingston 30:51 W50
36 finishers

YCRC Goorooyarroo Half Marathon 16 September
9. Jeff Grey M50 1:29:12
18. David Clarke M55 1:35:27
30. Peter Thomson M55 1:52:49
34. Sandeep Chandra M40 1:53:07
46. Kerron Clare 2:04:34
52. Jennie Blake 2:19:21
54 finishers

YCRC Goorooyarroo 14k 16 September
3. Isaac Muscat U14 1:08:33
4. Jennifer Bright W40 1:08:33
11. Gabrielle Brown W50 1:19:51
12. Bron Sparkes W40 1:22:42
18. Ruth Baussmann W65 1:34:20
22. Margaret McSpadden W70 1:47:07
22 finishers

At Goorooyarroo