Monday 26 November 2007

Keep On Running

Posted by speedygeoff on Monday, November 26, 2007 with
My training progress
last week’s target: n/a
achieved: 37k
year total to date: 3,515k in 47 weeks
this week’s target: 84k
weight: 66.5kg ►◄
quote of the week from Kerry O’Brien, of the ABC, during the election telecast - “With 60% of the vote counted, the swing to the ABC is ...”.
song of the week: “Up and Up”, by Relient K, from "Five Score Years and Seven" - "To be content with where I am, and getting where I need to be".

After a four day break last week, normal training will be resumed this week. I will keep on running as originally planned. But slowly.

Innabaayna 7k
5 Ewen Thompson M50 41:12 bronze
7 Mick Horan M45 29:03
23 Sonia Veldhoven W30 32:27
31 Rod Lynch M45 27:32
35 David Webster M55 32:07
46 Christopher Lang M55 38:06
53 Mick Charlton M55 38:24
57 Alan Duus M60 35:58
61 Charlie McCormack W40 33:03
71 Amanda Walker W35 34:23
72 Richard Faulks M45 28:48
73 Barbara Tucker W55 39:06
82 Roger Pilkington M45 35:01
90 Geoff Barker M60 46:26

Innabaayna 3.5k
6 Gary Bowen M50 14:49
8 Cathy Montalto W55 17:55
9 Neil Boden M55 16:17
26 Rae Palmer W60 19:38

This month many of us were rostered on to help so did not compete. Ewen said he jogged it. Seeing his time I now realise that's true. Ewen, you are the early favourite for the 2008 point score.

Maria and Christopher at the end-of-year awards


Maria did brilliantly all year, averaging better than 85% in the age standards, second over-all. Photo by John Kennedy.