Last night at Vets was a great day at the races.
First up, the Pennington 3000m race. This event has runners starting at different times in groups, handicapped on age and sex, not on individual times. So for example the W50 group starts before the M60s, then the W45s, then the M55s, then the M50s and so on. An M80 led out. The gaps between groups varies and seems quite large.
I will publish full results when they appear in a coupla days, but we took seven of the first seven places. I know, because I was seventh. Ahead of me was Colin (first), followed by Kevin, Kathy Sims, Maria, Trevor, and Richard. And we had more runners not that far back. Well done Speedy Geese!!
More amazing efforts in the 10k; Southy broke Rosemary Longstaff's W50 record by 2 to 3 minutes; Amanda ran a PB (being a mum is doing her good), and Strewth established a track 10k PB. Despite it being a bit warm for 10k. Strewth and Southy met "off-line" for the first time!
In the 4 x 800m relay, an ACT and Australian record to the W40 team including Charlie (a photo of Charlie appears at the bottom of Wednesday 22nd's post below!), Gabe and Annette. (Team captain Katie did not run and was replaced by yet another fast W40, newcomer Bernice). Charlie’s 2:49 in the relay was a new PB.
And in the 4 x 100m relay, the W55 team, which included Kathy Sims and Maureen, broke their own ACT record.
Fly Goose Fly!
First up, the Pennington 3000m race. This event has runners starting at different times in groups, handicapped on age and sex, not on individual times. So for example the W50 group starts before the M60s, then the W45s, then the M55s, then the M50s and so on. An M80 led out. The gaps between groups varies and seems quite large.
I will publish full results when they appear in a coupla days, but we took seven of the first seven places. I know, because I was seventh. Ahead of me was Colin (first), followed by Kevin, Kathy Sims, Maria, Trevor, and Richard. And we had more runners not that far back. Well done Speedy Geese!!
More amazing efforts in the 10k; Southy broke Rosemary Longstaff's W50 record by 2 to 3 minutes; Amanda ran a PB (being a mum is doing her good), and Strewth established a track 10k PB. Despite it being a bit warm for 10k. Strewth and Southy met "off-line" for the first time!
In the 4 x 800m relay, an ACT and Australian record to the W40 team including Charlie (a photo of Charlie appears at the bottom of Wednesday 22nd's post below!), Gabe and Annette. (Team captain Katie did not run and was replaced by yet another fast W40, newcomer Bernice). Charlie’s 2:49 in the relay was a new PB.
And in the 4 x 100m relay, the W55 team, which included Kathy Sims and Maureen, broke their own ACT record.
Fly Goose Fly!
Strewth, Aki, Margaret and Barbara at Brindabella
