Wednesday 31 October 2018

My running streak day 52

Posted by speedygeoff on Wednesday, October 31, 2018 with
Today I jogged to the gym, did an hour of strength and flexibilty exercises, then ran around Lake Ginninderra, including the peninsular for once. The temperature when I finished was 27 degrees, a tad warm but I didn't suffer. Total for the day 8.4k.

Tuesday 30 October 2018

My running streak day 51

Posted by speedygeoff on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 with
Today I ran the YCRC 5k event at East Basin, doing a fairly good 24:22, although it didn't feel terribly comfortable. But on the other hand, it's the best I have felt on a Tuesday for some weeks. Total today, 11k.

speedygeese race results

Posted by speedygeoff on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 with
ACTMA Track and Field 25 October
3000m
M55 Rod Lynch 11:50.3 75.7%
M55 Nigel England 12:06.9 72.1
M55 Roger Pilkington 14:26.7 62.6
M60 Ewen Thompson 14:03.9 65.4
W65 Ruth Baussmann 17:09.4 74.1

800m
M50 Damian Rutledge 2:30.0 78.2%
M55 Rod Lynch 2:40.8 77.3
M55 Nigel England 2:49.0 71.8
M55 Roger Pilkington 3:32.2 59.0
M60 David Clarke 2:50.9 73.9

Spiral 4 laps
5 David Clarke M60 6:18
6 Nigel England M55 6:43
7 Craig Wurtz M50 7:00
11 Rod Lynch M55 6:19
12 Ruth Baussmann W65 9:20
13 Roger Pilkington M55 8:17
16 finishers

Customs 5k handicap 26 October
1 Gary Bowen 25:38
2 Kerron Clare 24:52
5 Caroline Campbell 31:33
6 Paul Trumble 20:36
11 Colin Farlow 19:20
12 James O'Neill 22:53
13 Giles Lamb 21:12
15 Ewen Thompson 27:43
16 Roger Pilkington 27:08
19 Carolyne Kramar 36:38
22 Peter Thomson 36:05
25 finishers

Ginninderra 5k parkrun #337 27 October
30 Brendan BELCHER 22:52 M35
273 finishers

Tuggeranong 5k parkrun #296 27 October
6 Nigel ENGLAND 20:10 M55
43 Jason LEWIS 23:40 M40
52 Kerron CLARE 24:15 W50 **New PB**
96 Ewen THOMPSON 27:22 M60
257 Peter THOMSON 43:47 M55
319 William BARLOW 1:10:00 M35
323 finishers

Gungahlin 5k parkrun #265 27 October
48 Jane LILLEY 24:23 W45
53 Geoff MOORE 24:38 M70
60 Lisa MCDONALD 25:05 W40
129 Suzie GYE 29:12 W40
153 Margaret MCSPADDEN 31:59 W70
280 finishers
Also Janene Kingston ran, maybe around the 26 minute mark or so.

Burley Griffin 5k parkrun #125 27 October
18 Craig WURTZ 21:27 M50
41 Adrian CENGIA 24:01 M45
78 Gary BOWEN 26:53 M60
82 Chris GAMMON 27:17 M55
87 Jennie BLAKE 27:36 W60
101 Caroline CAMPBELL 28:45 W75
229 finishers

Coombs 5k parkrun #33 27 October
6 Isaac MUSCAT 20:16 M11
7 David CLARKE 20:48 M60
13 Mhairi CRAIG 23:03 W50
16 Shane WRIGHT 23:38 M45
18 Sandeep CHANDRA 24:16 M45
19 Bron SPARKES 24:22 W40
77 finishers

Mount Ainslie 5k parkrun #25 27 October
20 Jacob MILLER 23:27 M11
38 Kevin MILLER 24:32 M40
55 Chloe MILLER 26:43 W11
57 Celina MILLER 27:24 W40
86 William ARTHUR 30:38 M65
96 Catherine MONTALTO 32:02 W65
113 Carolyne KRAMAR 37:33 W50
138 finishers

Queanbeyan 5k parkrun #78 27 October
19 Helen NORTHEY 27:57 W40
83 finishers

Goulburn 5k parkrun #98 27 October
93 finishers

Braidwood Showground 5k parkrun #5 27 October
19 Vanessa PALMER 30:02 W45
49 finishers

Jindabyne 5k parkrun #27 27 October
1 Bernardo PALMA 18:07 M35
33 finishers

Bowral 5k parkrun #214 27 October
84 Norma WALLETT 37:36 W85
95 finishers
Welcome, Norma, to the Speedygeese parkrun group!

Batemans Bay 5k parkrun #130 27 October
5 Amanda MCCORMACK 22:22 W35
40 Victoria HENNIG 37:32 W60
53 finishers

ACTMA Ainslie Woodlands 7k handicap 28 October
8 Rod Lynch M55 29:41
11 Nadine Morrison W45 35:07
25 David Baussmann M65 36:50
26 Nigel England M55 32:33
34 Ruth Baussmann W65 45:27
37 Craig Wurtz M50 37:30
39 Margaret McSpadden W70 52:58
43 Roger Pilkington M55 41:58
45 Jennie Blake W60 51:42
45 finishers

ACTMA Ainslie Woodlands 3.5k handicap 28 October
2 Cathy Montalto W65 19:45
3 Anthony Perry M50 15:34
12 Gary Bowen M60 18:11
25 finishers

Tonight the YCRC Spring Series begins, at Boathouse East.

Monday 29 October 2018

My running streak day 50

Posted by speedygeoff on Monday, October 29, 2018 with
Off to Parliament House tonight after a $$$$ visit to the dentist during the day. Delighted to meet some new people tonight, as we warmed up then set 3 teams of 3 off on a half hour 3 person continuous relay from court 8 - the longer version which includes the steepest hill. Attending were Gwen (new), Rich (new), Vanessa H (new), Michael, Dave, Ewen, me, Deborah, Ruth, Bernardo fresh from a run up Mt Kosciuszko, Giles, Candy, Kai and Craig.

I totalled just 6.4k. Could have done more. Tomorrow then.


Nadine and some of her family.

A Star Is Born

Posted by speedygeoff on Monday, October 29, 2018 with
Song of the Week: Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper - Shallow (A Star Is Born)
At https://youtu.be/bo_efYhYU2A

Sunday 28 October 2018

My running streak day 49

Posted by speedygeoff on Sunday, October 28, 2018 with
That's 7 weeks straight. And yes I had a better run today. 8k at Stromlo Forest Park with Andrew and Ewen before I got changed and visited various grandchildren and other relatives.

At the Burns Club. With the Hall crowd and the visiting crowd from Jamberoo. Some are in disguise.

Saturday 27 October 2018

My running streak day 48

Posted by speedygeoff on Saturday, October 27, 2018 with
I ran Gungahlin parkrun, under 25 minutes today, plus a cooldown made 7k total. Hopefully a better run tomorrow morning at Stromlo.

Gungahlin parkrunners


Jane


me


Lisa


Janene


Suzie


Margaret

Friday 26 October 2018

My running streak day 47

Posted by speedygeoff on Friday, October 26, 2018 with
I felt OK today and decided to take it easy, jogging a pleasant 3k on the grass at Kippax. An easy day again today.


Allie out in front

Thursday 25 October 2018

My running streak day 46

Posted by speedygeoff on Thursday, October 25, 2018 with
I went out to Stromlo to run some 500m hills with the speedygeese but had to mostly watch as my intermittently sore TFL flared up again. An easier couple of days and it should be alright again, going on past experience.

Training tonight doing 6 x 500m hill circuit on 5 minutes, resting in between, were Isaac, Andrew, Abel (new), Jacob, Colin, Bron, Janene, Joel, me a bit, and Jen doing her own shorter intervals.

speedygeese race results final catch-up

Posted by speedygeoff on Thursday, October 25, 2018 with
AMA Half Marathon Championships 19 August
Michelle Wells 1:38.24
Jennifer Kellett 1:48.59
Bron Sparkes 1:53.52
Liz Bennett 1:54.26
Ruth Baussmann 2:14.48
Caroline Campbell 2:21.23
Margaret McSpadden 2:34.21

Jeff Grey 1:25.31
Nigel England 1:42.24
Craig Davis 1:42.35
James O'Neill 1:42.45
Cameron Curry 1:47.44
Gavin Mongan 1:48.03
Sandeep Chandra 1:48.48
Bill Arthur 2:24.28

YCRC Women's 6k Jogalong 05 August
11. Vanessa Haverd W40 24:30
26. Nadine Morrison W45 28:12
30. Cathy Montalto W65 34:11
34. Caroline Campbell W75 37:35
55. Thea Zimpel W35 57:47
55 finishers

YCRC Women's 6k Jogalong 02 September
14. Nadine Morrison W45 30:50
25. Cathy Montalto W6 34:04
49 finishers

YCRC Women's 6k Jogalong 07 October
13. Cathy Montalto W65 33:32
15. Nadine Morrison W45 28:40
39. Caroline Campbell W75 39:27
55 finishers

YCRC Hackett 6k 18 August
4. Paul Trumble 26:07
8. Craig Wurtz 30:59
13 finishers

YCRC Hackett 6k 18 August
10. Peter Thomson 20:32
12 finishers

YCRC Goorooyarroo Mulligans Flat 9k 15 September
4 finishers

YCRC Goorooyarroo Mulligans Flat 14k 15 September
9. Richard Nethersole M35 1:12:38
11. Sandeep Chandra M45 1:13:06
14. Maria O'Reilly W60 1:19:15
17. Jenny Nethersole W45 1:25:55
29 finishers

YCRC Goorooyarroo Mulligans Flat Half Marathon 15 September
5. Jeff Grey M50 1:32:54
20. James O'Neil 1:48:03
21. Craig Davis M45 1:50:39
25. Nadine Morrison W45 1:52:51
34. Michael Thompson M50 1:58:12
35. Gabrielle Brown W50 1:58:16
36. Kelley Horan W55 1:58:16
52. Roger Pilkington M55 2:11:08
53. Sue Bowden W60 2:12:28
57. Mick Horan M55 2:15:01
63. Jennie Blake W60 2:21:14
73 finishers

And there were other events but I won't get to them. You'll have to look them up.

Wednesday 24 October 2018

My running streak day 45

Posted by speedygeoff on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 with
Today I jogged to gym, did my 60 minute strength class, and then ran a solid 6k where the last 4k was with Candy+stroller, making 8k for the day. As with yesterday's run, I haven't felt as fit mid-week for a long time.

It was quite a coincidence that I met up with Candy who was doing a 13k run with Kai her baby, given that just this morning I had posted yesterday's run and added a photo of her.

So here are more pictures of runners, with their strollers. (Different pics from those I already put on this blog)


Cookie


Suzie and Susan

My running streak day 44

Posted by speedygeoff on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 with
An 8.5k run in the late afternoon, better than previous Tuesday runs. Next week, hopefully, YCRC Spring Series event #1.

Candy, back running well! Baby is 11 weeks.

Monday 22 October 2018

My running streak day 43

Posted by speedygeoff on Monday, October 22, 2018 with
Still having no ill effects from a rare 10k race = a rare hilly race, I had a normal Monday.
In the morning it was a 3k run and an hour doing my usual "Group Active" exercise class.

In the warm evening I jogged around at a speedygeese training session, 5.5k in total, while the others ran a hilly continuous 400m relay, "hair of the dog" for those who had run with the wind the previous day. Training were Deborah, Michael (new), a new Paul, Matt, Ricky, Bernardo, Jennie, Ruth, Narelle, Kerron, Lisa, Sandeep, Craig, Ewen, Vanessa, Rae, Candy, Kai and me!

Here are speedygeese Peter and Liz - cyclists mainly.



Back at Monday training - Ray and Kai, tonight.

speedygeese race results catch-up #2

Posted by speedygeoff on Monday, October 22, 2018 with
ACTMA Coombs Molonglo 9.6k handicap 26 August
4 Roger Pilkington M55 54:47
9 David Webster M65 47:21
11 Rod Lynch M55 42:32
19 Mick Charlton M65 1:04:13
22 Gabrielle Brown W50 54:01
27 Nadine Morrison W45 50:21
39 Nigel England M55 46:44
41 Caroline Campbell W75 1:05:18
45 finishers

ACTMA Coombs Molonglo 5k handicap 26 August
2 Anthony Perry M50 21:42
7 Gary Bowen M60 27:36
12 Cathy Newman W55 31:34
22 finishers

ACTMA O'Connor Ridge 8k handicap 30 September
5 Roger Pilkington M55 43:04
9 Rod Lynch M55 35:09
12 Mick Charlton M65 52:48
23 Nadine Morrison W45 42:26
27 David Baussmann M65 43:09
28 Nigel England M55 39:04
31 Caroline Campbell W75 55:40
33 Margaret McSpadden W70 1:00:01
35 Ruth Baussmann W65 55:14
36 finishers

ACTMA O'Connor Ridge 4k handicap 30 September
2 Gary Bowen M60 21:09
6 Cathy Montalto W65 23:35
11 Cathy Newman W55 25:24
14 Jill Pearson W60 23:56
18 finishers

ACTMA Track and Field 18 October
400m
W75 Caroline Campbell 1:49.1 75.8%
M50 Craig Wurtz 1:19.7 63.4
M55 Dale Moore 1:40.5 51.6
M55 Rod Lynch 1:11.1 73.4
M50 Ricky Somerville 1:24.8 59.6
M55 Roger Pilkington 1:35.6 55.0

1500m
M55 Rod Lynch 5:29.8 78.3%
M60 David Clarke 5:37.7 77.8
M50 Craig Wurtz 6:07.8 67.3
M55 Roger Pilkington 6:50.8 63.4
M55 Dale Moore 7:12.2 59.2
W75 Caroline Campbell 7:54.5 87.1
W65 Ruth Baussmann 8:25.7 70.9

3000m
M55 Rod Lynch 11:58.4 74.8%
M50 Craig Wurtz 14:02.7 61.2
M55 Dale Moore 14:19.7 62.0
M50 Ricky Somerville 15:54.2 54.0

5000m
M55 Nigel England 21:40.5 69.3%
M60 Ewen Thompson 24:14.2 65.3
M55 Roger Pilkington 25:37.8 60.7

Ginninderra 5k parkrun #336 20 October
26 Kevin MILLER 22:27 M40
41 Jane LILLEY 23:40 W45
54 Bron SPARKES 24:50 W40
72 Brendan BELCHER 27:05 M35
98 Jacob MILLER 28:43 M11
104 Jack SIMPSON 29:19 M10
126 Celina MILLER 30:17 W40
130 Archie SIMPSON 30:37 M11 **New PB**
139 Daniel SIMPSON 31:07 M10
140 Andrew SIMPSON 31:09 M45
146 Chloe MILLER 31:34 W11
261 finishers

Tuggeranong 5k parkrun #295 20 October
15 Nigel ENGLAND 20:40 M55
20 Chris GAMMON 21:22 M55
21 David CLARKE 21:29 M60
24 Mhairi CRAIG 21:40 W50 **New PB**
32 Jen BRIGHT 22:28 W40
37 Shane WRIGHT 22:43 M45
73 Warrick HOWIESON 26:19 M45
98 Ewen THOMPSON 28:36 M60
266 finishers

Gungahlin 5k parkrun #264 20 October
35 Cameron CURRY 22:40 M35
49 William BARLOW 23:36 M35
75 Ron VINES 24:48 M75
112 Lisa MCDONALD 26:24 W40
137 Suzie GYE 28:20 W40 **New PB**
139 Geoff MOORE 28:21 M70
180 Ricky SOMERVILLE 31:28 M50
200 Margaret MCSPADDEN 33:08 W70
248 Gwen VINES 39:30 W70
335 finishers

Burley Griffin 5k parkrun #124 20 October
22 Craig WURTZ 21:18 M50
45 Sandeep CHANDRA 23:53 M45
80 Kelley HORAN 26:39 W55
102 Jennie BLAKE 28:08 W60
119 Caroline CAMPBELL 29:56 W75
218 finishers

Coombs 5k parkrun #32 20 October
16 Gary BOWEN 25:38 M60 **New PB**
79 finishers

Mount Ainslie 5k parkrun #24 20 October
86 William ARTHUR 31:41 M65
119 Yuan Yuan LIU 45:40 W45 **New PB**
127 finishers

Queanbeyan 5k parkrun #77 20 October
30 Vanessa PALMER 33:41 W45
79 finishers

Goulburn 5k parkrun #97 20 October
92 finishers

Braidwood Showground 5k parkrun #4 20 October
62 finishers

Jindabyne 5k parkrun #20 20 October
35 finishers

Batemans Bay 5k parkrun #129 20 October
14 Victoria HENNIG 25:53 W60
56 finishers

Run With The Wind 10k 21 October
7 Bernardo Palma 39:59 30-39(1)
13 Isaac Muscat 42:21 12-14(1)
21 Jen Bright 44:09 Open(2)
31 David Clarke 46:46 60-69(1)
46 Giles Lamb 48:14 40-49(9)
57 David Webster 49:37 60-69(3)
72 Shiree Yap 51:27 50-59(3)
77 Kelley Horan 51:53 50-59(4)
94 Nadine Morrison 53:49 40-49(4)
97 Kristy Primrose 53:58 30-39(5)
134 Geoff Moore 57:25 70+(1)
147 Andrew Bray 59:13 40-49(24)
183 Mick Horan 1:03:59 50-59(12)
305 finishers

Run With The Wind 5k 21 October
39 Ewen Thompson 27:29 60-69(1)
79 Vanessa Palmer 32:03 40-49(8)
119 Catherine Lamb 34:33 Under12 (4)
120 Giles Lamb 34:33 40-49(10)
276 finishers

Giles & Catherine


Guiding Light

Posted by speedygeoff on Monday, October 22, 2018 with
Song of the week: new music from Mumford & Sons – Guiding Light.
At https://youtu.be/K9jmjXDQ5MQ

Sunday 21 October 2018

My running streak day 42

Posted by speedygeoff on Sunday, October 21, 2018 with
I took a risk with my injuries etc and did RunWithTheWind for the first time, the 10k. Starting off "slowly" I ran through without any real problems, and finished in 57:25, a strong winner in the M70+ division. Many other speedgeese also won or placed in their respective age-groups. This is a run I will certainly be doing again in years to come, health and age permitting. The hills were long and steepish, but I managed them better than I had thought I would.

Saturday 20 October 2018

My running streak day 41

Posted by speedygeoff on Saturday, October 20, 2018 with
I had a run at Gungahlin parkrun this morning on their 5th anniversary; not very fast, about 28:18 including a slow first kilometer warm-up.
Now the storm is arriving as I enter this, the rain is starting, and it could be interesting at Run With the Wind tomorrow.

Here's the speedy Miller family





Friday 19 October 2018

my running streak day 40

Posted by speedygeoff on Friday, October 19, 2018 with
Today on a warm spring day in Canberra I ran 3k while visiting the gym for a 60 minute circuit class. I am looking forward to a nap, another busy weekend is coming up!

Here's Thommo celebrating a run somewhere... I will have to do some more results catch-up and include the Melbourne Marathon somehow...

Thursday 18 October 2018

My running streak day 39 already

Posted by speedygeoff on Thursday, October 18, 2018 with
I ran at Stromlo Forest Park supervising the speedygeese and intending to warm up for a later visit to Woden Park for a run with Masters, which didn't happen when I ran out of time. Just 5k for the day then.
At Stromlo we had a good turn-out, Michael (new), Lisa, Colin, Isaac, Jen, Jenny, Andrew, Jarod, Bron, Joel, also Candy pushing Kai in a pram, Jacob arriving as we were leaving, and me, making 14 altogether. Did I miss one?



It must start raining here soon, it is raining all around us.

Race results catch-up (a) All the parkruns

Posted by speedygeoff on Thursday, October 18, 2018 with
We had no internet, then we went on holidays, and the results piled up. Here's all the missing parkrun results for the speedygeese, other old results may follow in due course.
Note: for "non-local" parkruns, I only list members of parkrun club "speedy geese". You can easily edit and update your "club"!

Ginninderra 5k parkrun #327 18 August
15 Brendan BELCHER 22:05 M35
25 Chloe MILLER 23:52 W11
26 Jane LILLEY 23:58 W45
30 Jacob MILLER 24:24 M11
32 Kevin MILLER 24:27 M40
134 Bron SPARKES 34:53 W40
182 finishers

Tuggeranong 5k parkrun #286 18 August
17 Chris GAMMON 21:35 M55
23 Shane WRIGHT 22:25 M45
24 David CLARKE 22:37 M60
37 Amanda COOK 23:57 W40 **New PB**
41 Jason LEWIS 24:33 M40
57 Bronwyn CALVER 25:46 W45
60 Kerron CLARE 26:08 W50
205 finishers

Gungahlin 5k parkrun #255 18 August
180 finishers

Burley Griffin 5k parkrun #115 18 August
9 Paul TRUMBLE 20:49 M30
41 Adrian CENGIA 24:29 M45
57 Gary BOWEN 25:38 M60
164 finishers

Coombs 5k parkrun #23 18 August
11 Craig WURTZ 24:21 M50
12 Isaac MUSCAT 24:31 M11
16 Lisa MCDONALD 25:26 W40
61 finishers

Mount Ainslie 5k parkrun #15 18 August
7 Giles LAMB 21:07 M45
21 Pieta SMITH 23:57 W45
32 Cameron CURRY 25:19 M35
57 Andrew SMITH 29:03 M45
62 Jennie BLAKE 29:47 W60
105 Sandeep CHANDRA 1:02:24 M45
105 finishers

Queanbeyan 5k parkrun #68 18 August
56 finishers

Goulburn 5k parkrun #28 18 August
13 Dale MOORE 28:23 M55
60 finishers

Jindabyne 5k parkrun #11 18 August
10 finishers

Batemans Bay 5k parkrun #120 18 August
39 finishers

The Ponds 5k parkrun #169 18 August
121 William BARLOW 26:40 M35
474 finishers

Roma Pineto 5k parkrun #20 18 August
30 Carolyne KRAMAR 35:34 W50 **New PB**
37 finishers

Ginninderra 5k parkrun #328 25 August
35 Jane LILLEY 23:51 W45
38 Brendan BELCHER 24:10 M35
88 Bron SPARKES 29:27 W40
176 finishers

Tuggeranong 5k parkrun #287 25 August
6 Jacob GROOBY 17:50 M30
11 William BARLOW 18:49 M35 **New PB**
12 Ro LEWIS 19:27 30
19 Nigel ENGLAND 20:14 M55
27 Amanda MCCORMACK 21:32 W35 **New PB**
34 James O'NEILL 22:03 M50
38 David WEBSTER 22:19 M65
44 David CLARKE 22:54 M60
51 Jason LEWIS 23:49 M40
80 Ewen THOMPSON 25:57 M60
81 Kerron CLARE 25:59 W50
86 Chris GAMMON 26:11 M55
94 Warrick HOWIESON 26:27 M45
103 Pieta SMITH 26:51 W45
104 Andrew SMITH 26:51 M45
139 Peter THOMSON 29:32 M55
257 finishers

Gungahlin 5k parkrun #256 25 August
16 Nadine MORRISON 22:21 W45
120 Suzie GYE 30:34 W40 **New PB**
135 Margaret MCSPADDEN 31:52 W70
171 Andrew SIMPSON 37:17 VM45
203 finishers

Burley Griffin 5k parkrun #116 25 August
64 Gary BOWEN 26:13 M60
86 Caroline CAMPBELL 28:00 W75
93 Cameron CURRY 28:58 M35
162 finishers

Coombs 5k parkrun #24 25 August
7 Craig WURTZ 23:38 M50
14 Bronwyn CALVER 27:21 W45 **New PB**
40 finishers

Mount Ainslie 5k parkrun #16 25 August
6 Giles LAMB 22:11 M45
31 Sandeep CHANDRA 25:10 M45
61 William ARTHUR 31:11 M65
104 finishers

Queanbeyan 5k parkrun #69 25 August
1 Bernardo PALMA 18:33 M35 **New PB**
15 Amanda COOK 26:42 W40
25 Vanessa PALMER 29:38 W45
74 finishers

Goulburn 5k parkrun #29 25 August
18 Dale MOORE 28:29 M55
66 finishers

Jindabyne 5k parkrun #12 25 August
15 finishers

Batemans Bay 5k parkrun #121 25 August
11 Victoria HENNIG 26:25 W60
35 finishers

Seacliff Esplanade 5k parkrun #2 25 August
23 Geoff MOORE 23:55 M70
153 finishers

Roma Pineto 5k parkrun #21 25 August
26 Carolyne KRAMAR 35:05 W50 **New PB**
29 finishers

Ginninderra 5k parkrun #329 01 September
22 Amanda MCCORMACK 21:44 W35
23 Brendan BELCHER 21:46 M35
48 Jane LILLEY 25:10 W45
54 Bron SPARKES 25:52 W40
60 Celina MILLER 26:33 W35
97 Cathy NEWMAN 30:06 W55
101 Ruth BAUSSMANN 30:54 W65
168 William BARLOW 1:00:05 M35
176 finishers

Tuggeranong 5k parkrun #288 01 September
2 Jacob GROOBY 16:20 M30 **New PB**
9 Jeff GREY 19:35 M50
13 Nigel ENGLAND 20:39 M55
24 David CLARKE 21:31 M60
28 Pieta SMITH 21:43 W45 **New PB**
40 Shane WRIGHT 23:01 M45
47 Ewen THOMPSON 23:37 M60
78 Andrew SMITH 26:09 M45
81 Warrick HOWIESON 26:13 M45
260 finishers

Gungahlin 5k parkrun #257 01 September
56 Lisa MCDONALD 24:59 W40
122 Helen NORTHEY 29:10 W40
145 Suzie GYE 31:08 W40
164 Margaret MCSPADDEN 32:40 W70
225 finishers

Burley Griffin 5k parkrun #117 01 September
23 Craig WURTZ 22:19 M50
60 Michael HORAN 26:49 M55
62 Cameron CURRY 27:26 M35
78 Caroline CAMPBELL 28:35 W75
88 Kelley HORAN 29:19 W55
99 Gary BOWEN 31:05 M60
151 finishers

Coombs 5k parkrun #25 01 September
59 finishers

Mount Ainslie 5k parkrun #17 01 September
4 Isaac MUSCAT 20:41 M11 **New PB**
11 Chris GAMMON 23:31 M55
18 Shareen UNDERWOOD 24:18 W35
19 Sandeep CHANDRA 24:25 M45
32 Kerron CLARE 27:25 W50
39 Roger PILKINGTON 28:07 M55
40 Victoria HENNIG 28:30 W60
72 finishers

Queanbeyan 5k parkrun #70 01 September
1 Bernardo PALMA 18:48 M35
8 Amanda COOK 25:28 W40
70 finishers

Goulburn 5k parkrun #30 01 September
3 Giles LAMB 21:14 M45
20 Dale MOORE 29:04 M55
55 finishers

Jindabyne 5k parkrun #13 01 September
14 finishers

Batemans Bay 5k parkrun #122 01 September
37 finishers

Mura di Lucca 5k parkrun #2 01 September
35 Carolyne KRAMAR 32:56 W50
62 finishers

Ginninderra 5k parkrun #330 08 September
7 Jeff GREY 19:42 M50
18 Brendan BELCHER 21:02 M35
43 Jane LILLEY 23:27 W45
50 Jennifer KELLETT 23:55 W60 **New PB**
65 Bron SPARKES 24:47 W40
120 Cathy NEWMAN 30:04 W55
223 William BARLOW 1:10:51 M35
233 finishers

Tuggeranong 5k parkrun #289 08 September
6 Isaac MUSCAT 19:38 M11
7 Jen BRIGHT 19:38 W40
8 Nigel ENGLAND 20:04 M55
15 David CLARKE 20:49 M60
31 Scott MARSHALL 21:58 M50
43 David WEBSTER 23:27 M65
48 Jason LEWIS 23:58 M40
54 Chris GAMMON 24:37 M55
60 Kerron CLARE 24:56 W50
72 Warrick HOWIESON 25:57 M45
95 Ricky SOMERVILLE 27:12 M50
108 Ewen THOMPSON 28:10 M60
132 Peter THOMSON 29:19 M55
270 finishers

Gungahlin 5k parkrun #258 08 September
29 Nadine MORRISON 22:28 W45
51 David BAUSSMANN 23:58 M65
132 Suzie GYE 30:08 W40 **New PB**
150 Ruth BAUSSMANN 31:05 W65
166 Margaret MCSPADDEN 32:40 W70
167 Geoff MOORE 32:40 M70
254 finishers

Burley Griffin 5k parkrun #118 08 September
21 Amanda MCCORMACK 21:39 W35
24 Craig WURTZ 21:58 M50
162 finishers

Coombs 5k parkrun #26 08 September
20 Shareen UNDERWOOD 23:41 W35
36 Gary BOWEN 27:34 M60
40 Jennie BLAKE 28:59 W60
69 Maya SMITH 34:53 W10
75 Pieta SMITH 38:37 W45
97 finishers

Mount Ainslie 5k parkrun #18 08 September
11 Giles LAMB 21:56 M45
15 Jacob MILLER 22:26 M11
23 Kevin MILLER 23:45 M40 **New PB**
29 Chloe MILLER 24:02 W11 **New PB**
44 Celina MILLER 26:52 W35
92 finishers

Queanbeyan 5k parkrun #71 08 September
1 Bernardo PALMA 18:32 M35 **New PB**
12 Amanda COOK 25:38 W40
82 finishers

Goulburn 5k parkrun #31 08 September
77 finishers

Jindabyne 5k parkrun #14 08 September
13 finishers

Batemans Bay 5k parkrun #123 08 September
3 James O'NEILL 22:04 M50 **New PB**
46 finishers

Roma Pineto 5k parkrun #23 08 September
34 Carolyne KRAMAR 34:11 W50 **New PB**
47 finishers

Ginninderra 5k parkrun #331 15 September
10 Jacob MILLER 21:33 M11
14 Andrew SIMPSON 21:48 M45
15 Kevin MILLER 21:49 M40
37 Jennifer KELLETT 23:51 W60 **New PB**
54 Lisa MCDONALD 25:09 W40
58 Chloe MILLER 25:35 W11
60 Celina MILLER 25:38 W35
61 Jane LILLEY 25:41 W45
214 Bron SPARKES 1:03:58 W40
218 finishers

Tuggeranong 5k parkrun #290 15 September
9 William BARLOW 20:44 M35
25 Scott MARSHALL 21:50 M50
30 Shane WRIGHT 22:32 M45
46 Jason LEWIS 23:41 M40
81 Gary BOWEN 25:58 M60
86 Thomas HOWIESON 26:11 M11
89 Warrick HOWIESON 26:17 M45
100 Ricky SOMERVILLE 27:36 M50
107 Ewen THOMPSON 28:15 M60
318 finishers

Gungahlin 5k parkrun #259 15 September
96 Suzie GYE 28:27 W40 **New PB**
97 Geoff MOORE 28:32 M70
261 finishers

Burley Griffin 5k parkrun #119 15 September
33 Craig WURTZ 22:00 M50
49 Shareen UNDERWOOD 22:51 W35
169 William ARTHUR 32:08 M65
241 finishers

Coombs 5k parkrun #27 15 September
7 David SIMPFENDORFER 20:03 M40
8 Jen BRIGHT 20:21 W40 **New PB**
9 Isaac MUSCAT 20:21 M11
68 Maya SMITH 35:02 W10
69 Andrew SMITH 35:21 M45
112 finishers

Mount Ainslie 5k parkrun #19 15 September
87 finishers

Queanbeyan 5k parkrun #72 15 September
2 Peter ODER 19:26 M45
5 Nigel ENGLAND 22:49 M55
11 Shiree YAP 25:00 W50
89 finishers

Goulburn 5k parkrun #32 15 September
98 finishers

Jindabyne 5k parkrun #15 15 September
23 finishers

Batemans Bay 5k parkrun #124 15 September
16 Victoria HENNIG 26:47 W60
45 finishers

Parramatta 5k parkrun #295 15 September
20 David CLARKE 20:58 M60
249 finishers

Roma Pineto 5k parkrun #24 15 September
35 Carolyne KRAMAR 34:28 W50
46 finishers

Ginninderra 5k parkrun #332 22 September
25 Jacob MILLER 22:45 M11
28 Kevin MILLER 22:49 M40
39 Bron SPARKES 23:58 W40
40 David BAUSSMANN 24:07 M65
90 Chloe MILLER 28:03 W11
98 Celina MILLER 28:34 W35
125 Ruth BAUSSMANN 31:11 W65
142 Archie SIMPSON 32:17 M11 **New PB**
143 Andrew SIMPSON 32:20 M45
144 Jane LILLEY 32:42 W45
250 finishers

Tuggeranong 5k parkrun #291 22 September
1 Jacob GROOBY 15:55 M30 **New PB**
10 Nigel ENGLAND 20:07 M55
19 David CLARKE 21:40 M60
25 Shane WRIGHT 22:16 M45
32 Jason LEWIS 23:20 M40
38 James O'NEILL 24:35 M50
48 Chris GAMMON 25:24 M55
66 Kerron CLARE 27:06 W50
253 finishers

Gungahlin 5k parkrun #260 22 September
34 Geoff MOORE 23:38 M70
134 Margaret MCSPADDEN 31:40 W70
246 finishers

Burley Griffin 5k parkrun #120 22 September
70 Kelley HORAN 25:52 W55
83 Michael HORAN 26:29 M55
98 Adrian CENGIA 27:43 M45
229 finishers

Coombs 5k parkrun #28 22 September
20 Pieta SMITH 22:33 W45 **New PB**
41 Shareen UNDERWOOD 25:36 W35
45 Andrew SMITH 25:49 M45 **New PB**
68 Terrie AGNEW 31:38 W45
121 finishers

Mount Ainslie 5k parkrun #20 22 September
9 Giles LAMB 21:05 M45
51 Sandeep CHANDRA 29:06 M45
104 Yuan Yuan LIU 1:09:11 W45
105 Jennie BLAKE 1:09:14 W60
105 finishers

Queanbeyan 5k parkrun #73 22 September
3 Amanda COOK 23:50 W40
62 finishers

Goulburn 5k parkrun #33 22 September
72 finishers

Braidwood Showground 5k parkrun #1 22 September
11 Brendan BELCHER 20:59 M35
24 Cameron CURRY 23:19 M35
28 Ewen THOMPSON 23:49 M60
30 Lisa MCDONALD 24:24 W40
31 William BARLOW 24:25 M35
43 Gary BOWEN 25:13 M60
66 Michael CHARLTON 29:37 M40
183 finishers

Jindabyne 5k parkrun #16 22 September
22 finishers

Batemans Bay 5k parkrun #125 22 September
10 Gabrielle BROWN 24:15 W50
24 Victoria HENNIG 28:18 W60
53 finishers

Caffarella 5k parkrun #1 22 September
53 Carolyne KRAMAR 33:26 W50
80 finishers

Ginninderra 5k parkrun #333 29 September
14 David CLARKE 20:45 M60
15 Giles LAMB 21:01 M45
33 Cameron CURRY 23:16 M35 **New PB**
36 Geoff MOORE 23:46 M70
37 Ryan HUYNH 23:47 M10
38 Isaac MUSCAT 23:47 M11
39 Jen BRIGHT 23:48 W40
40 Thach HUYNH 23:48 M40
44 James O'NEILL 24:06 M50
45 David BAUSSMANN 24:11 M65
47 Candy Potter ~24:20
50 Amanda COOK 24:26 W40
53 Jennifer KELLETT 24:37 W60
57 Sandeep CHANDRA 24:49 M45
58 Lisa MCDONALD 24:50 W40 **New PB**
60 Ewen THOMPSON 25:03 M60
77 Victoria HENNIG 26:34 W60
79 Janene KINGSTON 26:50 W50
86 Bron SPARKES 27:11 W40
99 Jack SIMPSON 28:18 M10 **New PB**
106 Ricky SOMERVILLE 29:04 M50
132 Ruth BAUSSMANN 31:18 W65
141 William ARTHUR 32:04 M65
146 Suzie GYE 32:10 W40
147 Susan Sturgeon finished with Suzie
157 Daniel SIMPSON 33:37 M10
158 Margaret MCSPADDEN 33:37 W70
161 Andrew SIMPSON 33:50 M45
172 Jane LILLEY 36:12 W45
261 finishers

Tuggeranong 5k parkrun #292 29 September
11 Nigel ENGLAND 20:23 M55
58 Kerron CLARE 25:07 W50
277 finishers

Gungahlin 5k parkrun #261 29 September
107 Ryan MILLER 27:35 M10 (first parkrun)
Sarah-Jayne would have accompanied Ryan
267 finishers

Burley Griffin 5k parkrun #121 29 September
38 Shareen UNDERWOOD 23:17 W35
83 Michael HORAN 26:21 M55
114 Caroline CAMPBELL 30:05 W75
211 Gary BOWEN 58:09 M60
211 finishers

Coombs 5k parkrun #29 29 September
87 finishers

Mount Ainslie 5k parkrun #21 29 September
59 Catherine MONTALTO 29:34 W65-69
100 finishers

Queanbeyan 5k parkrun #74 29 September
97 finishers

Goulburn 5k parkrun #34 29 September
78 finishers

Braidwood Showground 5k parkrun #2 29 September
65 finishers

Jindabyne 5k parkrun #17 29 September
42 finishers

Batemans Bay 5k parkrun #126 29 September
49 finishers

St Peters 5k parkrun #347 29 September
2 Bernardo PALMA 17:40 M35 **New PB**
379 finishers

Mura di Lucca 5k parkrun #6 29 September
43 Carolyne KRAMAR 32:23 W50 **New PB**
69 finishers

Ginninderra 5k parkrun #334 06 October
22 William BARLOW 21:53 M35
117 Brendan BELCHER 30:27 M35
127 Andrew SIMPSON 31:38 M45
128 Jack SIMPSON 31:40 M10
224 finishers

Tuggeranong 5k parkrun #293 06 October
9 Nigel ENGLAND 20:34 M55
234 finishers

Gungahlin 5k parkrun #262 06 October
56 David BAUSSMANN 24:16 M65
127 Ryan MILLER 27:56 M10
128 Geoff MOORE 27:57 M70
161 Ruth BAUSSMANN 30:00 W65
229 Suzie GYE 36:06 W40
291 Margaret MCSPADDEN 52:37 W70
310 finishers
Because I ran this, I can add some commentary. Sarah-Jayne ran with Ryan (as I did), presumably she doesn't cross the line at the end. Suzie missed the start by over 5 minutes. And Margaret was accompanied by her grandchildren.

Burley Griffin 5k parkrun #122 06 October
41 Craig WURTZ 22:20 M50
89 Cameron CURRY 25:53 M35
108 Jennie BLAKE 27:17 W60
265 finishers

Coombs 5k parkrun #30 06 October
16 Shareen UNDERWOOD 23:43 W35
19 Isaac MUSCAT 24:03 M11
20 Jen BRIGHT 24:03 W40
28 Ewen THOMPSON 25:01 M60 **New PB**
29 Jason LEWIS 25:19 M40
34 Andrew SMITH 26:04 M45
46 Gary BOWEN 27:36 M60
129 finishers

Mount Ainslie 5k parkrun #22 06 October
12 Giles LAMB 23:17 M45
95 Sandeep CHANDRA 59:09 M45
96 Yuan Yuan LIU 59:12 W45
97 finishers

Queanbeyan 5k parkrun #75 06 October
23 Helen NORTHEY 28:24 W40
45 Vanessa PALMER 34:34 W45
114 finishers

Goulburn 5k parkrun #35 06 October
93 finishers

Jindabyne 5k parkrun #18 06 October
27 finishers

Batemans Bay 5k parkrun #127 06 October
8 Amanda MCCORMACK 21:45 W35
14 Victoria HENNIG 25:30 W60 **New PB**

Paradise Point 5k parkrun #154
54 Bron SPARKES 23:28 W40
253 finishers

Cowpasture Reserve 5k parkrun, Camden #3 06 October
6 David CLARKE 20:35 M60
200 finishers

Roma Pineto 5k parkrun #27 06 October
19 Carolyne KRAMAR 1:11:17 W50
19 finishers

Ginninderra 5k parkrun #335 13 October
35 David BAUSSMANN 23:54 M65
86 Ruth BAUSSMANN 29:52 W65
87 Cathy NEWMAN 29:56 W55
192 finishers

Tuggeranong 5k parkrun #294 13 October
4 Jen BRIGHT 19:22 W40
12 Anthony PERRY 20:53 M50
20 William BARLOW 22:05 M35
21 David CLARKE 22:07 M60
23 Shane WRIGHT 22:23 M45
56 Ewen THOMPSON 25:18 M60
71 Ricky SOMERVILLE 26:44 M50
85 Warrick HOWIESON 28:16 M45
241 finishers

Gungahlin 5k parkrun #263 13 October
118 Suzie GYE 29:13 W40
157 Lisa MCDONALD 31:44 W40
239 finishers

Burley Griffin 5k parkrun #123 13 October
24 Craig WURTZ 21:37 M50
39 Sandeep CHANDRA 23:28 M45
95 Caroline CAMPBELL 29:02 W75
202 Gary BOWEN 59:03 M60
202 finishers

Coombs 5k parkrun #31 13 October
18 Jason LEWIS 24:05 M40 **New PB**
25 Cameron CURRY 24:57 M35
81 finishers

Mount Ainslie 5k parkrun #23 13 October
8 Isaac MUSCAT 19:47 M11 **New PB**
22 Giles LAMB 22:55 M45
130 Yuan Yuan LIU 1:09:50 W45
131 finishers

Queanbeyan 5k parkrun #76 13 October
1 Bernardo PALMA 19:44 M35
93 finishers

Goulburn 5k parkrun #96 13 October
79 finishers

Braidwood 5k parkrun #3 13 October
51 finishers

Jindabyne 5k parkrun #19 13 October
2 Paul TRUMBLE 19:38 M30 **New PB**
28 finishers

Batemans Bay 5k parkrun #128 13 October
35 finishers

Bega 5k parkrun #164 13 October
5 Geoff MOORE 23:53 M70
36 finishers

Roma Pineto 5k parkrun #28 13 October
34 Carolyne KRAMAR 35:36 W50
46 finishers

Suzie and Susan running Ginninderra parkrun on 29 September.

Wednesday 17 October 2018

My running streak day 38

Posted by speedygeoff on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 with
Today I jogged just 2k - only because it was a busy day, and I didn't get to the gym to do my usual run from there.

Today was also the funeral of Margaret's husband Peter.

Margaret is one of many who joined me at Ginninderra a couple of weeks ago, when I ran my 100th parkrun.



I am planning to join Margaret and her sister Gwen at Gungahlin parkrun this Saturday.

Tuesday 16 October 2018

My running streak day 37

Posted by speedygeoff on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 with
A 7k jog/walk for me today. Out in the midday sun.

Here's Bill running with us at Ginninderra parkrun 17 days ago.

Monday 15 October 2018

My running streak day 36

Posted by speedygeoff on Monday, October 15, 2018 with
Monday morning I ran 3k and attended the gym, a 60 minute "Group Active" class.
Monday afternoon was speedygeese training: participating were Matt (new), Kerron (new), Narelle, Warrick, Bernardo, Colin, Tori, Anthony, Craig, Jacob, Ruth, Ewen, Ricky. I jogged 7k and Candy with Kai also attended.

Here's Andrew running the Ginninderra parkrun with us a couple of weeks ago.

Volk. It's the song of the week.

Posted by speedygeoff on Monday, October 15, 2018 with
Song of the week Volk – Thom Yorke - at https://youtu.be/vpULWBT1WEg

Sunday 14 October 2018

My running streak day 35

Posted by speedygeoff on Sunday, October 14, 2018 with
At Bega, up before breakfast for a run from the motel, down to the parkrun course to run it again, and back up. Just managed to beat the showers that followed. The distance this morning was 8k.

At the parkrun, 1.5k to go.


My running streak day 34

Posted by speedygeoff on Sunday, October 14, 2018 with
At Bega, a 2k warmup, and a 5k parkrun in light drizzle. The time of 23:53 was my fourth sub 24 in recent times, and also enough to take nearly 2 minutes off the existing M70 Bega record.

Bega parkrun, 1k in.


My running streak day 33

Posted by speedygeoff on Sunday, October 14, 2018 with
At Bega on Friday 12th - - I ran 3.5k checking out the course for Saturday's parkrun.

At Bega, parkrun start, I need a haircut. "parkrun tourist".


Saturday 13 October 2018

Here's Ruth

Posted by speedygeoff on Saturday, October 13, 2018 with

Friday 12 October 2018

Go Ricky Go

Posted by speedygeoff on Friday, October 12, 2018 with

Thursday 11 October 2018

My running streak day 32

Posted by speedygeoff on Thursday, October 11, 2018 with
Today was the first session back at Stromlo Forest park. The group ran 4 x 1km on 8 minutes, the first three around the 1k loop, the fourth being the first half of the 2k loop (i.e. mostly downhill). I ran with Kai, Candy, Jarod, Anthony, Brownie, Jacob, Ewen, Jennie, Isaac, Jen, Andrew and Anthony.

I managed 5.5k and I still don't feel like pushing the pace.

Hi Bron!


Wednesday 10 October 2018

My running streak day 31

Posted by speedygeoff on Wednesday, October 10, 2018 with
Feeling good today - ran 3k and did my Wednesday gym class.

Here's Janene running Ginninderra parkrun 11 days ago.


Tuesday 9 October 2018

My running streak day 30

Posted by speedygeoff on Tuesday, October 09, 2018 with
It was just a slow 7k today for me. In a couple of weeks I should be able to increase this, when the Spring Series starts on Tuesdays.

Here's Tori running the Ginninderra parkrun 10 days ago. She's on the improve.


Monday 8 October 2018

My running streak day 29

Posted by speedygeoff on Monday, October 08, 2018 with
Running at speedygeese tonight were Ewen, Sandeep, Dave, Jarod, Isaac, Jennie, Warrick, Colin, Tori. I watched, Candy watched, baby Kai watched, Christopher was watched.

I totalled 5.1k of easy running.

Here's a photo by Ewen of the new standard in birthday celebrations. Thanks Candy!


And here's a photo of Ewen running at parkrun 9 days ago.