A pleasant 14k this morning... others may have done more.
Sunday 31 December 2017
Friday 29 December 2017
Sunday 24 December speedygeese long run report [Giles]: "Quite a crowd this morning although only one of us actually embraced the Christmas theme... Anyway, today’s course involved some non-flat running along the Majura trails, up along the kangaroo-killing stretch of the Federal Highway (thankfully none were sleeping by the road this morning), and some brown snake hunting up Mt Majura (none were seen though- I think the gentle jingling of the Christmas bells I was wearing scared them off).
Key highlights were:
. Special guest appearance by the Captain (Geoff Moore)
. No significant wrong turns (although the captain did show some lack of a sense of direction)
. No injuries reported
. A fine fruit shake at the end
Most of us did around 10-20 k - not a bad effort when the forecast max is 36 degrees."
I ran most of the way within the vicinity of Jennie and Ruth and Bill, and in the end Giles. There were many speedier runners there.
Monday 25 December - no organised training.
(parkruns available. Same goes for New Year's Day)
Thursday 28 December at Stromlo Forest Park. Not a bad effort again, 14 of us turned out to run a warmup (2.5k); then intervals 5 x 200m (2.0k); 4 x 100m (1.0k); and a cooldown (2.5k). Running were Ewen, Janene, Bill, Giles, Jennie, Sandeep, Jen, Bronwyn, Thach, Jason, Colin, Dave, Brownie, me also doing the shortish session.
Key highlights were:
. Special guest appearance by the Captain (Geoff Moore)
. No significant wrong turns (although the captain did show some lack of a sense of direction)
. No injuries reported
. A fine fruit shake at the end
Most of us did around 10-20 k - not a bad effort when the forecast max is 36 degrees."
I ran most of the way within the vicinity of Jennie and Ruth and Bill, and in the end Giles. There were many speedier runners there.
Monday 25 December - no organised training.
(parkruns available. Same goes for New Year's Day)
Thursday 28 December at Stromlo Forest Park. Not a bad effort again, 14 of us turned out to run a warmup (2.5k); then intervals 5 x 200m (2.0k); 4 x 100m (1.0k); and a cooldown (2.5k). Running were Ewen, Janene, Bill, Giles, Jennie, Sandeep, Jen, Bronwyn, Thach, Jason, Colin, Dave, Brownie, me also doing the shortish session.
Thursday 28 December 2017
Wednesday 27 December 2017
Tuesday 26 December 2017
AMRA Black Mountain Run-up 2.6k 19 December
8 finishers
Lake Tuggeranong Stakes 6k 19 December
2. Warrick Howieson 35:05
3. Sandeep Chandra 35:12
5. Ewen Thompson 36:45
6. Roger Pilkington 36:45
8. Michael Thompson 34:59
9. Carolyne Kramar 42:50
10. Peter Thomson 39:41
12 finishers
Customs 5k 22 December
2 Bill Arthur 29:34
3 Sandeep Chandra 25:21
10 Carolyne Kramar 34:06
16 Ewen Thompson 31:44
19 Peter Thomson 37:56
20 finishers
Burley Griffin 5k parkrun #81 23 December
59 Elizabeth Bennett 25:33 W50
118 Helen Way 30:54 W50
194 finishers
Ginninderra 5k parkrun #293 23 December
35 Kevin Miller 24:07 M40
61 Jacob Miller 26:12 M11
63 Celina Miller 26:15 W35
64 Geoff Moore 26:16 M65
72 Jill Pearson 26:51 W60
75 Janene Kingston 27:05 W50
79 Chloe Miller 27:47 W11
89 Ruth Baussmann 28:28 W65
132 Carolyne Kramar 32:45 W50
193 finishers
Tuggeranong 5k parkrun #250 23 December
14 Nigel England 20:28 M50
25 Peter Brown 21:50 M55
56 David Clarke 24:06 M55
61 Bronwyn Calver 24:14 W45
77 Ewen Thompson 25:30 M60
188 Maya Smith 35:18 W10
189 Pieta Smith 35:19 W40
190 Andrew Smith 35:37 M45
277 Kerron Clare 53:11 W50
302 finishers
Gungahlin 5k parkrun #219 23 December
53 Chris Martin 25:34 M60
123 Margaret McSpadden 31:31 W70
225 finishers
Queanbeyan 5k parkrun #34 23 December
6 Amanda Cook 25:46 W40
52 finishers
Batemans Bay 5k parkrun #86 23 December
25 Victoria Hennig 27:35 W55
69 finishers
Merimbula parkrun #220 23 December
8 Giles Lamb 21:16 M40
89 finishers
Balyang Sanctuary parkrun #281 23 December
136 Bron Sparkes 30:52 W40
223 finishers
Tuggeranong parkrun #251 25 December
9 Nigel England 20:32 M50
58 David Clarke 24:44 M55
60 Bronwyn Calver 24:49 W45
86 Peter Thomson 27:16 M55
102 Jennie Blake 28:26 W60
105 Elizabeth Bennett 28:32 W50
139 Maya Smith 31:05 W10 **New PB**
140 Pieta Smith 31:06 W40
156 Andrew Smith 32:47 M45
242 finishers
Gungahlin 5k parkrun #220 25 December
83 Jacob Miller 28:40 M11
84 Kevin Miller 28:41 M40
88 Chloe Miller 28:58 W11
89 Celina Miller 29:01 W35
112 Margaret McSpadden 32:05 W70
118 Carolyne Kramar 32:29 W50
197 finishers
8 finishers
Lake Tuggeranong Stakes 6k 19 December
2. Warrick Howieson 35:05
3. Sandeep Chandra 35:12
5. Ewen Thompson 36:45
6. Roger Pilkington 36:45
8. Michael Thompson 34:59
9. Carolyne Kramar 42:50
10. Peter Thomson 39:41
12 finishers
Customs 5k 22 December
2 Bill Arthur 29:34
3 Sandeep Chandra 25:21
10 Carolyne Kramar 34:06
16 Ewen Thompson 31:44
19 Peter Thomson 37:56
20 finishers
Burley Griffin 5k parkrun #81 23 December
59 Elizabeth Bennett 25:33 W50
118 Helen Way 30:54 W50
194 finishers
Ginninderra 5k parkrun #293 23 December
35 Kevin Miller 24:07 M40
61 Jacob Miller 26:12 M11
63 Celina Miller 26:15 W35
64 Geoff Moore 26:16 M65
72 Jill Pearson 26:51 W60
75 Janene Kingston 27:05 W50
79 Chloe Miller 27:47 W11
89 Ruth Baussmann 28:28 W65
132 Carolyne Kramar 32:45 W50
193 finishers
Tuggeranong 5k parkrun #250 23 December
14 Nigel England 20:28 M50
25 Peter Brown 21:50 M55
56 David Clarke 24:06 M55
61 Bronwyn Calver 24:14 W45
77 Ewen Thompson 25:30 M60
188 Maya Smith 35:18 W10
189 Pieta Smith 35:19 W40
190 Andrew Smith 35:37 M45
277 Kerron Clare 53:11 W50
302 finishers
Gungahlin 5k parkrun #219 23 December
53 Chris Martin 25:34 M60
123 Margaret McSpadden 31:31 W70
225 finishers
Queanbeyan 5k parkrun #34 23 December
6 Amanda Cook 25:46 W40
52 finishers
Batemans Bay 5k parkrun #86 23 December
25 Victoria Hennig 27:35 W55
69 finishers
Merimbula parkrun #220 23 December
8 Giles Lamb 21:16 M40
89 finishers
Balyang Sanctuary parkrun #281 23 December
136 Bron Sparkes 30:52 W40
223 finishers
Tuggeranong parkrun #251 25 December
9 Nigel England 20:32 M50
58 David Clarke 24:44 M55
60 Bronwyn Calver 24:49 W45
86 Peter Thomson 27:16 M55
102 Jennie Blake 28:26 W60
105 Elizabeth Bennett 28:32 W50
139 Maya Smith 31:05 W10 **New PB**
140 Pieta Smith 31:06 W40
156 Andrew Smith 32:47 M45
242 finishers
Gungahlin 5k parkrun #220 25 December
83 Jacob Miller 28:40 M11
84 Kevin Miller 28:41 M40
88 Chloe Miller 28:58 W11
89 Celina Miller 29:01 W35
112 Margaret McSpadden 32:05 W70
118 Carolyne Kramar 32:29 W50
197 finishers
Monday 25 December 2017
Song of the Week. "All Night Long" by Lionel Richie
From https://youtu.be/nqAvFx3NxUM
Let's hope the Christmas parties near you don't go all night long this year. We seem to have avoided that problem here in Holt so far.
From https://youtu.be/nqAvFx3NxUM
Let's hope the Christmas parties near you don't go all night long this year. We seem to have avoided that problem here in Holt so far.
Sunday 24 December 2017
This morning's trail run was from Watson shops then along Majura trails to the Federal Highway, up to the top of the highway along the Centenary Trail, and return back along the trails. Quite undulating for me, but with frequent stops to recover from the uphills.
Here are a couple I managed to keep up with for the most part.
Jennie and Ruth
And here is my "re-live" video:
Starting at 7:00am instead of 8:00am made it a lot more comfortable than it could have been. And much of the run was in shade, which helped.
The race report is on Giles' FB page this time as he was the organiser this week. I will copy the report for Friday's post along with any other training summaries (i.e. next Thursday's).
I plan to do my fourth Sunday morning trail run in a row on the 31st; said to be at the arboretum. Or I could meet them there and jog gently around West Basin, thus avoiding the arboretum cliffs.
Here are a couple I managed to keep up with for the most part.
Jennie and Ruth
And here is my "re-live" video:
Starting at 7:00am instead of 8:00am made it a lot more comfortable than it could have been. And much of the run was in shade, which helped.
The race report is on Giles' FB page this time as he was the organiser this week. I will copy the report for Friday's post along with any other training summaries (i.e. next Thursday's).
I plan to do my fourth Sunday morning trail run in a row on the 31st; said to be at the arboretum. Or I could meet them there and jog gently around West Basin, thus avoiding the arboretum cliffs.
Saturday 23 December 2017
At https://youtu.be/R-OZ2Tmi9pw
A Christmas run in the heat of an Australian summer - while many of us ran parkrun this morning, Shiree and Mhairi were out early on the trails.
A Christmas run in the heat of an Australian summer - while many of us ran parkrun this morning, Shiree and Mhairi were out early on the trails.
Friday 22 December 2017
Sunday 17 December speedygeese long run report [Dave]:
A huge Speedygeese turnout this morning for the world famous Tour De Ridges runs (21.2 k, 15.3k and 10.6k). With slightly warm and humid conditions, and over 600m elevation in the half marathon, it was always going to be a tough run, even for those not racing.
In the half marathon Narelle was 4th female and 22nd overall in 1:52:56, Adrian got 1:57:07, Giles 1:58:20, Cookie 2:00:29 (6th female), Kelley 2:09:52, Markus 2:14:32, Thommo and Pieta 2:25:11, Lisa 2:26:42 and Sandeep 2:44:05.
Jen and I jogged the half as a training run, with various stops along the way for selfies and chin-ups at Trigs. 😂 Jen ended up with 2:09:19 and I did 2:10:31.
In the 15.3k Mhairi got 1:27:53 (7th female), Graeme 1:31:00, Marcus 1:31:38, Jason 1:34:54, Kerron 1:44:53 and Bron 1:45:19.
In the 10.6k Jacob was first in 41:20, Isaac was jogging and got 12th in 57.01, Ewen 57.09, Geoff (our fearless leader) 1:05:52, Ruth 1:09:55, and Carolyne 1:19:12.
Meanwhile Shiree, Thach, Bronwyn, Mike and Shuji did a 20k long training run at the Urambi Hill / Mt Arawang loop. Reportedly no one got lost.
Great running everyone. Next week’s run starts at an earlier time of 7am. See you there. 🤓
Monday 18 December the speedygeese met at Parliament House for the last time until 8th January. We ran Rose Garden 200s, fewer and with a longer interval than usual because of the heat. I supervised (and ran one interval as I felt OK) while Ewen ran early as well as running all the reps, plus Nadine, Bronwyn, Christopher, Jen, Sandeep, Brownie, Ruth, Jennie, Rae, Vanessa and Giles taking part. Ten intervals were enough for those who usually do 12, and 8 for those usually running 10.
There will be no Parliament House training on 25/12 (Merry Christmas!) nor on 01/01 (Happy New year! Run a parkrun instead – Gungahlin parkun on Christmas Day, and both Tuggerarong (7:30am) and Gungahlin (9:30am) on New Year’s Day. The speedygeese will resume at Parliament House on 8th January.
Thursday 21 December: our very first Thursday training at Stromlo Forest Park. 17 of us met there, along with several other training groups and hordes of cyclists. After a warmup large lap, we enjoyed four hard 500m at the northern hill, then a couple of strides along the 200m straight. It was warm to start with but cooled down a little towards the end when an easterly blew in. Participating were Thach with Ryan and Emily, Jen, Isaac, Pieta, Tori, Janene, Sandeep, Bron, Brownie, Andrew, Ruth, Jennie, Bronwyn, me, and a late Dave.
A huge Speedygeese turnout this morning for the world famous Tour De Ridges runs (21.2 k, 15.3k and 10.6k). With slightly warm and humid conditions, and over 600m elevation in the half marathon, it was always going to be a tough run, even for those not racing.
In the half marathon Narelle was 4th female and 22nd overall in 1:52:56, Adrian got 1:57:07, Giles 1:58:20, Cookie 2:00:29 (6th female), Kelley 2:09:52, Markus 2:14:32, Thommo and Pieta 2:25:11, Lisa 2:26:42 and Sandeep 2:44:05.
Jen and I jogged the half as a training run, with various stops along the way for selfies and chin-ups at Trigs. 😂 Jen ended up with 2:09:19 and I did 2:10:31.
In the 15.3k Mhairi got 1:27:53 (7th female), Graeme 1:31:00, Marcus 1:31:38, Jason 1:34:54, Kerron 1:44:53 and Bron 1:45:19.
In the 10.6k Jacob was first in 41:20, Isaac was jogging and got 12th in 57.01, Ewen 57.09, Geoff (our fearless leader) 1:05:52, Ruth 1:09:55, and Carolyne 1:19:12.
Meanwhile Shiree, Thach, Bronwyn, Mike and Shuji did a 20k long training run at the Urambi Hill / Mt Arawang loop. Reportedly no one got lost.
Great running everyone. Next week’s run starts at an earlier time of 7am. See you there. 🤓
Monday 18 December the speedygeese met at Parliament House for the last time until 8th January. We ran Rose Garden 200s, fewer and with a longer interval than usual because of the heat. I supervised (and ran one interval as I felt OK) while Ewen ran early as well as running all the reps, plus Nadine, Bronwyn, Christopher, Jen, Sandeep, Brownie, Ruth, Jennie, Rae, Vanessa and Giles taking part. Ten intervals were enough for those who usually do 12, and 8 for those usually running 10.
There will be no Parliament House training on 25/12 (Merry Christmas!) nor on 01/01 (Happy New year! Run a parkrun instead – Gungahlin parkun on Christmas Day, and both Tuggerarong (7:30am) and Gungahlin (9:30am) on New Year’s Day. The speedygeese will resume at Parliament House on 8th January.
Thursday 21 December: our very first Thursday training at Stromlo Forest Park. 17 of us met there, along with several other training groups and hordes of cyclists. After a warmup large lap, we enjoyed four hard 500m at the northern hill, then a couple of strides along the 200m straight. It was warm to start with but cooled down a little towards the end when an easterly blew in. Participating were Thach with Ryan and Emily, Jen, Isaac, Pieta, Tori, Janene, Sandeep, Bron, Brownie, Andrew, Ruth, Jennie, Bronwyn, me, and a late Dave.
Thursday 21 December 2017
Check out the post in Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/speedygeoff/posts/10155941920873194
https://www.facebook.com/speedygeoff/posts/10155941920873194
Wednesday 20 December 2017
Message from Jen: If anyone is interested in ordering a speedy geese top let me know. They are $40 each. Men’s size is typical sizing and women’s are a bit more generous. I’m wearing a size small female one in this Pic. Normally I wear small. (Size 8). It’s just a bit loose around the stomach.
I have size small and medium to try on in women’s.
Can choose singlet or tshirt. Need minimum of 10 people to put order through. Currently have 8 people on waiting list.
Also - training starts this Thursday 21st (and the rest of daylight saving Thursdays) at Stromlo Forest Park, 5:30pm for the warm-up. We will train on the grass cross country course. The weather this Thursday looks much cooler than it has been, do come along. Exciting new training sessions are afoot!
I have size small and medium to try on in women’s.
Can choose singlet or tshirt. Need minimum of 10 people to put order through. Currently have 8 people on waiting list.
Also - training starts this Thursday 21st (and the rest of daylight saving Thursdays) at Stromlo Forest Park, 5:30pm for the warm-up. We will train on the grass cross country course. The weather this Thursday looks much cooler than it has been, do come along. Exciting new training sessions are afoot!
Tuesday 19 December 2017
BBQ Stakes 6k 06 December
5. Roger Pilkington 38:28
7. Jodie Davis 47:42
13. Carolyne Kramar 42:40
20. Bronwyn Calver 30:45
23. Caroline Campbell 39:50
27. William Barlow 29:26
41. Craig Wurtz 30:43
45. Peter Thomson 32:09
46. Ewen Thompson 36:41
51 finishers
Lake Tuggeranong Stakes 6k 12 December
9. Carolyne Kramar 41:17
10. Peter Thomson 29:57
11. Sandeep Chandra 30:34
12. Ewen Thompson 33:39
13. Michael Thompson 31:43
14. Roger Pilkington 34:20
17 finishers
ACTMA track 14 December
Mile
M50 Nigel England 6:00.33
M50 Craig Wurtz 6:58.46
W65 Kathy Sims 7:29.52
M55 Roger Pilkington 7:49.47
W70 Margaret McSpadden 10:08.61
2k Turkey (guess your time)
M50 Nigel England 8:20.47
M50 Craig Wurtz 8:36.28
M55 Roger Pilkington 9:09.20
M55 Dale Moore 10:02.05
M60 Ewen Thompson 11:19.98
M55 David Clarke 11:20.85
W70 Margaret McSpadden 12:14.44
Customs 5k 15 December
4 Roger Pilkington 28:25
5 Colin Farlow 20:00
7 Caroline Campbell 32:05
8 Yili Zhu 24:18
9 Bill Arthur 30:26
12 Ewen Thompson 29:24
14 Jacob Grooby 21:48
16 finishers
Burley Griffin 5k parkrun #80 16 December
48 Jen Bright 24:11 W40
49 Kelley Horan 24:11 W55
89 Helen Way 28:06 W50
129 Carolyne Kramar 33:08 W50
195 finishers
Ginninderra 5k parkrun #292 16 December
13 Gavin Mongan 21:52 M35
69 Ruth Baussmann 28:43 W65
71 Brendan Belcher 28:46 M35
119 Bron Sparkes 35:48 W40
166 finishers
Tuggeranong 5k parkrun #249 16 December
15 David Clarke 20:59 M55
58 Ewen Thompson 24:06 M60
71 Peter Thomson 25:16 M55
108 Kerron Clare 27:46 W50
187 Maya Smith 35:10 W10
188 Pieta Smith 35:11 W40
189 Andrew Smith 35:12 M45
190 Kobe Smith 35:15 M11
274 finishers
Gungahlin 5k parkrun #218 16 December
27 Nadine Morrison 22:15 W45
57 Chris Martin 25:33 M60
63 Roger Pilkington 25:57 M55
103 William Arthur 29:00 M65
131 Margaret McSpadden 32:22 W70
250 finishers
Queanbeyan 5k parkrun #33 16 December
18 Vanessa Palmer 31:10 W45
39 finishers
Batemans Bay 5k parkrun #85 16 December
20 Victoria Hennig 27:46 W55
47 finishers
AMRA Tour de Ridges 17 December 21.2 km run
22. Narelle Desmet f 45 1:52:56
24. Adrian Cengia m 48 1:57:07
27. Giles Lamb m 44 1:58:20
33. Amanda Cook f 40 2:00:29
34. Michelle Wells f 46 2:00:37
45. Jen Bright f 42 2:09:19
46. Kelley Horan f 57 2:09:52
48. David Clarke m 59 2:10:31
64. Pieta Smith f 44 2:25:11
65. Peter Thomson m 57 2:25:11
68. Craig Wurtz m 53 2:26:59
78. Sandeep Chandra m 44 2:44:05
87. Bill Arthur m 67 2:49:39
97 finishers
AMRA Tour de Ridges 17 December 15.3 km run
15. Mhairi Craig f 53 1:27:53
17. Graeme Smyth m 53 1:31:00
21. Jason Roberts m 43 1:34:54
33. Kerron Clare f 50 1:44:53
35. Bron Sparkes f 41 1:45:19
53 finishers
AMRA Tour de Ridges 17 December 10.6 km run
1. Jacob Grooby m 31 41:20
12. Isaac Muscat m 13 57:01
13. Ewen Thompson m 60 57:09
21. Geoff Moore m 69 1:05:52
28. Ruth Baussmann f 67 1:09:55
36. Carolyne Kramar f 53 1:19:12
44 finishers
Tour de Ridges
5. Roger Pilkington 38:28
7. Jodie Davis 47:42
13. Carolyne Kramar 42:40
20. Bronwyn Calver 30:45
23. Caroline Campbell 39:50
27. William Barlow 29:26
41. Craig Wurtz 30:43
45. Peter Thomson 32:09
46. Ewen Thompson 36:41
51 finishers
Lake Tuggeranong Stakes 6k 12 December
9. Carolyne Kramar 41:17
10. Peter Thomson 29:57
11. Sandeep Chandra 30:34
12. Ewen Thompson 33:39
13. Michael Thompson 31:43
14. Roger Pilkington 34:20
17 finishers
ACTMA track 14 December
Mile
M50 Nigel England 6:00.33
M50 Craig Wurtz 6:58.46
W65 Kathy Sims 7:29.52
M55 Roger Pilkington 7:49.47
W70 Margaret McSpadden 10:08.61
2k Turkey (guess your time)
M50 Nigel England 8:20.47
M50 Craig Wurtz 8:36.28
M55 Roger Pilkington 9:09.20
M55 Dale Moore 10:02.05
M60 Ewen Thompson 11:19.98
M55 David Clarke 11:20.85
W70 Margaret McSpadden 12:14.44
Customs 5k 15 December
4 Roger Pilkington 28:25
5 Colin Farlow 20:00
7 Caroline Campbell 32:05
8 Yili Zhu 24:18
9 Bill Arthur 30:26
12 Ewen Thompson 29:24
14 Jacob Grooby 21:48
16 finishers
Burley Griffin 5k parkrun #80 16 December
48 Jen Bright 24:11 W40
49 Kelley Horan 24:11 W55
89 Helen Way 28:06 W50
129 Carolyne Kramar 33:08 W50
195 finishers
Ginninderra 5k parkrun #292 16 December
13 Gavin Mongan 21:52 M35
69 Ruth Baussmann 28:43 W65
71 Brendan Belcher 28:46 M35
119 Bron Sparkes 35:48 W40
166 finishers
Tuggeranong 5k parkrun #249 16 December
15 David Clarke 20:59 M55
58 Ewen Thompson 24:06 M60
71 Peter Thomson 25:16 M55
108 Kerron Clare 27:46 W50
187 Maya Smith 35:10 W10
188 Pieta Smith 35:11 W40
189 Andrew Smith 35:12 M45
190 Kobe Smith 35:15 M11
274 finishers
Gungahlin 5k parkrun #218 16 December
27 Nadine Morrison 22:15 W45
57 Chris Martin 25:33 M60
63 Roger Pilkington 25:57 M55
103 William Arthur 29:00 M65
131 Margaret McSpadden 32:22 W70
250 finishers
Queanbeyan 5k parkrun #33 16 December
18 Vanessa Palmer 31:10 W45
39 finishers
Batemans Bay 5k parkrun #85 16 December
20 Victoria Hennig 27:46 W55
47 finishers
AMRA Tour de Ridges 17 December 21.2 km run
22. Narelle Desmet f 45 1:52:56
24. Adrian Cengia m 48 1:57:07
27. Giles Lamb m 44 1:58:20
33. Amanda Cook f 40 2:00:29
34. Michelle Wells f 46 2:00:37
45. Jen Bright f 42 2:09:19
46. Kelley Horan f 57 2:09:52
48. David Clarke m 59 2:10:31
64. Pieta Smith f 44 2:25:11
65. Peter Thomson m 57 2:25:11
68. Craig Wurtz m 53 2:26:59
78. Sandeep Chandra m 44 2:44:05
87. Bill Arthur m 67 2:49:39
97 finishers
AMRA Tour de Ridges 17 December 15.3 km run
15. Mhairi Craig f 53 1:27:53
17. Graeme Smyth m 53 1:31:00
21. Jason Roberts m 43 1:34:54
33. Kerron Clare f 50 1:44:53
35. Bron Sparkes f 41 1:45:19
53 finishers
AMRA Tour de Ridges 17 December 10.6 km run
1. Jacob Grooby m 31 41:20
12. Isaac Muscat m 13 57:01
13. Ewen Thompson m 60 57:09
21. Geoff Moore m 69 1:05:52
28. Ruth Baussmann f 67 1:09:55
36. Carolyne Kramar f 53 1:19:12
44 finishers
Tour de Ridges
Monday 18 December 2017
My favourite album of all those released in 2017 is "Sleep Well Beast", by The National. There were also great new albums by The Shins (Heartworms) and by Birds of Tokyo (Brace) but The National were the standout.
Sleep Well Beast title track: from https://youtu.be/kwraJAssyuE
Sleep Well Beast title track: from https://youtu.be/kwraJAssyuE
Sunday 17 December 2017
Today I did a trail run today for the second week in a row. But it was a race this time, although I walked all the uphills and all the downhills. This was supposed to be the "flat" course, I am glad I didn't enter a hilly one!
All the speedygeese had a great day. There were many competing, here are a few.
All the speedygeese had a great day. There were many competing, here are a few.
Saturday 16 December 2017
Friday 15 December 2017
Sunday 10 December speedygeese long run report [Dave]:
"On a warm Canberra Sunday morning, a dozen or so geese gathered for an out and back scenic run along the Murrumbidgee River from Pine Island. Shiree, Graeme, Narelle, Adrian, Mike and Brownie did 20k, while Ewen, Mhairi, Warrick, Sandeep, Geoff and Bronwyn took the short option (about 15k). Great to see speedy Geoff turn up. 😀
Apart from Ewen tripping over (which apparently Bronwyn heard from 100 metres ahead), there were no major incidents.
Meanwhile Jen, Isaac and Bron did the Deep Space 8k, while Shuji completed the marathon. Monika was 3rd female in the half marathon. Shuji did the marathon (1,700 metres vert) in 4:31:40, and burned 4,400 calories in the process. 😯
Jen, being Jen, was lost before the race started. She was reportedly following a random car and missed the turnoff. After blasting several kangaroos with her horn and speeding through the winding hills she arrived 4 minutes before the start, after the pre-race briefing. She ended up 1st female for the 8k in 39:14 (which was not bad considering her stops waiting for Isaac to catch up). Isaac was probably still recovering from the road trip, but at least he got chocolate for his troubles. 🤣
Coffee was at Guru at the Hyper D (Tuggeranong), where I managed to catch the crew after flying back from Melbourne a bit earlier. I’m doing a run tonight with Pieta, although it might be a bit slow after three races this week."
Graeme, Narelle, self, random passserby, Brownie, Ewen, Dave. None of the men shaved that morning. Probably no-one did, then.
Monday 11 December the Speedygeese met at Parliament house and trained at the Rose Garden. Lots of photos were taken by Dave who jogged around, I supervised as it was a scheduled rest day, and running laps of the 200m run/250m jog loop were Ewen, Sandeep, Miranda, Bron, Jinny, Giles, Jennie, Colin, Dave, Chris, Ruth, Pieta, Narelle, Jen and Isaac.
Thursday 14 December he final training session at Woden included Brownie, Jennie, Bronwyn, Sandeep and Jen running some 330m runs (~5 I think) while I watched pretty sore still; and Dave warmed up in the vicinity but ran on the track; Margaret was on track too; Ewen and Colin were officiating and didn’t join in.
"On a warm Canberra Sunday morning, a dozen or so geese gathered for an out and back scenic run along the Murrumbidgee River from Pine Island. Shiree, Graeme, Narelle, Adrian, Mike and Brownie did 20k, while Ewen, Mhairi, Warrick, Sandeep, Geoff and Bronwyn took the short option (about 15k). Great to see speedy Geoff turn up. 😀
Apart from Ewen tripping over (which apparently Bronwyn heard from 100 metres ahead), there were no major incidents.
Meanwhile Jen, Isaac and Bron did the Deep Space 8k, while Shuji completed the marathon. Monika was 3rd female in the half marathon. Shuji did the marathon (1,700 metres vert) in 4:31:40, and burned 4,400 calories in the process. 😯
Jen, being Jen, was lost before the race started. She was reportedly following a random car and missed the turnoff. After blasting several kangaroos with her horn and speeding through the winding hills she arrived 4 minutes before the start, after the pre-race briefing. She ended up 1st female for the 8k in 39:14 (which was not bad considering her stops waiting for Isaac to catch up). Isaac was probably still recovering from the road trip, but at least he got chocolate for his troubles. 🤣
Coffee was at Guru at the Hyper D (Tuggeranong), where I managed to catch the crew after flying back from Melbourne a bit earlier. I’m doing a run tonight with Pieta, although it might be a bit slow after three races this week."
Graeme, Narelle, self, random passserby, Brownie, Ewen, Dave. None of the men shaved that morning. Probably no-one did, then.
Monday 11 December the Speedygeese met at Parliament house and trained at the Rose Garden. Lots of photos were taken by Dave who jogged around, I supervised as it was a scheduled rest day, and running laps of the 200m run/250m jog loop were Ewen, Sandeep, Miranda, Bron, Jinny, Giles, Jennie, Colin, Dave, Chris, Ruth, Pieta, Narelle, Jen and Isaac.
Thursday 14 December he final training session at Woden included Brownie, Jennie, Bronwyn, Sandeep and Jen running some 330m runs (~5 I think) while I watched pretty sore still; and Dave warmed up in the vicinity but ran on the track; Margaret was on track too; Ewen and Colin were officiating and didn’t join in.
Thursday 14 December 2017
(Full list at AMRA website)
6:30am
21.2 km run 40 Sandeep Chandra 44 Male
21.2 km run 41 Giles Lamb 44 Male
21.2 km run 53 Adrian Cengia 48 Male
21.2 km run 61 Craig Wurtz 53 Male
21.2 km run 64 Peter Thomson 57 Male
21.2 km run 67 David Clarke 59 Male
21.2 km run 72 Bill Arthur 67 Male
21.2 km run 78 Monika Holmwood 28 Female
21.2 km run 93 Amanda Cook 40 Female
21.2 km run 96 Jen Bright 42 Female
21.2 km run 101 Pieta Smith 44 Female
21.2 km run 103 Narelle Desmet 45 Female
21.2 km run 111 Kelley Horan 57 Female
7:15am
15.3 km run 128 Jason Roberts 43 Male
15.3 km run 135 Graeme Smyth 53 Male
15.3 km run 157 Bron Sparkes 41 Female
15.3 km run 176 Kerron Clare 50 Female
15.3 km run 178 Mhairi Craig 53 Female
7:30am
10.6 km run 188 Isaac Muscat 13 Male
10.6 km run 192 Jacob Grooby 31 Male
10.6 km run 202 Ewen Thompson 60 Male
10.6 km run 206 Geoff Moore 69 Male
10.6 km run 231 Carolyne Kramar 53 Female
10.6 km run 235 Ruth Baussmann 67 Female
6:30am
21.2 km run 40 Sandeep Chandra 44 Male
21.2 km run 41 Giles Lamb 44 Male
21.2 km run 53 Adrian Cengia 48 Male
21.2 km run 61 Craig Wurtz 53 Male
21.2 km run 64 Peter Thomson 57 Male
21.2 km run 67 David Clarke 59 Male
21.2 km run 72 Bill Arthur 67 Male
21.2 km run 78 Monika Holmwood 28 Female
21.2 km run 93 Amanda Cook 40 Female
21.2 km run 96 Jen Bright 42 Female
21.2 km run 101 Pieta Smith 44 Female
21.2 km run 103 Narelle Desmet 45 Female
21.2 km run 111 Kelley Horan 57 Female
7:15am
15.3 km run 128 Jason Roberts 43 Male
15.3 km run 135 Graeme Smyth 53 Male
15.3 km run 157 Bron Sparkes 41 Female
15.3 km run 176 Kerron Clare 50 Female
15.3 km run 178 Mhairi Craig 53 Female
7:30am
10.6 km run 188 Isaac Muscat 13 Male
10.6 km run 192 Jacob Grooby 31 Male
10.6 km run 202 Ewen Thompson 60 Male
10.6 km run 206 Geoff Moore 69 Male
10.6 km run 231 Carolyne Kramar 53 Female
10.6 km run 235 Ruth Baussmann 67 Female
Wednesday 13 December 2017
This collection at https://youtu.be/nvR5ZNegmxE
All my Simon's Cat videos via http://geoffmoore.blogspot.com.au/search/label/Simon%27s%20Cat
Tuesday 12 December 2017
BBQ Stakes 6k 29 November
4. Carolyne Kramar 43:07
16. Peter Thomson 49:31
23. Roger Pilkington 39:16
24. Ewen Thompson 36:47
31. Caroline Campbell 40:40
32. Jodie Davis 49:57
35. Bronwyn Calver 31:51
44. William Barlow 32:57
50. Craig Wurtz 32:16
59 finishers
AMRA Mt Ainslie Run-Up 2.3k 05 December
8. Monika Holmwood 15.28
13. Craig Wurtz 18.08
16. Helen Way 21.05
17. Caroline Campbell 22.26
22 finishers
Lake Tuggeranong Stakes 6k 05 December
4. Ewen Thompson 29:50
6. Roger Pilkington 40:56
7. Carolyne Kramar 40:57
8. Peter Thomson 35:05
9. Sandeep Chandra 34:08
16 finishers
ACTMA track 07 December
800m - Higgins
4. W65 Kathy Sims 3:08
6. M55 Rod Lynch 2:40
9. M55 David Clarke 2:53
10. M50 Nigel England 2:53
11. M70 Kevin Chamberlain 3:17
16. M50 Craig Wurtz 3:13
18. M55 Roger Pilkington 3:40
3000m
M50 Nigel England 12:10.46 71.2%
M55 David Clarke 12:40.97 71.3
M50 Craig Wurtz 12:48.12 67.1
M55 Roger Pilkington 14:16.84 62.7
M60 Ewen Thompson 15:26.05 59.1
W65 Ruth Baussmann 16:12.38 77.2
W70 Margaret McSpadden 18:36.60 70.7
Spiral 7
1 Rod Lynch M55 11:11
2 Ewen Thompson M60 15:09
3 Ruth Baussmann W65 15:47
5 Nigel England M50 12:04
6 Roger Pilkington M55 13:51
9 Craig Wurtz M50 13:28
14 Kevin Chamberlain M70 16:04
15 Margaret McSpadden W70 19:02
17 finishers
Customs 5k 08 December
3 Jacob Grooby 19:06
7 Giles Lamb 21:00
10 Colin Farlow 19:38
11 Carolyne Kramar 32:56
13 Yili Zhu 23:39
14 Roger Pilkington 28:17
14 Ewen Thompson 28:17
17 Peter Thomson 23:38
21 finishers
Burley Griffin 5k parkrun #79 09 December
23 Craig Wurtz 22:22 M50
81 Jennie Blake 27:45 W60
90 Helen Way 28:44 W50
187 finishers
Ginninderra 5k parkrun #291 09 December
22 Brendan Belcher 22:50 M35
41 Geoff Moore 24:46 M65
61 Jill Pearson 26:46 W60
68 Janene Kingston 27:28 W50
123 Carolyne Kramar 32:37 W50
124 Jacob Miller 33:04 M11
169 Bron Sparkes 58:13 W40
181 finishers
Tuggeranong 5k parkrun #248 09 December
10 Nigel England 20:27 M50
48 Bronwyn Calver 23:56 W45
51 Ewen Thompson 24:16 M60
72 Peter Thomson 25:40 M55
177 Maya Smith 33:02 W10 **New PB**
178 Pieta Smith 33:02 W40
271 finishers
Gungahlin 5k parkrun #217 09 December
23 Gavin Mongan 21:21 M35
129 William Arthur 28:57 M65
143 Margaret McSpadden 30:19 W70
253 finishers
Queanbeyan 5k parkrun #32 09 December
45 finishers
Batemans Bay 5k parkrun #84 09 December
25 Rae Palmer 28:46 W70 **New PB** (and yet another W70 record)
42 finishers
Parkville 5k parkrun #84 09 December
14 David Clarke 20:15 M55
141 finishers
AMRA Deep Space Mountain Marathon 10 December
Marathon
7. Shuji Iwasaki 41 4:28:19
22 finishers
Half Marathon
12. Monika Holmwood 28 1:52:24
44. Kerron Clare 50 2:33:26
62 finishers
8km
2. Jen Bright 42 39:11
3. Isaac Muscat 13 39:12
10. Bron Sparkes 41 48:38
28 finishers
5km
6 finishers
Parkville parkrun
4. Carolyne Kramar 43:07
16. Peter Thomson 49:31
23. Roger Pilkington 39:16
24. Ewen Thompson 36:47
31. Caroline Campbell 40:40
32. Jodie Davis 49:57
35. Bronwyn Calver 31:51
44. William Barlow 32:57
50. Craig Wurtz 32:16
59 finishers
AMRA Mt Ainslie Run-Up 2.3k 05 December
8. Monika Holmwood 15.28
13. Craig Wurtz 18.08
16. Helen Way 21.05
17. Caroline Campbell 22.26
22 finishers
Lake Tuggeranong Stakes 6k 05 December
4. Ewen Thompson 29:50
6. Roger Pilkington 40:56
7. Carolyne Kramar 40:57
8. Peter Thomson 35:05
9. Sandeep Chandra 34:08
16 finishers
ACTMA track 07 December
800m - Higgins
4. W65 Kathy Sims 3:08
6. M55 Rod Lynch 2:40
9. M55 David Clarke 2:53
10. M50 Nigel England 2:53
11. M70 Kevin Chamberlain 3:17
16. M50 Craig Wurtz 3:13
18. M55 Roger Pilkington 3:40
3000m
M50 Nigel England 12:10.46 71.2%
M55 David Clarke 12:40.97 71.3
M50 Craig Wurtz 12:48.12 67.1
M55 Roger Pilkington 14:16.84 62.7
M60 Ewen Thompson 15:26.05 59.1
W65 Ruth Baussmann 16:12.38 77.2
W70 Margaret McSpadden 18:36.60 70.7
Spiral 7
1 Rod Lynch M55 11:11
2 Ewen Thompson M60 15:09
3 Ruth Baussmann W65 15:47
5 Nigel England M50 12:04
6 Roger Pilkington M55 13:51
9 Craig Wurtz M50 13:28
14 Kevin Chamberlain M70 16:04
15 Margaret McSpadden W70 19:02
17 finishers
Customs 5k 08 December
3 Jacob Grooby 19:06
7 Giles Lamb 21:00
10 Colin Farlow 19:38
11 Carolyne Kramar 32:56
13 Yili Zhu 23:39
14 Roger Pilkington 28:17
14 Ewen Thompson 28:17
17 Peter Thomson 23:38
21 finishers
Burley Griffin 5k parkrun #79 09 December
23 Craig Wurtz 22:22 M50
81 Jennie Blake 27:45 W60
90 Helen Way 28:44 W50
187 finishers
Ginninderra 5k parkrun #291 09 December
22 Brendan Belcher 22:50 M35
41 Geoff Moore 24:46 M65
61 Jill Pearson 26:46 W60
68 Janene Kingston 27:28 W50
123 Carolyne Kramar 32:37 W50
124 Jacob Miller 33:04 M11
169 Bron Sparkes 58:13 W40
181 finishers
Tuggeranong 5k parkrun #248 09 December
10 Nigel England 20:27 M50
48 Bronwyn Calver 23:56 W45
51 Ewen Thompson 24:16 M60
72 Peter Thomson 25:40 M55
177 Maya Smith 33:02 W10 **New PB**
178 Pieta Smith 33:02 W40
271 finishers
Gungahlin 5k parkrun #217 09 December
23 Gavin Mongan 21:21 M35
129 William Arthur 28:57 M65
143 Margaret McSpadden 30:19 W70
253 finishers
Queanbeyan 5k parkrun #32 09 December
45 finishers
Batemans Bay 5k parkrun #84 09 December
25 Rae Palmer 28:46 W70 **New PB** (and yet another W70 record)
42 finishers
Parkville 5k parkrun #84 09 December
14 David Clarke 20:15 M55
141 finishers
AMRA Deep Space Mountain Marathon 10 December
Marathon
7. Shuji Iwasaki 41 4:28:19
22 finishers
Half Marathon
12. Monika Holmwood 28 1:52:24
44. Kerron Clare 50 2:33:26
62 finishers
8km
2. Jen Bright 42 39:11
3. Isaac Muscat 13 39:12
10. Bron Sparkes 41 48:38
28 finishers
5km
6 finishers
Parkville parkrun
Sunday 10 December 2017
Saturday 9 December 2017
Friday 8 December 2017
Thursday 7 December 2017
Wednesday 6 December 2017
Speedygeese Christmas get-togethers are always fun times, and this time was no exception as we got together at my local restaurant, PB-02 at Holt, who opened just for us and which we filled to capacity. For the record, those who were there were Ruth and Dave, Shiree, Thach, Warrick and Thomas, David, Christopher, Sandeep and Kavita, Bron and Dom, Geoff and Kathy, Jennie and George, Jen and Isaac, Ewen, Brendan and Jo, Bronwyn, Narelle and Graeme, Pieta, Janene and Gregg, Miranda and Andy, Jinny, and Jenny and me. The Indian food was great, supplemented as is traditional with Caramello Koalas as shown in this photo of Janene's:
Everyone behaved themselves especially the three boys who got special mentions and chocolate as each one is a champion in his own field; Thomas on the stage; Dom at gymnastics, and Isaac out running.
For those who will be joining us for training sooner or later, here's where we are for the rest of this year:
Mondays at Parliament House -
11 December intervals
18 December random hill runs (weather and security permitting)
25 December REST DAY (merry Christmas)
1 January REST DAY (happy new year)
8 January We're back!
Sunday morning trail runs: there's always something on, details become available each week.
Thursdays at Woden:
7 December A run and a few sprints
14 December A few intervals.
That's it for Woden!
Thursdays at Stromlo Forest Park
21 December some longish hill reps
28 December middle distance intervals
Thursdays will continue at Stromlo in the new year, meeting at the usual time of 5:30pm.
We will continue there until daylight saving ends, 1 April, then we will review where to go.
Advantages of Stromlo:
The soft, undulating grass cross country track.
Many training options, course marked every 100m
Changing room and showers on hand.
Large, free car parking area.
Security in numbers with the many cyclists using the facilities
Just remember to bring plenty to drink, a hat, and sunscreen! See you there.
Everyone behaved themselves especially the three boys who got special mentions and chocolate as each one is a champion in his own field; Thomas on the stage; Dom at gymnastics, and Isaac out running.
For those who will be joining us for training sooner or later, here's where we are for the rest of this year:
Mondays at Parliament House -
11 December intervals
18 December random hill runs (weather and security permitting)
25 December REST DAY (merry Christmas)
1 January REST DAY (happy new year)
8 January We're back!
Sunday morning trail runs: there's always something on, details become available each week.
Thursdays at Woden:
7 December A run and a few sprints
14 December A few intervals.
That's it for Woden!
Thursdays at Stromlo Forest Park
21 December some longish hill reps
28 December middle distance intervals
Thursdays will continue at Stromlo in the new year, meeting at the usual time of 5:30pm.
We will continue there until daylight saving ends, 1 April, then we will review where to go.
Advantages of Stromlo:
The soft, undulating grass cross country track.
Many training options, course marked every 100m
Changing room and showers on hand.
Large, free car parking area.
Security in numbers with the many cyclists using the facilities
Just remember to bring plenty to drink, a hat, and sunscreen! See you there.
Tuesday 5 December 2017
Lake Tuggeranong Stakes 6k 28 November
5. Ewen Thompson 32:52
10. Warrick Howieson 29:54
12. Carolyne Kramar 41:42
13. Roger Pilkington 33:28
15. Peter Thomson 50:03
16 finishers
YCRC Stromlo Forest Park 5k 28 November
11. Rohan Pitchford M50 23:48
13. Craig Wurtz M50 24:43
14. Ewen Thompson M60 24:59
21. Sarah Pau W45 27:18
26. Vanessa Palmer W45 29:02 or 29:44
29. Ruth Baussmann W65 29:59
31. Tori Hennig W55 30:48
34 finishers
ACTMA track 30 November
1500m
M30 Jacob Grooby 4:29.80 76.4%
M55 David Clarke 5:31.49 78.5
M55 Rod Lynch 5:33.72 76.7
M70 Kevin Chamberlain 6:58.61 69.1
400m
M55 Rod Lynch 1:12.79 71.2%
W65 Kathy Sims 1:25.03 79.5
3000m
M30 Jacob Grooby 9:50.04 75.4%
M55 Rod Lynch 11:59.46 74.1
M55 David Clarke 12:24.23 72.9
M60 Ewen Thompson 14:42.46 62.0
W65 Ruth Baussmann 16:22.83 76.4
W70 Margaret McSpadden 19:35.17 67.2
Customs 5k 01 December
5 Ewen Thompson 29:35
9 Colin Farlow 20:00
10 Jacob Grooby 21:30
11 Craig Wurtz 24:31
12 Giles Lamb 21:38
16 Caroline Campbell 32:13
18 Peter Thomson 26:41
20 David Clarke 29:06
21 Roger Pilkington 45:20
22 finishers
Burley Griffin 5k parkrun #78 02 December
12 Jen Bright 20:25 W40
13 Giles Lamb 20:32 M40
19 David Clarke 21:53 M55
38 Bronwyn Calver 24:07 W45
42 Peter Thomson 24:56 M55
82 finishers
Ginninderra 5k parkrun 02 December
Cancelled
Tuggeranong 5k parkrun 02 December
Cancelled
Gungahlin 5k parkrun #216 02 December
18 William Barlow 22:26 M35
75 finishers
Queanbeyan 5k parkrun 02 December
Cancelled
Batemans Bay 5k parkrun #82 02 December
23 Rae Palmer 30:06 W70
40 finishers
YCRC Women’s Jogalong 03 December
Cancelled
5. Ewen Thompson 32:52
10. Warrick Howieson 29:54
12. Carolyne Kramar 41:42
13. Roger Pilkington 33:28
15. Peter Thomson 50:03
16 finishers
YCRC Stromlo Forest Park 5k 28 November
11. Rohan Pitchford M50 23:48
13. Craig Wurtz M50 24:43
14. Ewen Thompson M60 24:59
21. Sarah Pau W45 27:18
26. Vanessa Palmer W45 29:02 or 29:44
29. Ruth Baussmann W65 29:59
31. Tori Hennig W55 30:48
34 finishers
ACTMA track 30 November
1500m
M30 Jacob Grooby 4:29.80 76.4%
M55 David Clarke 5:31.49 78.5
M55 Rod Lynch 5:33.72 76.7
M70 Kevin Chamberlain 6:58.61 69.1
400m
M55 Rod Lynch 1:12.79 71.2%
W65 Kathy Sims 1:25.03 79.5
3000m
M30 Jacob Grooby 9:50.04 75.4%
M55 Rod Lynch 11:59.46 74.1
M55 David Clarke 12:24.23 72.9
M60 Ewen Thompson 14:42.46 62.0
W65 Ruth Baussmann 16:22.83 76.4
W70 Margaret McSpadden 19:35.17 67.2
Customs 5k 01 December
5 Ewen Thompson 29:35
9 Colin Farlow 20:00
10 Jacob Grooby 21:30
11 Craig Wurtz 24:31
12 Giles Lamb 21:38
16 Caroline Campbell 32:13
18 Peter Thomson 26:41
20 David Clarke 29:06
21 Roger Pilkington 45:20
22 finishers
Burley Griffin 5k parkrun #78 02 December
12 Jen Bright 20:25 W40
13 Giles Lamb 20:32 M40
19 David Clarke 21:53 M55
38 Bronwyn Calver 24:07 W45
42 Peter Thomson 24:56 M55
82 finishers
Ginninderra 5k parkrun 02 December
Cancelled
Tuggeranong 5k parkrun 02 December
Cancelled
Gungahlin 5k parkrun #216 02 December
18 William Barlow 22:26 M35
75 finishers
Queanbeyan 5k parkrun 02 December
Cancelled
Batemans Bay 5k parkrun #82 02 December
23 Rae Palmer 30:06 W70
40 finishers
YCRC Women’s Jogalong 03 December
Cancelled
Monday 4 December 2017
Song of the Week. Blue Sky Mine, by Midnight Oil
Still relevant after all these years.
From https://youtu.be/Ofrqm6-LCqs
Still relevant after all these years.
From https://youtu.be/Ofrqm6-LCqs
Sunday 3 December 2017
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