Wednesday 20 February 2013

Fast tracking fitness and staking it all on tempo

Posted by speedygeoff on Wednesday, February 20, 2013 with
Stromlo Running Festival 7.5k Cross Country
30. Sarah-Jayne Miller 30:52 (3rd female)
45. Helen Larmour 32:31

Stromlo Running Festival 30k Lightning Strike
75. Craig Davis 2:53:01

YCRC Summer Series #4, Barrenjoey Drive 5k, 19 February
26. Kym Chisholm W30 21:31
30. Andrew Matthews  M50 22:10
34. David Baussmann M60 22:59
37. Kelley Horan W50 23:13
38. Ewen Thompson M55 23:26
39. Mick Horan M50 23:35
43. Geoff Moore M60 24:29
47. Janene Kingston W45 25:02
50. Jennifer Irving W45 25:31
53. Susan Sturgeon W35 25:58
54. Cathy Newman W50 25:59
65. Mick Charlton M60 27:36
74 finishers

BBQ Stakes 6k 20 February
I finally got back a Stakes run after missing all of 2012. Trying to average 5 minute kilometres I was 40 seconds behind schedule up the hills by 2k, but managed to get back on track at the end. It wasn't easy and the hills seemed twice as long as before. Thursday will be a rest day after six pretty hard days in a row, I won't be tempted to get onto the unforgiving track at Bruce for a while yet.
If I go and run the Stakes, it does mean I can list our results once again.

Speedygeese at the Stakes:
Jen Bright 26:57
Helen Larmour 28:00
Andy Matthews 29:18
Geoff Moore 30:04
Gary Bowen 31:17
Caroline Campbell 39:31
Roger Pilkington officiating - has been seriously injured but is recovering


On the 9th I went to my first post-Saturday-training breakfast because Liz was 50. This is what I found.

 Jen and Cathy waiting for Liz's cake


Meanwhile Andy polishes off his lunch

Ewen minding this plateful for someone else. Surely.


Ruth taking a photo of me taking a photo of Ruth...


Some of the crowd

The cake. I got to eat some of the writing. Yay!