A good night at the track last night, much cooler although breezy, and several members of the speedygeese training group improved their recent 1500m times, I led the M60+ 1500m championships for three laps with Kevin Chamberlain tagging on, then Kevin passed me with 300m to go and got away, but unprecedentedly I started to pick up the pace with 150m to go and passed him in the home straight, something I have done rarely if ever in the last 15 years and certainly never with Kevin, who holds all the records. And it was a typical plod that you almost always see with older athletes, not much pace variation; that ability to surge deserts us as we age. Or perhaps it was good even pace judgement; I do like controlling the pace of a race. Nevertheless I enjoyed the racing aspect of the run. Kevin commented to me afterwards that he didn't hear me coming; something else unprecedented; I was able to contain my usual heavy breathing and gasping at the end; not that I tried hard to; just that my fitness levels must be improving.
There were four races in all, three men's age races and one women's, which is why I was able to win mine.
speedygeese 1500m times:
Mick H 4:54.67
Gary 5:25.24
me 5:26.86 splits 87,87,88,64; last 400m 86.
Kevin 5:29.15
Roger 5:31.54
Katie 5:32.69
Amanda 5:38.79
Ewen 6:03.49
Bronwyn 6:07.87
Tony 6:07.98
Kathy 6:17.11
Ruth 7:09.53
Thanks Ken for timing my splits.
I will republish these with age group places, along with the 400m results, once the official results are released.
North Canberra Gunghalin Athletics.
I see my old athletic club, of which I am a life member, had a very nice banner at the track last night, with a very fine logo I had not seen before. I like it!
Note the word "athletics", not "athletic club". This is relevant to our name change to "ACT Masters Athletics", some want "club" added. NO! NO!
There were four races in all, three men's age races and one women's, which is why I was able to win mine.
speedygeese 1500m times:
Mick H 4:54.67
Gary 5:25.24
me 5:26.86 splits 87,87,88,64; last 400m 86.
Kevin 5:29.15
Roger 5:31.54
Katie 5:32.69
Amanda 5:38.79
Ewen 6:03.49
Bronwyn 6:07.87
Tony 6:07.98
Kathy 6:17.11
Ruth 7:09.53
Thanks Ken for timing my splits.
I will republish these with age group places, along with the 400m results, once the official results are released.
North Canberra Gunghalin Athletics.
I see my old athletic club, of which I am a life member, had a very nice banner at the track last night, with a very fine logo I had not seen before. I like it!
Note the word "athletics", not "athletic club". This is relevant to our name change to "ACT Masters Athletics", some want "club" added. NO! NO!