We had several Team Moore members running today's Terry Fox runs. In fact the first three women in the 5k were Kathy Southgate (18 minutes 47 seconds), Katie Forestier second (21:35, yet another pb for Katie) and Jenny Langton third (21:38).
The 10k sub 50 attempts were a success with Thea running 48.49 for 26th place and Gaby 49.37 for about 29th, both pbs, both under 50 minutes for the first time ever. Thea ran a 7k pb too, on the way to her 10k.
Cathy Newman was 16th in 46:34, and Carolyne Kramar 21st in 47:00; this was after Carolyne had a run in the Australian Mountain Running Championships on Saturday. Pam Faulks finished in 52.37, close to the 10k pb she would have run over ten years ago.
For the men, David Webster was 23rd in 38:58. I ran with Thea and Gaby until Thea broke away, and finished with Gaby in 49.37.
Conditions were perfect for distance racing; quite cool; no breeze, light drizzle.
Gaby has been following my 10k training program for the last five weeks, and the plan was to break 50 minutes at the Canberra Times in September, using the Terry Fox as a check of progress. However, when she told me how her training was going, I knew she was ready to have a go at her target at Terry Fox, despite the course being the toughest 10k road course we race on. So she set herself, and achieved the time.
Gaby may not be the fastest runner around, but I like her approach to her running. Nobody pushes harder than she does, racing and training.
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The 10k sub 50 attempts were a success with Thea running 48.49 for 26th place and Gaby 49.37 for about 29th, both pbs, both under 50 minutes for the first time ever. Thea ran a 7k pb too, on the way to her 10k.
Cathy Newman was 16th in 46:34, and Carolyne Kramar 21st in 47:00; this was after Carolyne had a run in the Australian Mountain Running Championships on Saturday. Pam Faulks finished in 52.37, close to the 10k pb she would have run over ten years ago.
For the men, David Webster was 23rd in 38:58. I ran with Thea and Gaby until Thea broke away, and finished with Gaby in 49.37.
Conditions were perfect for distance racing; quite cool; no breeze, light drizzle.
Gaby has been following my 10k training program for the last five weeks, and the plan was to break 50 minutes at the Canberra Times in September, using the Terry Fox as a check of progress. However, when she told me how her training was going, I knew she was ready to have a go at her target at Terry Fox, despite the course being the toughest 10k road course we race on. So she set herself, and achieved the time.
Gaby may not be the fastest runner around, but I like her approach to her running. Nobody pushes harder than she does, racing and training.
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