Friday 30 September 2016

Museum at Durack Homestead (moved from Lake Argyle)

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Thursday 29 September 2016

Wyndham (5 rivers lookout)

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Wednesday 28 September 2016

speedygeese training

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On Thursday 22 September at Parliament House, for our Rose Garden 200s session, running 12 on 2:30 were Andrew, Colin, Damian, Jen, Peter; 11 on 2:45 me, Sandeep. No-one on 3:00 this week. And jogging around was Dave.

On Monday 26 September again at Parliament house, attending were Andy, Brooke (new), Celina (new), Chloe (new), Christopher, Damian, Dave, Ewen, Isaac, Jacob (new), Jen, Joel, Nicole, Pieta, Rae, Ruth. These participated in zigzag relays (x3 seeded by height, then x 2 seeded random) and Jen and I supervised. And a good job she did too.

My 30 day abs+ challenge has reached day 12 - when I completed
55 sit-ups
11 pushups
65 crunches
65 squats
33 leg raises, and
42 second plank. Only 18 days to go. The hardest exercises at this stage are the sit-ups.

Tuesday 27 September 2016

speedygeese race results

Posted by speedygeoff on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 with
AMRA Mt Ainslie Run-Up 2.3k 6 September
14 Bill Arthur 20.40
19 finishers

AMRA Black Mountain 2.6k 20 September
22 finishers

Lake Tuggeranong Stakes 6k 20 September
3. Sandeep Chandra 32:28
6. Ewen Thompson 32:33
11. Nicole Bruce 41:09
12. Peter Thomson 43:37
12 finishers

Customs 5k 23 September
Giles Lamb 20:45
Peter Thomson 22:00
Bronwyn Calver 23:55
Bill Arthur 25:38
Ewen Thompson 26:07
Jen Bright 26:08
Caroline Campbell 30:32
21 finishers

Burley Griffin 5k parkrun #15 24 September
39 Gary Bowen 23:42 M55 **new PB**
51 Helen Northey 26:16 W40 first timer
66 Caroline Campbell 28:45 W70 **new PB**
123 finishers

Ginninderra 5k parkrun #229 24 September
41 Stephanie Pfohl 23:53 W40 **New PB**
62 Celina Miller 25:28 W35
63 Bron Sparkes 25:36 W35
94 Geoff Moore 29:12 M65
107 Ruth Baussmann 30:47 W65
167 finishers

Tuggeranong 5k parkrun #187 24 September
18 David Clarke 20:47 M55
36 Bronwyn Calver 22:18 W45
53 Peter Thomson 24:05 M55
91 Ewen Thompson 27:09 M55
220 Nicole Robinson 44:29 W40
252 finishers

Gungahlin 5k parkrun #154 24 September
13 Giles Lamb 20:38 M40
52 William Arthur 25:58 M65
125 Margaret McSpadden 32:27 W65
175 finishers

Campbelltown 5k parkrun #134 24 September
14 Peter Brown 22:36 M55
132 finishers

CBR103 25 September
10th team leg 3 Pieta Smith 2:35.39
18th team leg 2 Peter Thomson 2:58.53
18th team leg 3 Bronwyn Calver 2:46.35
18th team leg 4 Jen Bright 2:31.44
77 individuals and teams finished.

ACTVAC handicap O’Connor Ridge 8.0k 25 September
5 Maria O'Reilly W60 43:47 79.0%
15 Rod Lynch M55 34:33 81.9
21 Kathy Sims W65 42:33 85.6
23 Margaret McSpadden W65 62:04 62.1
24 Nadine Morrison W45 41:28 70.8
34 Christopher Lang M65 55:19 54.9
44 Roger Pilkington M55 49:09 58.3
46 Caroline Campbell W70 58:21 73.2
52 Tori Hennig 63:23
55 finishers

ACTVAC handicap O’Connor Ridge 4.0k 25 September
3 Gary Bowen M55 21:04 65.6%
10 Jill Pearson W55 22:51 68.6
17 Cathy Montalto W60 23:13 73.7
41 finishers

Pieta running her leg of the CBR103 relay

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Monday 26 September 2016

Who's that girl (running around with you?)

Posted by speedygeoff on Monday, September 26, 2016 with
Song of Week: Who’s That Girl, by Eurythmics



From https://youtu.be/-5iDKWV6Chg



Sunday 25 September 2016

Ginninderra parkrun just me

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Saturday 24 September 2016

Ginninderra parkrun Ruth and me

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Friday 23 September 2016

Zebedee Thermal Springs

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Thursday 22 September 2016

El Questro Wilderness Park at Emma Gorge, and Chamberlain Gorge

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We did not stay at The Homestead, El Questro, that would have cost a fortune!





Not us - a nearby camp site


Wednesday 21 September 2016

speedygeese training

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Thursday and Monday training occur at Parliament House now, 5:30pm start for both.

On Thursday 15 September the group ran Rose Garden 200s: completing 10 on 3:00 were Ruth and I;. 11 on 2:45 Liz, Peter B2 and Sandeep with Dave completing some of them; and the fast group  of Colin, Jen, and Damian ran 12 on 2:30.

On Monday 19 September Ewen ran early; at the main session we ran in teams of three with Giles, Colin, Isaac, Joel, Dave, Jen, Christopher, Ewen, Sandeep, Ruth, Pieta, Lauren (new) and me participating; 30 minutes of zigzag relay. Afterwards eight of us enjoyed dinner at the Yacht Club.

Vanessa and Rae


Rae first place Giant Slalom course

Tuesday 20 September 2016

speedygeese race results

Posted by speedygeoff on Tuesday, September 20, 2016 with
YCRC Women’s 6k Jogalong 11 September
Nadine Morrison W45 28:13
Kathy Sims W65 29:22
Caroline Campbell W70 47:35
55 finishers

Lake Tuggeranong Stakes 6k 13 September
10. Peter Thomson M55 27:39
11. Ewen Thompson M55 33:20
15. Sandeep Chandra 39:18
16 finishers

Customs 5k 16 September
Giles Lamb 21:01
Bronwyn Calver 23:32
Peter Thomson 25:39
Ewen Thompson 25:58
Bill Arthur 26:38
Caroline Campbell 31:35
18 finishers

YCRC Goorooyarroo Half Marathon 17 September
8. Jennifer Bright W40 1:39:06
16. Nadine Morrison W45 1:49:44
45 finishers

Burley Griffin 5k parkrun #14 17 September
21 Gary Bowen 23:52 M55
54 Caroline Campbell 29:02 W70 **New PB**
123 finishers

Ginninderra 5k parkrun #228 17 September
67 Jill Pearson 26:37 W55
117 Ruth Baussmann 30:24 W65
163 finishers

Tuggeranong 5k parkrun #186 17 September
19 David Clarke 20:54 M55
32 Bronwyn Calver 22:30 W45
74 Ewen Thompson 26:40 M55
77 Peter Thomson 26:45 M55
183 Maya Smith 35:29 W10 New PB
184 Pieta Smith 35:29 W40
251 finishers

Gungahlin 5k parkrun #153 17 September
12 Giles Lamb 20:22 M40
123 Margaret McSpadden 32:47 W65
176 finishers

Blackmores Sydney Marathon 18 September
813 Peter Thomson 3:40:32


Jen flying at Goorooyarroo

Monday 19 September 2016

We Are Family

Posted by speedygeoff on Monday, September 19, 2016 with
Song of the week: "We Are Family", by Sister Sledge.
Why? It's a song our gym instructor uses as a dance track .. and the gym closes down tomorrow night.
From https://youtu.be/oMVe_HcyP9Y

Sunday 18 September 2016

Drysdale River Station

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A very pleasant place to stay...









Saturday 17 September 2016

Galvan’s Gorge

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Our Kimberley Trip - continued









Friday 16 September 2016

Cadjeput waterhole

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I swam at all the waterholes we visited around the Kimberley. They were most welcome as a couple of the days were very hot indeed.







Thursday 15 September 2016

Lunch break at Bell Gorge

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Kimberley trip - continued -







Wednesday 14 September 2016

speedygeese training

Posted by speedygeoff on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 with
At Parliament House on Thursday 8 September Ewen ran early, then Colin, Jen, me, Ruth, Ewen ran Rose Garden intervals.

Same venue on Monday 12 September I was absent and I think attending were Andy, Caroline, Christopher, Colin, Dave, Isaac, Jen, Pieta, Rae, Rohan, Ruth, Sandeep. They ran 200’s.

Here's a picture of Ruth running last month. Obviously enjoying the last of the wintry weather.

Tuesday 13 September 2016

speedygeese race results

Posted by speedygeoff on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 with
Lake Tuggeranong 6k 2 August
10. Nicole Bruce 37:44
11. Ewen Thompson 33:56
12. Caroline Campbell 42:14
14. Peter Thomson 32:22

BBQ Stakes 6k 3 August
5. Victoria Hennig 34:46
13. Bronwyn Calver 28:54
28. Gary Bowen 31:28
32. Ewen Thompson 33:45
35. Andrew Matthews 30:46
44. Peter Thomson 29:27
51. Caroline Campbell 47:41

Lake Tuggeranong 6k 9 August
8. Ewen Thompson 32:46
10. Nicole Bruce 37:41
14. Peter Thomson 28:50
15. Caroline Campbell 40:20

BBQ Stakes 6k 10 August
4. Victoria Hennig 35:51
27. Ewen Thompson 34:49
28. Gary Bowen 31:52
29. Bronwyn Calver 30:15
36. Andrew Matthews 32:09
38. Peter Thomson 30:20
42. Caroline Campbell 45:59

Lake Tuggeranong 6k 16 August
7. Ewen Thompson 32:19
9. Peter Thomson 27:00
10. Caroline Campbell 38:37

BBQ Stakes 6k 17 August
6. Victoria Hennig 33:43
23. Peter Thomson 26:56
29. Ewen Thompson 34:13
31. Gary Bowen 31:35
35. Bronwyn Calver 30:03
43. Caroline Campbell 42:51
52. Daniel Bright 59:59
53. Jennifer Bright 59:59

Lake Tuggeranong 6k 23 August
7. Sandeep Chandra 29:41
9. Ewen Thompson 32:27
15. Nicole Bruce 38:34

BBQ Stakes 6k 24 August
4. Victoria Hennig 33:25
18. Gary Bowen 31:09
22. Ewen Thompson 34:26
29. Bronwyn Calver 30:06
41. Leonie Doyle 33:27
46. Peter Thomson 59:59

Lake Tuggeranong 6k 30 August
6. Ewen Thompson 32:29
10. Sandeep Chandra 31:45
15. Peter Thomson 30:55

BBQ Stakes 6k 31 August
18. Gary Bowen 32:27
23. Bronwyn Calver 31:06
30. Peter Thomson 31:42
31. Ewen Thompson 37:10

Lake Tuggeranong 6k 6 September
5. Peter Thomson 27:01
7. Sandeep Chandra 33:44
14. Ewen Thompson 35:11
14 finishers

Customs 5k 9 September
Giles Lamb 20:42
Peter Thomson 22:45
Bronwyn Calver 24:06
Bill Arthur 26:11
Caroline Campbell 31:41
16 finishers

Burley Griffin 5k parkrun #13 10 September
55 Caroline Campbell 31:07 W70
82 Gary Bowen 51:07 M55
82 finishers

Ginninderra 5k parkrun #227 10 September
12 Andrew Simpson 21:53 M45
51 Jill Pearson 26:51 W55
103 finishers

Tuggeranong 5k parkrun #185 10 September
16 Jen Bright 21:56 W40
17 Isaac Muscat 21:57 M11
24 Bronwyn Calver 23:25 W45
91 David Clarke 31:46 M55
144 finishers

Gungahlin 5k parkrun #152 10 September
10 Giles Lamb 20:42 M40
36 William Arthur 26:22 M65
72 Margaret McSpadden 33:33 W65
94 finishers

More results next week.

It's spring - running season - although some of our members are still skiing.

Monday 12 September 2016

Gonna make you sweat, gonna make you groove

Posted by speedygeoff on Monday, September 12, 2016 with
Song of the week: "Black Dog", by Led Zeppelin.



From https://youtu.be/6tlSx0jkuLM

Sunday 11 September 2016

Beagle Bay

Posted by speedygeoff on Sunday, September 11, 2016 with
Here's what we saw at Beagle Bay on our Kimberley trip. Stunning pearl decorations at Sacred Heart church.