Very very few turned out for the championships! I cannot think why. It is a chance to rub shoulders with the best locals from young to old.
Our training group results (Saturday):
100m
M50 1 Ken White 14.36 (gold medal)
W45 2 Vicki Mathews 14.39 (silver)
W55 2 Jill Brown 16.94 (silver)
400m
M45 3 Amalendu Edelsten 59.94 (bronze)
M50 1 Ken White 66.69 (gold)
W40 2 Katie Forestier 76.21 (silver)
W45 1 Vicki Mathews 71.38 (gold)
W55 1 Jill Brown 82.44 (gold)
1500m
M40 2 Colin Farlow 4:29.74 (gold as first ACT )
M55 1 Kevin Chamberlain 5:11.38 (gold)
M55 2 Geoff Moore 5:44.47 (silver)
M65 1 Tony Booth 5:52.11 (gold)
W40 2 Katie Forestier 5:40.47 (silver)
Colin Kevin Tony and Katie all ran season's bests in the 1500; Katie's was an all time pb. This despite it being a hot (30+) afternoon with a wind that knocked the field around.
More details to come tomorrow.
True story. Who is the ACT Veteran athlete who got injured recently when he was being photographed sitting on a stool with all his medals around his neck, and the weight of all the medals made him fall off the stool?
Our training group results (Saturday):
100m
M50 1 Ken White 14.36 (gold medal)
W45 2 Vicki Mathews 14.39 (silver)
W55 2 Jill Brown 16.94 (silver)
400m
M45 3 Amalendu Edelsten 59.94 (bronze)
M50 1 Ken White 66.69 (gold)
W40 2 Katie Forestier 76.21 (silver)
W45 1 Vicki Mathews 71.38 (gold)
W55 1 Jill Brown 82.44 (gold)
1500m
M40 2 Colin Farlow 4:29.74 (gold as first ACT )
M55 1 Kevin Chamberlain 5:11.38 (gold)
M55 2 Geoff Moore 5:44.47 (silver)
M65 1 Tony Booth 5:52.11 (gold)
W40 2 Katie Forestier 5:40.47 (silver)
Colin Kevin Tony and Katie all ran season's bests in the 1500; Katie's was an all time pb. This despite it being a hot (30+) afternoon with a wind that knocked the field around.
More details to come tomorrow.
A new way to get injured
True story. Who is the ACT Veteran athlete who got injured recently when he was being photographed sitting on a stool with all his medals around his neck, and the weight of all the medals made him fall off the stool?