Thursday 27 March 2014

Australian Running Festival (Canberra Marathon weekend)

Posted by speedygeoff on Thursday, March 27, 2014 with
Would you like to see the list of entrants & race numbers for the Australian Running Festival? The “entrant list” is available at http://register.au.eventdirector.net/List/5480.
The festival website itself is at http://runningfestival.com.au/.
The big weekend of racing is only 16 days away.
On Sunday 13th I will be cheering the marathon from around the 34k/37k mark, somewhere near the Weston Park end of Yarralumla.

Speedygeese training: for those not peaking for the marathon (or ultra), speedygeese training at Dickson Oval will begin on Thursday 10 April at 5:30pm. As in previous years when we have trained at Dickson, I will be arriving there before 4:00pm and heading off for a longer run first.

Other events of note:
For track runners during the winter months, Athletics ACT will again be conducting High Noon events on selected Sundays from 12 noon (of course) until 1:30. The proposed dates are:
· 11 May
· 1 June
· 22 June
· 6 July
· 27 July
· 10 August
· 31 August * tbc
· 21 September

ACTVAC Cross Country Championships
These will again be conducted jointly with AACT, and will be at Stromlo Forest Park on 19th of July. A draft timetable document is found here. (pdf file)

ACTVAC Track & Field Presentation Night
Friday, April 11 at the Belconnen Soccer Club in Hawker
Corner of Belconnen Way & Springvale Drive.
Dinner from the Bistro at 6.30
Awards start at 7 30.
The Charles Hawker Room will be set up so that members can have their meals in there as well.

Everyone should exercise

Let's trust it is not too wet out there at the Running Festival. Not all of us are wet weather specialists.