...the tough get going

Only Ewen kept going on Thursday night when it poured with rain during the 3k/5k, so fluked a win. Or to put it another way, ran last and caused the officials to get wet. But we have tough officials - see note at end of post.

Thursday night results.
400m
M60 Geoff Sims 63.58 83.2%
M50 Gary Bowen 64.26 77.6

1500m
M45 Rod Lynch 4:51.32 81.2 %
M45 Mick Horan 5:11.05 76.8
M55 Ken White 5:17.91 79.2
M60 Kevin Chamberlain 5:30.99 80.6
M45 Roger Pilkington 5:34.90 71.3
M60 Geoff Sims 5:49.89 75.0
W45 Helen Larmour 6: 09.56 73.9
W35 Bronwyn Calver 6:17.90 64.4

3000m
M45 Rod Lynch 10:52.33 75.9%
M60 Geoff Moore 12: 06.33 75.3
M55 Ken White 12:11.32 71.7
M45 Roger Pilkington 12:36.66 66.0
W40 Amanda Walker 12:45.77 68.5
W45 Helen Larmour 12:58.88 74.5
M50 Gary Bowen 13: 07.55 64.4
W35 Bronwyn Calver 13:26.57 64.6
M60 Geoff Barker 15:42.65 60.1

5000m
M50 Ewen Thompson 21:44.73 66.9%

Here it is!

All credit to the other runners Kevin, Geoff S, and Garry, who all ran quicker than I. We took 19 seconds off the Australian record that day.

Only the Lonely
A new training session at Stromlo Forest Park got going this morning. Yes 'twas only I at Stromlo running intervals. I don't mind - it means I am one hard session ahead of everyone else. And I was picturing those M60 championship races planned for 2009, hoping my rivals in those races were slacking off too.

When the going gets tough

... Kelley and her war wounds. But what is going on behind her?
Note - Kelley was the official who Ewen caused to get wet on Thursday night. But Kelley is used to that, if you remember her three dives into the water at Vanity's Crossing during the Bulls Head relay leg.