last post

of 2010.

Candid Canberra #37. No room under the bridge.

It has been a year of unusual rain. Drought broken, dams full, rivers overflowing, grass long, fields green. But subsequently very hot weather has arrived, just in time for the new year. Logic says we will now see a period of disastrous fires. Let's hope the mowers can get into action to prevent this.

Candid Canberra #38. Summer sunrise.

It's a new year tomorrow. Let's hope and pray and work towards a better and brighter 2011. I know some of you are hanging out for that. Me, I am full of expectation.

My new year resolutions, or rather, my plans for 2011, include:

January		Build fairly quickly to 100k per week
		Add in two exercise circuits each week
February		Add in two gym sessions each week
April		Shed one key responsibilty
May		Turn 63
December		End up with over 4,000 km for the year

Just for interest:

	2008	2009	2010
DISTANCE RUN	4.095 km	3,271 km	2,211 km
APPROX WEIGHT	65 kg	67 kg	68 kg

My weight was down to 64 in mid-2010 but then the hamstring injury happened. So other goals would include (a) weight in the low 60's by the end of the year, and (b) don't get injured!

May all your resolutions be achievable, and achieved, in 2011!

another year nearly over

As another year of experiences draws to an end...

Here's wishing 2011 is not only a happy year but a year packed with many new uplifting experiences!

Candid Canberra #36 .. Path parking?

2011 .. are we there yet?

chitter chatter

cat chat


running chat

racing in the rain

Candid Canberra #35 - water chat

when our lake was flooded... all the talk is still about water.

Meanwhile Canberra's first "thirty degree plus" day, since last February, is due today or tomorrow... good except I will still be trying to run.

I must remember to drink lots of water!

all in

Parliament House training yesterday afternoon. I ran 8k early, five people joined me after that, Jen & Ruth ran just the warmup, Andy, Christopher, Craig & I ran the warmup then ran 12 x 200m on 2:30 with a 250m recovery, Rose Garden loop. Which means, I have completed all three such sessions within the 30 minute time limit. Next the challenge is to negotiate the hills successfully starting next Monday.

Song of the week: "All In" – Lifehouse – from "Smoke and Mirrors".


"Smoke & Mirrors" is one of my “top five albums” of 2010.

This week's training.

Mon 27 Dec	4:30pm	Parliament House 8k jog
	5:30pm	Parliament House speedygeese interval training
Sun 2 Jan	8:00am	Stromlo Forest Park speedygeese training
	9:00am	Weston Park Y-CRC 6k Women’s Jogalong

... otherwise playing it by ear while we have visitors.

caring and sharing

I am having a relaxing Boxing Day/Sunday, with family visitors and milder than usual December weather. I am feeling no desire to get out and hammer around any of my regular training courses: that can all start again tomorrow. Saturday was a good day for eating Christmas turkey and sipping wine. At any point in time there have been between three and eight grandchildren in our home; we have been sharing the visitors from Shellharbour with their other grandparents.

Now is probably a good time for me to share about next year. In 2009 this blog followed a theme of "transformation". In 2010 I occasionally pursued a theme of unity/diversity, although you wouldn't have noticed as I didn't spell it out.

[Slight pause as I save my wife's life! She had a lump of ham stuck in her throat! Panic is now over and we can relax again]

In 2011 I shall return to discuss running fundamentals. Stuff I wrote five years ago will be reviewed, modified, simplified, supplemented. The key-word which I shall use as a label for these posts: "foundations".

Where I have been running

There's such a thing as too much Christmas spirit.

What if Jesus had been born today?

santa claws

Happy Christmas to all the speedygeese and to fellow cat lovers everywhere!

And happy birthday to Jodie, 44 on Christmas Day!

events

Customs: No Customs 5k handicap on Fridays 24/12 or 31/12. Customs resumes Friday 7 January.

BBQ Stakes: No BBQ Stakes 6k handicap Wednesday 29/12. BBQ Stakes resumes Wednesday 5 January.

BBQ Stakes Results 22/12 

Roger Pilkington 28.20 

Geoff Moore 28.24 

Caroline Campbell 36.02.

Up and Running...                                               21/12/2010

"YMCA of Canberra Runners Club welcomes the announcement by Fairfax Events of its inaugural Australian Running Festival, to be held in Canberra on 9-10 April 2011. (see announcement on website http://canberramarathon.com.au/)"

"Club president, Geoff Sims said Canberra runners will be pleased, in particular, to see a marathon event in the April program. The new Canberra Times Canberra Marathon maintains the tradition of an Autumn marathon in Canberra, started over three decades ago by the ACT Cross Country Club. YMCA of Canberra Runners Club was established on 24 November 2010 by a resolution of the YMCA of Canberra Board. The aims of the new club are to encourage and promote cross-country and road running and to organise running events in Canberra into the future. YMCA of Canberra Runners Club is independent of the ACT Cross Country Club and is not associated with the dispute that has led the latter club into liquidation. From January 2011, the YMCA of Canberra Runners Club will conduct cross country, road running, jogalong and training events for Canberra's distance running community. Its program of events will be similar to that offered until December 2010 by the ACT Cross Country Club.  YMCA of Canberra Runners Club is pleased to be associated with Fairfax Events in the conduct of its Australian Running Festival.  The club is satisfied that Fairfax Events is committed to maintaining a cooperative and fair relationship with the Canberra running community.  YMCA of Canberra Runners Club is managed by a committee of runners, reporting to the YMCA Board.  The principal office holders are Geoff Sims, President, Sherryl Greathead, Vice-President, Bob Lowry, Secretary and Graeme Small, Treasurer."  

 

History of establishment of YMCA of Canberra Runners Club: "Arrangements to create the new club began in July 2010. A group of Canberra runners not involved with management of the ACT Cross Country Club formed an association that would be able to organise distance running events in the ACT, should the ACT Cross Country Club be unable to do so.   After exploring the most effective and economic way of administering a running program, and after considering benefits for runners, foundation members of the new association applied to create a distance running club within the YMCA of Canberra. To ensure its ability to meet the needs and expectations of the Canberra running community, the YMCA of Canberra Runners Club has acquired ACT Cross Country Club equipment, rights to use business names for major running events and ownership of the 'Canberra Runner' website.YMCA of Canberra's involvement with athletics extends back to at least 2003, when it established the YMCA Masters Games Athletics Club to conduct the athletics program for the Healthpact 9th Australian Masters Games.  The club has continued to operate as the organiser of National Running Week activities held in Thredbo each January."

"The YMCA of Canberra Runners Club is supporting the inaugural Australian Running Festival, to be staged in Canberra by Fairfax Events over the weekend of 9 and 10 April 2011. Entries are open via the website http://canberramarathon.com.au/" 

Breaking News: Canberra Times Canberra Marathon, 9-10 April 2011

Entries are now open for the Australian Running Festival 9-10 April 2011, incorporating The Canberra Times Canberra Marathon. Starting point: http://canberramarathon.com.au.

popular culture

Eustace Scrubb

Will Poulter has been nominated for the Young British Performer Of the Year at the London Critics' Circle Film Awards. What am I talking about? The magnificent "Voyage of the Dawn Treader".

Song of the Week: Mess of Me.


Switchfoot's album Hello Hurricane is one of my five "best albums of 2010".

Candid Canberra #34 - Crazy about moons rising

Dunlop last night. Apparently a lunar eclipse happens twice every three years. Something like that.

My running plans for 2011 part #1.
Only four races inked in so far. Otherwise it's pretty sparse. 
1. January 22 Capital Summer Half Marathon - treat as a tempo run.
2. April 10 Canberra Running Festival Half Marathon - reverse my 2010 defeat by Andy!
3. July 3 Gold Coast Half Marathon - see what I can do up in Queensland while on holidays with my mates. I haven't run at the Gold Coast for about 20 years. I am looking forward to it. It's the most popular marathon/half marathon event in Australia.
4. October 16 Australian Masters Games Half Marathon in Adelaide - go for broke!

a cold December day

Last night at training: Andy, Brett, Caroline, Christopher, Craig, me, Joel, Nadine, Neil, Tony, Warrick & Yelena met at Parliament House for a session of 12 x 200 on 2:30 including a jog of ~ 260m. There was a bit of scaffolding at our usual start point for this session so we began and ended each loop at the 200m start line for a change. Yours truly managed to hang on and complete the whole session again. However, my other two companions in the early 8k run, Brett & Nadine, succumbed to a sore knee and a twisted ankle respectively. Here's hoping they return from holidays fully recovered.

After a very cold day, it wasn't too bad when the sun emerged in late afternoon as we trained.

Candid Canberra #34 - occasional visitors.

The cicadas have returned! On the weekend you could hear them in the trees around Lake Burley Griffin. And quite a few carcasses were down on the path.

summer snow

Mon 20 Dec	4:30pm	Parliament House 8k jog
	5:30pm	Parliament House speedygeese interval training
Wed 22 Dec	12:15pm	BBQ Stakes 6k

It feels like winter today. This morning we have rearranged the lounge room and rekindled the fire! There was a report of snow near Yass, and I am not surprised. We are not far from Yass, here in West Belconnen. But, is it the longest day of the year about now? How strange this weather has been.

Training tonight will be cooooooold.

2010 World Rankings http://www.mastersathletics.net/
W55 800m
20. Kathy Sims 2:48.25

W55 1500m
24. Kathy Sims 5:45.43

W55 5000m
15. Kathy Sims 21:11.75

Tour de Mountain 25km:
Males
31 Mick Horan 51 2.30.56
33 Roger Pilkington 52 2.31.22
36 William Chin 34 2.37.47
44 male finishers

Females
8 Colleen Koh 33 2.37.47
15 female finishers

Tour de Mountain 17k
Males
1 Jim Stewart 31 1.24.06
12 Alan Duus 64 1.56.38
13 Geoff Barker 66 2.12.45
15 Peter Hogan 63 2.32.17
17 male finishers

Females
2 Kym Chisholm 29 1.30.16
17 female finishers

Candid Canberra #33: Storm Damage: The bike path at Molonglo Reach

This is along one of our regular spring series/summer series courses. Not to mention being part of the East Basin - Kings Avenue - Jerrabomberra Wetlands loop we train on sometimes. 
A bit of a worry that the Parkes Way road is just above the retaining wall shown in the photo.

Have your say on the Bowen Place crossing
"Three options for improving safety at the Bowen Place crossing have been released for public comment by the National Capital Authority.

"Located near Kings Avenue Bridge, the Bowen Place crossing forms part of the popular pedestrian and cyclist route around Lake Burley Griffin’s central basin. It is also a busy commuter peak hour road in and out of the Parliamentary Zone, as well as being a point of access to Kings Avenue Bridge.

"'The NCA has been working with representatives from heritage, pedestrian, cycling and motorist groups for the last twelve months.

"'Based on comments received by the stakeholder groups, three options have been selected for broader public consultation,' said NCA Chief Executive, Gary Rake.

"The options include:

• Footbridge over Bowen Place
• Ramp and stairs with traffic signals
• Traffic signals at existing crossing" ... continued at the NCA website

YMCA of Canberra Runners Club commences operations

From http://canberrarunner.com.au/index.php?module=News&action=ShowNews&id=182

From January 2011 the YMCA of Canberra Runners Club (YCRC) will conduct cross country, road running, jogalong and training events for Canberra's distance running community.  An event program similar to that offered until December 2010 by the ACT Cross Country Club will be advertised shortly on this website.

Arrangements to create the new club began in July 2010. A group of Canberra runners not involved with management of the Cross Country Club formed an association that could organise future distance running events in the ACT, should the Cross Country Club be unable to continue.  After further exploring the most effective and economic way of administering a running program, and after considering benefits for runners, foundation members of the new association applied to create a distance running club within the YMCA of Canberra.

Through its formative stages, the new club has maintained a dialogue with the Cross Country Club, now in the process of liquidation. To ensure that it can quickly meet expectations of runners for 2011 and beyond, the new club has purchased Cross Country Club equipment, acquired its rights to business names for major events and taken over ownership of this Canberra Runner website.

The Cross Country Club has allowed YCRC access to names and contact details of its current members, after giving them an opportunity to opt out.  Those who have not opted out will be made interim members of the YMCA of Canberra Runners Club until the end of January 2011 and will receive an invitation to join, as soon as new forms and online systems are ready.  YCRC members will be non-voting members of the YMCA of Canberra, allowing them access at concessional rates to the YMCA gym at Chifley, as well as a familiar running program.

The YMCA of Canberra Runners Club is managed by a committee of runners, reporting to the YMCA Board.  The principal office holders are Geoff Sims, President, Sherryl Greathead, Vice-President, Bob Lowry, Secretary and Graeme Small, Treasurer.  We look forward to the support of Canberra runners, to maintain the great running tradition built by the dedicated committees, volunteers and members of the ACT Cross Country Club.

YMCA of Canberra Runners Club Committee

novelty night at the last 2010 track competition

Today is Katie’s birthday - she is 45. Welcome to the new age group!

speedygeese at TRACK AND FIELD 16th December 2010
President's 100m Women's Final
5. Emma Adams

600m
M40 Damian Rutledge 1:35.15 83.1%
M50 Rod Lynch 1:47.75 77.5
W35 Rachelle Ellis-Brownlee 1:56.86 71.4
M50 Andrew Matthews 2:06.48 66.0
W55 Kathy Sims 2:07.91 81.1
W50 Helen Larmour 2:09.76 72.9
W55 Maria O'Reilly 2:14.80 73.4
M70 Tony Booth 2:24.53 70.6
M50 Roger Pilkington 2:31.97 54.9

2000m Turkey
M50 Rod Lynch 7:02.79 77.2%
W50 Kathy Southgate 7:20.49 91.0 Third Place
W35 Michelle Wells 7:39.40 73.0
M40 Brett Morrison 7:50.38 64.7
W40 Nadine Morrison 8:05.65 70.3
W50 Helen Larmour 8:24.17 76.4
M50 Roger Pilkington 8:25.70 64.5
W40 Bronwyn Calver 8:32.91 66.6
W55 Maria O'Reilly 8:38.62 78.3
M50 Andrew Matthews 8:50.66 61.5
W55 Kathy Sims 9:21.16 76.5
W40 Emma Adams 9:52.96 57.6
W60 Ruth Baussmann 9:56.08 73.1
M70 Tony Booth 11:47.21 56.1

5000m Parlauf Relay
M45 Ian McDonald, M60 Jim White, M40 Brett Morrison, W50 Helen Larmour, W55 Kathy Sims 16:15.13

W60 Ruth Baussmann, M50 Peter Thomson, W35 Rachelle Ellis-Brownlee, W55 Maria
O'Reilly, M50 Angel Marina 16:18.79

M50 Andrew Matthews, M50 Rod Lynch, W40 Bronwyn Calver, M55 Trevor Jacobs, W65 Frances Harris 16:47.09

M60 Graham Burke, W55 Sherryl Greathead, M60 Paul Archer, W40 Nadine Morrison, M60 Geoff Sims 17:01.66
A few of the speedygeese went in even crazier events: 

Standing Triple Jump
M40 Brett Morrison 5.91
W50 Helen Larmour 5.00
M50 Roger Pilkington 4.74
W40 Nadine Morrison 4.67
W40 Bronwyn Calver 4.48

Standing Long Jump
M50 Roger Pilkington 1.96
M70 Tony Booth 1.68

Flying Geese

second

Christmas Time is nearly here...

Time to relax and recover from the year!

People have been asking though whether speedygeese Monday training is still on. yes it is; every Monday; still at Parliament House!

Happy Birthday Roger 52 today!

One of the highlights of last night's track: the "turkey 2000m" had four people guessing their time within a second. There was a tie  for first place: two were within 0.38 seconds of their forecast time. Kathy Southgate was within half a second of her guess and came third.

It was a good night to be on duty - no hassles and lots of fun!

Kathy Southgate: at Weston Park.

Meanwhile Rob & Carol Ey are over in Honolulu. Naturally they ran the marathon while they were there. Carol Ey was 3175th in 4:31.54, and Rob was 4132nd in 4:44.53.

The Customs 5k is on today then having a two week break before resuming on 7 January. I won't be able to attend today, and I anticipate a big improvement in three weeks time!

The ACTCCC website has been taken over by the YMCA-Canberra Runners Club (Y-CRC). See http://www.canberrarunner.com.au/index.php. Although, I see the banner and logo haven't been changed yet (as at 9:40am Friday).  And the calendar of events is yet to be updated with Y-CRC organised events, e.g. jogalongs, summer series races, etc. All will be revealed soon I suspect! Read about it second, here.

thumbs up

BBQ Stakes 6k result 15 Dec: 

I had a run in yesterday’s BBQ Stakes so I can report the approximate times of the speedygeese there. 

Bob Harlow 28.02

me 29.20

Kerry Tanner 30.16

Helen Larmour 30.56

Roger Pilkington 31.12

Caroline Campbell 38.15

Racing conditions were comfortably hot, fortunately it was cloudy for the race, but humid. Last time I ran it was over 32 minutes, but compare that with my "recent pb" back in June just before my injury, 26 something. Anyway, nice to be improving again.

 

Random photo from September's Canberra Times Fun Run

 

Was it a warm day Craig, you're sweating?

 

Lining up at the Weston Park Vets Handicap in the rain

 

What is interesting about this photo is how confident Brett looks. ... and yes... he went on to win gold.

lunch break

Some recent videos.

Simon's Cat: lunch break 



Ewen's Christmas relays video in slowmo: to check out running styles:




My favourite Creed song on my favourite 2010 album "Full Circle" is "Rain" - view at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUicYN7U2aY

"It's going to rain like this for days". I was certainly playing it full volume in my car when the rains started in November. I wonder ... ?

The cautious philosopher might say "cogito ergo cogito".

Results 5/12 Women's 6k Jogalong
Michelle Wells W35 27:05
Nadine Morrison W40 28:18
Helen Larmour W50 28:39
Caroline Campbell W65 39:45
Cathy Montalto W55 57:06 (ran with a friend I think)

Results 12/12 Black Mountain Challenge
31. Kym Chisholm 25.16
33. Bob Harlow 25.41
42. Amanda Walker 27.12
46. Maria O’Reilly 28.02
61. Roger Pilkington 30.37
79 Caroline Campbell 33.31
96 Geoff Barker 36.10
111 finishers

What I have been watching: Jenny and I got to see "Voyage of the Dawn Treader" on Sunday. Quite spectacular. Interesting rewrite of the book, some of which added to the story, but some of which did not, for example all the green mist / seven swords stuff, which turns the story from being about character to being about adventure, and makes the quest very different from what was intended. Nevertheless it is a riveting film despite straying from the original author's intentions. A couple of the scenes were enhanced by the 3D effects, otherwise the 3D made little difference. But all in all, a great movie. It's just that I had higher expectations.

Candid Canberra #32 - Scrivener Dam

Canberra has been as waterlogged as the Dawn Treader movie!

Last night's training at Parliament House: Nadine & I ran a relatively fast 8k+ early, then we were joined by Abi, Andy, Brett, Caroline, Christopher, Colleen, Craig, Ewen, Jochen, Joel, Kym, Mick C, Tony, Warrick & Yelena. Training consisted of Rose Garden 12 x 200m intervals with 250m+ jog recovery, on 2:30. I was pleased to keep up, just. All in all it was my first hard-ish training session in six months. But I never fail to be impressed by how well everyone else does in training. There's lots of potential here soon to be unleashed.

.... or "cogitare cogito ergo esse cogito"? "I think I think therefore I think I am"? Alternatively "He thinks he thinks therefore he thinks he is"? If you hear me muttering that phrase, either I am having an existential crisis, or someone is annoying me intensely.

not just butterflies

Coming Events:

Mon 13 Dec	4:30pm	Parliament House 8k jog
	5:30pm	Parliament House speedygeese interval training
Wed 15 Dec	12:15pm	BBQ Stakes 6k
Thu 16 Dec	6:00pm	ACTVAC T&F
Fri 17 Dec	12:15pm	Customs 5k handicap
Sat 18 Dec	8:00am	Metro Runners Acton Ferry Terminal
Sun 19 Dec	8:00am	Tour de Mountain

Michelle at Weston Park

Candid Canberra #31: a spider in the house!

This time of year brings not only butterflies but also beetles, ants, crickets, locusts, and spiders!

I am anticipating with relish  a good training session back at Parliament House tonight! See you there!

my list of the five best music albums for the year 2010

It was extremely difficult narrowing it down to just five.

1. Creed “Full Circle”. More accurately late 2009 but I didn’t hear it in time for last year’s list.

2. Switchfoot “Hello Hurricane”

3. Brooke Fraser “Flags”

4. Lifehouse “Smoke and Mirrors”

5. Skillet “Awake”

Song of the week: “Betty”, by Brooke Fraser, from “Flags”. Her new single release:

butterflies

TRACK AND FIELD 9th December 2010
3000m
W50 Kathy Southgate 11:18.48 91.3%
M50 Rod Lynch 11:28.62 73.6
W40 Katie Forestier 11:54.74 76.4
M40 Brett Morrison 12:09.24 64.8
M50 Andrew Matthews 12:37.15 67.0
M50 Roger Pilkington 12:53.71 65.5
W40 Bronwyn Calver 14:35.01 60.5 13:35.01
M50 Ewen Thompson 14:54.07 57.7
W40 Nadine Morrison 15:03.06 58.6
W60 Ruth Baussmann 15:03.66 74.6

3000m Fitness Walk
M65 Geoff Barker 20:19
M60 Alan Williams 20:41

100m
W40 Emma Adams 14.5 76.6%

200m
W40 Emma Adams 30.7 74.6%
M50 Rod Lynch 31.2 72.3
W55 Noeline Burden 35.3 77.7

800m Higgins Handicap check out the video at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPXXu930aYs
I am most impressed by the way back-marker Damian came through the field to fourth place!

3. M55 Ken White 3:25.78 85.6 2.24
4. M40 Damian Rutledge 3:28.27 81.7 2.15
6. M50 Rod Lynch 3:40.74 75.2 2.36
7. W55 Kathy Sims 3:43.99 79.8 3.00
8. M70 Tony Booth 3:44.45 78.0 3.03
9. W40 Amanda Walker 3:46.31 73.4 2.43
10. W35 Rachelle Ellis-Brownlee 3:46.85 72.8 2.37
11. W40 Nadine Morrison 3:49.58 70.8 2.46
14. M40 Brett Morrison 3:59.87 65.2 2.46
16. M50 Andrew Matthews 4:02.65 65.9 2.58
21. M60 Neil Boden 4:20.08 62.2 3.23
22. M60 Alan Williams 4:30.23 60.7 3.33
23. M50 Roger Pilkington 4:30.80 56.9 3.26
24. M65 Geoff Barker 4:58.16 53.5 4.08

10,000m
M50 Roger Pilkington 46:09.00 65.8%
M50 Ewen Thompson 51:49.00 59.5

The Higgins 800m handicap 



Customs 5k handicap results 10/12
Bob Harlow 22:10
Yili Zhu 22:54
Geoff Moore 23:33
Bronwyn Calver 24:54
Caroline Campbell 28:35

AACT track 10/12/10
1000m Brett Lynch 3:48.43
2000m Brett Lynch 8:21.81
The electronic timing worked on Friday!

Getting tired of storm pictures?

Candid Canberra #30: Butterflies have started to arrive in numbers.

it is still raining

Clarke&Dawe. Now that we know who is running the country, it all makes sense..



"Perhaps yesterday was not the day to go shopping at Spotlight..."

...quoting my daughter. One of many flood photos doing the rounds.

Neil and Craig at Weston Park.

These Weston Park photos were taken on the first day of this rainy "spell". Tropical rain when we are not in the tropics. The rainy "season" has brought, for example, three times the December average to Adelaide in just one day. Even when the rain stops, flooding will continue for weeks. I managed a token 9k yesterday; I ran out of path and I'd sooner run on the grass or dirt tracks, but they are too wet.

It is still raining.

Candid Canberra #29: storm clouds

The lake

Lake Burley Griffin, Canberra. Not only polluted, but dangerous.

water water everywhere

Happy birthday Yelena 29 today. 

Yelena and Joel at Toby and Brooke’s wedding 28/11/2010. Photo by Geoff Roberts. 

Results: 7/12 ACTCCC Christmas Relays via the Canberra Runner website. 

Candid Canberra #28

Smiths Road Bridge over the Gudgenby river

Photos by John Griffiths

In tonight's Vets track program the 800m Higgins handicap race has replaced a 1500m. The rain is expected to ease by this evening, although I am not so sure, as it is bucketing down here at present. 

6:00pm 3000m GM

6:20pm 3000m walk

6:50pm 100m Daniels

7:00pm 800m Higgins

7:30pm 200m

7:45pm 10,000m 

And, happy birthday Amanda, 43 today!

LAST CLUB EVENT A GREAT SUCCESS

Dear Club Members

The annual Christmas relays were held at Lennox Gardens yesterday afternoon in perfect conditions. Lots of runners arrived to participate in the relays. There were 22 teams made up of runners of all standards from the elite runners to recreation runners. It was good to see a number of triathlon & orienteering clubs & government departments and business organizations participating.

There was a very good atmosphere even though this event marked that last event to be conducted by the ACTCCC.

The committee would like to thank members for the support they have provided for the committee during a very difficult period. Our thanks also go to those members who have assisted with events, particularly the event managers, and those who have provided support by accepting responsibility for very important activities and functions (trophy management, Canberra Runner editors, Canberra Runner distribution, IP & web assistance, results recording, training group coordinators & mentors),

As you are aware a liquidator from RSM Bird Cameron has been appointed to wind up the club. This work is well underway with the emphasis at the moment being on the financial component of the wind up. We have been advised that as an entity the ACTCCC will still be in existence for another four or so months.

The new club (Y Canberra Running Club) is now in place and will be able to accept membership for the 2011 year very soon. A notice about membership will be on the website (www.canberrarunner.com.au). We encourage all members to join before the end of the year.

Finally we would like to wish you good running and we hope that you have a happy and peaceful Christmas.

ACTCCC Committee