My running streak day 203

A cold start to the day, but little breeze, which helped. Wearing beanie and gloves for the first time this year, I ran a comfortable 11k with Andrew. Comfortable meaning, the on-going niggles seem to be less niggly on a Sunday at last.

Here are the speedygeese who did Queanbeyan #100 parkrun on Saturday. Callum, Cookie, Thommo, Vanessa, myself, Rae, Bernado.

My running streak day 202

It was Queanbeyan parkrun's #100 so I ventured across the border to participate, planning to run slowly and chat to whoever. Which is what I did. A nice slow trot in 30:25. Because of the slow pace, the hills and the concrete path didn't bother me at all. And there was cake.

An easy and relaxing run.

My running streak day 201

This was another Friday when I was lacking in energy. I ran an unmotivated 3k in the afternoon, saving my energy for tomorrow, I guess.

Tomorrow Queanbeyan has its 100th parkrun and I am planning to be there for an easy run.

My running streak day 200

Yep, 200. I ran 3k in the morning and completed an intense 50 minute gym circuit. Then in the evening I joined the speedygeese training group and ran another 9k, mostly slow. At speedygeese running 8 x 300m FAST with 100m walk between were Janene, Colin, Jen, Jenny, Jennie, Lisa, George, Isaac, Tori, and Andrew.

Too many "more important" people running in the wrong direction and I am somewhat relieved that we are there only for one more week until training reverts to Parliament House on Thursdays for non-daylight-saving.

my running streak day 199

Today I didn't feel like running - but I still went over to Kippax before the ACT Government takes my nearest ovals away and ran 3k. I could have stayed inside, very easily. Still, 199 days!

All the latest speedygeese race results

YCRC Summer Series #7 Stirling Ridge 4.8k 12 March
2. Stuart Doyle M50 18:46
10. Paul Trumble M30 20:49
11. Louise Sharp W35 20:52
22. Craig Wurtz M50 26:00
30. Caroline Campbell W75 32:23
34 finishers

YCRC Summer Series #7 Stirling Ridge 2.4k 12 March
6. Rohan Pitchford M55 12:39
8. Ewen Thompson M60 13:47
11. Darcy Morrison 5 16:21
12. Brett Morrison M50 16:21
18. Molly Morrison 5 21:02
19. Nadine Morrison W45 21:03
21. Peter Thomson M55 26:15
21 finishers

Lake Tuggeranong Stakes 6k 19 March
1. Cameron Curry 29:50
3. Carolyne Kramar 45:03
4. Roger Pilkington 33:14
8. Michael Thompson 31:06
12. James O'Neill 29:04
13. Gary Bowen 29:57
14. Peter Thomson 51:57
19 finishers

AMRA Black Mountain 2.6k run-up 19 March
10 Michael Smith 17.14
13 Giles Lamb 18.38,
14 Craig Wurtz 18.51
20 Caroline Campbell 25.55
22 finishers

YCRC Summer Series #8 Stromlo Forest Park 5k 19 March
2. Stuart Doyle M50 18:31
9. Louise Sharp W35 20:18
10. Paul Trumble M30 20:42
17. Rohan Pitchford M55 22:28
20. Craig Wurtz M50 23:42
24. Janene Kingston W50 25:22
25. Geoff Moore M70 25:30
28. Kathy Sims W65 26:13
30. Ewen Thompson M60 27:11
37. Peter Thomson M55 34:23
40 finishers

YCRC Summer Series #8 Stromlo Forest Park 2k 19 March
11. Darcy Morrison 5
12. Nadine Morrison W45
17. Carolyne Kramar W50
19 finishers

ACTMA Track and Field 21 March
800m
M55 6101 Nigel England 2:55.01 69.9
W65 3603 Kathy Sims 3:34.51 78.1

3000m
M50 6168 Craig Wurtz 13:09.14 65.9
M55 6101 Nigel England 11:57.29 73.7
M55 3456 Rod Lynch 12:02.90 75.0
W65 3478 Ruth Baussmann 17:07.29 74.3
W70 1606 Margaret McSpadden 18:57.78 71.8

Customs 5k handicap 22 March
2 Caroline Campbell 31:42
4 Carolyne Kramar 35:48
6 Craig Wurtz 23:42
9 Colin Farlow 19:50
13 Ewen Thompson 29:00
14 Giles Lamb 22:32
15 Gary Bowen 26:22
20 Peter Thomson 33:33
24 finishers

Ginninderra 5k parkrun #358 23 March
16 Andrew SIMPSON 21:04 M45
27 Gavin MONGAN 22:21 M35
49 Geoff MOORE 23:43 M70
119 Cathy NEWMAN 28:18 W55
143 Ruth BAUSSMANN 29:17 W65
193 Jennifer MAY 32:41 W60
217 April BARLOW 34:39 W10 **New PB**
218 William BARLOW 34:40 M35
311 finishers

Tuggeranong 5k parkrun #319 23 March
9 Michael SMITH 20:34 M50
29 Chris GAMMON 21:58 M55
52 Shane WRIGHT 23:08 M45
105 Bronwyn CALVER 26:24 W45
352 finishers

Gungahlin 5k parkrun #288 23 March
14 Louise SHARP 19:42 W35
15 Stuart DOYLE 19:42 M50
62 Janene KINGSTON 24:15 W50
191 Margaret MCSPADDEN 33:42 W70
282 finishers

Burley Griffin 5k parkrun #147 23 March
82 Michael HORAN 24:11 M55 **New PB**
185 Caroline CAMPBELL 29:19 W75
264 Gary BOWEN 34:44 VM60
344 Amanda MCCORMACK 58:43 W35
344 finishers

Coombs 5k parkrun #54 23 March
6 Giles LAMB 22:17 M45
34 Andrew SMITH 28:11 M45
39 Peter THOMSON 29:13 M55
54 William ARTHUR 31:57 M65
85 finishers

Mount Ainslie 5k parkrun #46 23 March
19 Jonathan MILLER 21:41 M50
31 David CLARKE 23:16 M60
76 Ewen THOMPSON 29:21 M60
175 finishers

Queanbeyan 5k parkrun #99 23 March
25 Helen NORTHEY 26:49 W40
48 Vanessa PALMER 32:53 W45
111 finisherrs

Goulburn 5k parkrun #60 23 March
14 Dale MOORE 23:34 M55
86 finishers

Braidwood Showground 5k parkrun #26 23 March
27 finishers

Jindabyne 5k parkrun #41 23 March
30 finishers

Bowral 5k parkrun #236 23 March
93 Carolyne KRAMAR 34:32 W50 **New PB**
110 Norma WALLETT 37:11 W85
127 finishers

Batemans Bay 5k parkrun #151 23 March
10 David WEBSTER 24:57 M65
28 Victoria HENNIG 29:03 W60
56 finishers

Mullum Mullum 5k parkrun #122 23 March
110 Jennie BLAKE 31:41 W60
155 finishers

Here's Andrew, who was running with the speedugeese last Sunday.

My running streak day 198

Today's training: In the morning, a 5k run broken up by a 50 minute circuit class at the gym.
My next gym session this week: Thursday.

Here's Thach, a regular Sunday runner with the speedygeese.

My running streak day 197

Monday I ran 2k in the morning, and in windy conditions another 8k at the speedygeese session, the last one at Parliament House in March. The gaggle of geese ran Rose Garden 200s for the third week, running 10 of them on 3 minutes were Rae, Tori, Ruth, Deborah, Jenny and Jennie. Running 12 of them on 2:30 were Gwen, Allie with Peach, Richard, Brownie and Michael.


The extra-long course Sunday gaggle.

Song of the Week: I will be undignified.

Rend Collective - I Will Be Undignified (Recorded Live in Belfast): https://youtu.be/hR1AoXyqsZ0

My running streak day 196

I felt in good health this morning as I ran my easy 5k recovery run at Stromlo Forest Park. Then while Andrew and Bron did a third 2.5k loop, I did some stretching and mobilising. On return they pressured me into running a 4th 2.5k with them so I did and never felt better. I don't want to overdo it, but may extend next week's target to 55k. Today, 7.5k. This week, 48.5k

At the speedygeese long run this morning: William.

My running streak day 195

I set out to run a quick Ginninderra 5k parkrun. Despite getting caught behind people somewhat in the first kilometre, slowing down a bit in the 4th, and not running the uphill bits very convincingly, I ran quite a good time. With the warmup, My total was 7k for the day. It will be back to the easier grass runs for the next week.

Heading off after the start:



Andrew running a good 21:04:



I came home in 23:43:

My running streak day 194

I am still persisting running only 5k per day, though some days have been a bit longer in total. This morning I went out for an easy (but muggy) 5k run, it was nice and slow for a change compared with other runs this week. And I ran on the grass again, I am avoiding the road as much as possible (until tomorrow's parkrun), and certainly not risking injuring myself again on trails.

This hasn't happened: Strava has a record of my whole streak so far:

My running streak day 193

Today I went back to the gym for a 50 minute circuit class and survived it well. Then in the evening I went to the speedygeese session at Stromlo Forest Park where, despite the downpour, I still ran 5 very quick kilometers as planned. The speedygeese who were there ran 3 x 1k fast although Jen and Dave did their own thing mostly while Jennie, Kevin, Jacob, Colin, and Paddy (new) did the whole session.

So 2k in the morning + 5k makes 7k for me, and another good quality day.

My running streak day 192

I decided to drive over to Kippax (1k away from home) so that I could do all my running on nice soft grass again today, owing to an injury which won't go away (it's been 5 days). OK I know I have only one reader (you) but if you would like to join me for some runs at Kippax on days I don't meet others elsewhere, you are welcome. The distance was manageable.

It was a quick 5k at sub-5s average, good, albeit some huffing and puffing.

Also there are Griffins (just a few of them here)

My running streak day 191

I ran 7k in late afternoon - including a 5k race in the summer series at Stromlo Forest Park, reverse direction. The time was a little over 26 minutes, not pushing too hard. Thus continuing a string of quickish 5k runs.

Darcy ran the 2k. Gosh, he's good! Here he is at the parkrun with his mum.

All the recent speedygeese race results

Mount Ainslie 5k parkrun #44 09 March
74 William ARTHUR 31:24 M65
109 James O'NEILL 57:04 M50
116 finishers

Lake Tuggeranong Stakes 6k 12 March
1. Gary Bowen 31:05
2. James O'Neill 34:45
3. Sandeep Chandra 34:51
4. Carolyne Kramar 41:45
9. Roger Pilkington 35:30
10. Michael Thompson 32:55
14. Peter Thomson 52:55
15. Cameron Curry 30:59
16. Craig Wurtz 31:46
19. Ewen Thompson 56:18
20 finishers

ACTMA Track and Field 14 March
1500m
M55 Dale Moore 6:19.56 67.4%
W65 Kathy Sims 6:51.39 85.8
M60 Ewen Thompson 7:16.40 60.7
M60 Roger Pilkington 7:25.62 58.9

10000m
M55 Nigel England 46:30.24 68.0%
M50 Craig Wurtz 49:21.04 63.0
M60 Roger Pilkington 53:03.06 61.7
W75 Caroline Campbell 57:14.32 90.7

Customs 5k handicap 15 March
3 James O'Neill 24:47
7 Colin Farlow 19:59
9 Gary Bowen 26:05
10 Craig Wurtz 25:03
12 Caroline Campbell 33:58
13 Roger Pilkington 28:50
15 Ewen Thompson 30:49
16 Peter Thomson 42:59
18 finishers

Ginninderra 5k parkrun #357 16 March
52 Debra KAY 24:14 W50
56 David BAUSSMANN 24:24 M65
81 Jane LILLEY 25:50 W45
87 Bron SPARKES 26:08 W40
172 Geoff MOORE 31:47 M70
185 Ruth BAUSSMANN 32:55 W65
186 Jennifer MAY 32:55 W60
308 finishers

Tuggeranong 5k parkrun #318 16 March
11 Michael SMITH 20:45 M50
51 James O'NEILL 23:37 M50
53 Nigel ENGLAND 23:41 M55
90 Helen NORTHEY 25:30 W40
104 Brendan BELCHER 26:13 M35
116 Bronwyn CALVER 26:45 W45
242 Ewen THOMPSON 35:59 M60
310 Peter THOMSON 49:19 M55
349 finishers

Gungahlin 5k parkrun #287 16 March
203 Margaret MCSPADDEN 33:34 W70
251 Darcy MORRISON 37:43 M10
252 Nadine MORRISON 37:43 W45
312 finishers

Burley Griffin 5k parkrun #146 16 March
11 Jason ROBERTS 19:19 M30 **New PB**
23 Craig WURTZ 21:31 M50
122 Jennie BLAKE 27:45 W60
123 Michael HORAN 27:45 M55
148 James SWANN 29:02 M45
170 Jack SIMPSON 30:32 M11
180 Archie SIMPSON 30:56 M11
181 Andrew SIMPSON 30:57 M45
326 finishers

Coombs 5k parkrun #53 16 March
8 Paul QUINN 21:51 M35
10 Kevin MILLER 22:12 M40 **New PB**
22 Scott MARSHALL 23:45 M55
31 Shane WRIGHT 25:14 M45
42 Pieta SMITH 26:36 W45
45 Cameron CURRY 27:25 M35
87 William BARLOW 34:42 M35
126 finishers

Mount Ainslie 5k parkrun #45 16 March
9 Louise SHARP 21:49 W35
10 Stuart DOYLE 21:49 M50
11 Giles LAMB 22:12 M45
33 Lisa MCDONALD 25:14 W40 **New PB**
55 Sandeep CHANDRA 28:02 M45
123 Helen WAY 57:57 W50
124 finishers

Queanbeyan 5k parkrun #98 16 March
1 Bernardo PALMA 18:10 M35 **New PB**
5 Peter BROWN 21:27 M55
26 Gary BOWEN 26:53 M60
54 Vanessa PALMER 33:14 W45
113 finishers

Goulburn 5k parkrun #59 16 March
23 Dale MOORE 23:31 M55 **New PB**
96 finishers

Braidwood Showground 5k parkrun #25 16 March
27 finishers

Jindabyne 5k parkrun #40 16 March
35 finishers

Bowral 5k parkrun #235 16 March
68 Norma WALLETT 37:49 W85
73 finishers

Batemans Bay 5k parkrun #150 16 March
11 Janene KINGSTON 24:56 W50
58 finishers

Sunbury 5k parkrun #71 16 March
3 David CLARKE 21:04 M60
100 finishers

Weston Creek Half Marathon 17 March (individuals)
11 1:26:46 Jeff Grey M50-59
20 1:30:52 Paul Trumble M30-39
41 1:40:37 Amanda McCormack F30-39
59 1:45:02 Brendan Belcher M30-39
62 1:45:39 Giles Lamb M40-49
89 1:54:46 Jennifer Kellett F60-69
100 1:58:48 Mick Horan M50-59
111 2:02:23 Roger Pilkington M60-69
133 2:14:00 Ruth Baussmann F60-69
138 finishers

Weston Creek Half Marathon 17 March relay results
1st Jen & Isaac in 1:26.43.

And the shenanigans last night from these rapscallions...

My running streak day 190

In the spirit of only doing 5k a day while recovering from injury, I ran a quick 5k before speedygeese training tonight. Then, while speedygeese were training, I ran another 5k, slowly. Not quite what I had intended?

Training doing 12 x Rose Garden 200s on 2:30 were Allie & Peach, Colin, Michael, Richard, Gwen, Bernardo, Jen, Isaac, and Craig.
Running 10 x Rose Garden 200s on 3:00 were Deborah, Kahlia, Ruth, Jennie, George, Tiffany. Jonathan (new), and Rae. Also seen in the vicinity were Dave, and Christopher.

The parkrun goose

"Sleep is over-rated!”

Song of the Week. Sheppard - Edge of the Night
https://youtu.be/Ds4uZfvicfc

My running streak day 189

A Sunday morning run with Andrew at Stromlo Forest Park.
Very pleasant conditions; I ran easy for just 5k.


Border Collies.

My running streak day 188

Falling yesterday has set me back; I will put all my goals aside for now, except for the goal of running every day. Hurting after falling was a delayed reaction and I was sore last night; but the good news is that today I am feeling 66 and 2/3 percent better already.

So I ran parkrun at Ginninderra this morning, no warm-up, no cool-down, just seeing how far I could go or whether I would have to bail out. I was pleased therefore to complete the 5k in 31:47. I guess I have one goal after all, to beat that time next week.
"Starting again" sucks, but I am probably an expert at it.

Speaking of restarting, it was great to see Ewen back with us this week! Looking good, too.

My running streak day 187

Just a 4k jog today, as scheduled, no real damage (I hope) when I tripped and fell. And today I was celebrating 57 years of being a runner. No wonder I am tired.

Here's what Jennie Blake does when she's not running everywhere:

My running streak day 186

Well a big day today. I ran 6k in the morning and another 11k in the evening, making a grand total of 17k. So good to have cooler weather, let's hope it lasts and winter takes a while to arrive!
There are only three Thursdays of daylight saving left and we will be at Stromlo Forest Park for those three Thursdays. Captain's call, we go back to Parliament House on Thursdays after that [I could survey 50 speedygeese but I would get 25+ different answers].

Training tonight: Jen, Isaac, Bron, Andrew and I did their own thing; doing the actual planned training session of 500 + 400 + 2x300 + 3x200 + 500 were Paul Q, Colin, Jennie, and Jenny. It was good to catch up with Alan and Barbara Duus while they were watching their grandchildren on the cycling track, and Thach with his children were there as well.

Here is a nice pic of Gwen and Richard, at the top of Australia, relatively new to Australia and relatively new to the speedygeese.



New people are often the best and these are no exception!

My running streak day 185

Today a bit tired, I managed to fit in 6k in the morning; later a spot of soft tissue therapy turned out to be the final such session for a while, now to get stronger again and see if there are more fitness gains to be had.

Meanwhile, please do join us on Mondays at Parliament House! We have a great time. Photos by Ruth.

All the recent speedygeese race results

YCRC Women’s Jogalong 03 March
32. Caroline Campbell W75 37:54
35. Nadine Morrison W45 29:37
39. Kathy Sims W65 33:12
45. Cathy Montalto W65 35:50
57 finishers

AMRA Mount Ainslie 2.2k run-up 05 March
5. Michael Smith 17.01
6.Craig Wurtz 17.34
12. Caroline Campbell 24.18
13 finishers

Lake Tuggeranong Stakes 6k 05 March
2. Sandeep Chandra 32:41
3. James O'Neill 32:43
4. Cameron Curry 27:28
7. Gary Bowen 30:13
12. Roger Pilkington 34:38
13 finishers

YCRC Summer Series #6 Boat House East ~5.4k 05 March
8. Paul Trumble M30 23:47
9. Louise Sharp W35 23:51
14. Rohan Pitchford M55 26:29
19. Craig Wurtz M50 27:42
22. Maria O'Reilly W60 29:32
26. Kathy Sims W65 32:51
32. Ruth Baussmann W65 34:39
39 finishers

YCRC Summer Series #6 Boat House East 2k 05 March
4. Darcy Morrison 5 12:55
5. Nadine Morrison W45 12:56
9. Molly Morrison 5 16:34
10. Brett Morrison M50 16:34
14 finishers

ACTMA Track and Field 07 March
3000m
5 Nigel England M55 12:28
8 Ruth Baussmann W65 16:44
9 Roger Pilkington M60 13:42
10 Dale Moore M55 13:43
11 Craig Wurtz M50 13:38
12 Margaret McSpadden W70 19:03
13 finishers

800m
M55 Peter Brown 2:36.74 78.6%
M55 Nigel England 2:49.94 71.9
W40 Vanessa Haverd 2:44.93 71.3
W75 Caroline Campbell 4:00.37 86.2

Spiral 6
5 Roger Pilkington M60 12:27
6 Vanessa Haverd W40 10:04
8 Nigel England M55 10:39
9 Ruth Baussmann W65 14:12
11 Michael Smith M50 10:08
12 Carinna Tong W45 11:50
13 Craig Wurtz M50 11:39
15 Peter Brown M55 10:29
18 Margaret McSpadden W70 17:39

Customs 5k handicap 08 March
3 Craig Wurtz 24:35
5 Roger Pilkington 26:52
8 Caroline Campbell 32:19
10 Colin Farlow 20:01
13 Giles Lamb 22:12
14 James O'Neill 25:18
15 Gary Bowen 25:59
20 Carolyne Kramar 40:07
23 Peter Thomson 43:35
24 finishers

Six Foot Track 09 March
33 Rowan Lewis 4:09.49
127 Martin Pogson 4:44.58
262 James Swann 5:11.46

Ginninderra 5k parkrun #356 09 March
20 Andrew SIMPSON 21:31 M45
35 Geoff MOORE 23:25 M70
47 Jane LILLEY 23:52 W45
54 Debra KAY 24:13 W50
62 Mick KONEMANN 24:46 M50
66 David BAUSSMANN 25:06 M65
87 Bron SPARKES 26:47 W40
89 William BARLOW 26:49 M35
95 Jennifer KELLETT 27:21 W60
110 Cathy NEWMAN 28:33 W55
135 Ruth BAUSSMANN 30:37 W65
136 Jennifer MAY 30:37 W60
263 finishers

Tuggeranong 5k parkrun #317 09 March
3 Jeff GREY 18:20 M55
13 Nigel ENGLAND 20:51 M55
34 Shane WRIGHT 23:18 M45
61 Chris GAMMON 25:15 M55
99 Bronwyn CALVER 27:17 W45
118 Suzie GYE 28:39 W40
149 Ricky SOMERVILLE 31:26 M50
270 finishers

Gungahlin 5k parkrun #286 09 March
175 Margaret MCSPADDEN 32:40 W70
277 finishers

Burley Griffin 5k parkrun #145 09 March
16 Louise SHARP 19:46 W35
17 Stuart DOYLE 19:46 M50
91 Janene KINGSTON 25:01 W50
154 Deborah DAVIS 28:22 W55
169 Caroline CAMPBELL 29:14 W75
307 finishers

Coombs 5k parkrun #52 09 March
6 David CLARKE 22:33 M60
8 Scott IMHOFF 22:42 M40
10 Isaac MUSCAT 23:01 M11
11 Jen BRIGHT 23:01 W40
12 Craig WURTZ 23:50 M50
15 Pieta SMITH 24:35 W45
20 Lisa MCDONALD 25:03 W40 **New PB**
23 Paul QUINN 25:24 M35
42 Andrew SMITH 29:43 M45
65 Ewen THOMPSON 48:02 M60
72 Gary BOWEN 50:45 M60
72 finishers

Mount Ainslie 5k parkrun #44 09 March
results next time...

Queanbeyan 5k parkrun #97 09 March
106 finishers

Goulburn 5k parkrun #58 09 March
22 Dale MOORE 24:07 M55
81 finishers

Braidwood Showground 5k parkrun #24 09 March
25 finishers

Jindabyne 5k parkrun #9 09 March
1 Jacob MILLER 19:55 M11
4 Chloe MILLER 22:25 W11
5 Kevin MILLER 23:07 M40
8 Celina MILLER 25:33 W40
23 Vanessa PALMER 30:11 W45 **New PB**
41 finishers

Bowral 5k parkrun #234 09 March
96 Norma WALLETT 37:11 W85
119 finishers

Batemans Bay 5k parkrun #149 09 March
43 Rae PALMER 29:01 W70
75 finishers

Kirra 5k parkrun #357 09 March
129 Jennie BLAKE 30:41 W60
214 finishers

Huskisson 5k parkrun #58 09 March
25 Cameron CURRY 24:10 M35
149 finishers

My running streak day 184

Today I ran 2.7k to/from another intense gym circuit. These are harder than the gym sessions I had been used to, but better for me now I think. I am going well this week, and will recheck my sore bits with Clinic88 therapists tomorrow, expecting improvement to be noted.

Here are Dave Clarke photos from a recent run:

Giles



Thommo

My running streak day 183

This morning I jogged 2k, and tonight I ran another 14.3k at speedygeese training. I ran with Miranda early, then got the geese to run Rose Garden 200s, we haven't done these for a while. Participating were Giles, Gwen, Paul Q, Allie + Peach, George, Lisa, Sandeep, Jenny, Deborah, Rae and Ruth. They ran 9, 10, 11 or 12 of the 200m sprints with the longer recovery in between.

Oh Janene!



Oh Chloe!

There were two trees in the garden...

Song of the Week. Foals – 2 Trees.
From https://youtu.be/g_rnsAASJpc

my running streak day 182

Today I ran 10k at Stromlo with Andrew, feeling comfortable for most of it, and running quicker than usual. Tomorrow is a holiday in the ACT, but training will be on at the usual time.

Photos from yesterday's Ginninderra parkrun:

Andrew


me


Jane


Debra


Mick


David


Bron


William


CJ

My running streak day 181

Saturday again already and didn't feel like running hard. Went to Ginninderra and ran my best time there since August 2017. To put it in perspective, I have run at Ginninderra 26 times in between, not as fast. So there you go. The other good thing about today's run was, no soreness, probably for the first time since that 2017 run. Today I even threw in a few surges, the first during the first km, and still felt good all the way. Perhaps I am starting to regain some fitness? Let's hope so. Total for the day with the warm-up, 7k. Time at Lake G: 23:25.

This was me Thursday/Friday this week.

My running streak day 180

I managed to fit in a morning run, just 3k. I did a few exercises too, and also walked for a while.

Some of my old pictures: I have run well long ago, regardless of whether I run well in the future or not.

My running streak day 179

Another big day of running - firstly a 50 minute gym circuit in the morning, a 2k run with it, and another 8k with the speedygeese in the evening. The evening session was 4 x 1k with a jog in between, although some did their own thing. Present were Dave, Colin, Paul Q, Isaac, Jen, Lisa, Jenny, Sandeep, Andrew, Bron, Jennie and me. Seen in the vicinity - Jacob G.

My running streak day 178

Weary - so - a 6k jog today. Tired from yesterday's gym plus run, I guess.
Gym yesterday gym tomorrow but never gym today. [Alice in Wonderland mis-quote]

A host of happy speedygeese celebrating Gwen's birthday last Monday:

all the latest speedygeese race results

Lake Tuggeranong Stakes 6k 26 February
1. Sandeep Chandra 29:30
4. Carolyne Kramar 40:45
11. Gary Bowen 31:00
13. Roger Pilkington 34:26
14. Cameron Curry 31:26
16. James O'Neill 45:00
17 finishers

Ginninderra 7k Handicap 26 February
14 finishers

YCRC Summer Series #5 Barrenjoey Drive 5k 26 February
8. Louise Sharp W35 20:13
18. Craig Wurtz M50 24:02
36. Caroline Campbell W75 34:40
37. Carolyne Kramar W50 37:53
37 finishers

ACTMA Track and Field 28 February
3000m
W40 Vanessa Haverd 11:50.10 74.6%
M50 Damian Rutledge 12:44.13 66.9
M55 Dale Moore 13:59.63 63.5
M60 Roger Pilkington 14:35.45 62.5

Mile
M55 Dale Moore 6:47.78 66.1%

Customs 5k handicap 01 March
1 Roger Pilkington 27:35
9 Colin Farlow 19:51
10 Craig Wurtz 24:52
12 Bill Arthur 31:29
14 Giles Lamb 23:00
15 Bronwyn Calver 29:43
16 Caroline Campbell 34:29
17 Gary Bowen 27:26
18 James O'Neill 27:00
20 finishers

Ginninderra 5k parkrun #355 02 March
23 Andrew SIMPSON 21:05 M45
38 Scott MARSHALL 22:40 M55
76 Jane LILLEY 25:20 W45
121 Bron SPARKES 28:30 W40
130 Celina MILLER 28:52 W40
151 Jennifer MAY 30:22 W60
192 Jack SIMPSON 33:33 M11
321 finishers

Tuggeranong 5k parkrun #316 02 March
25 Craig WURTZ 21:58 M50
34 Richard NETHERSOLE 22:35 M35
66 James O'NEILL 25:43 M50
71 David WEBSTER 26:05 M65
81 Chris GAMMON 26:37 M55
127 Suzie GYE 29:02 W40
198 Ricky SOMERVILLE 33:19 M50
330 finishers

Gungahlin 5k parkrun #285 02 March
52 Geoff MOORE 23:28 M70
88 Lisa MCDONALD 24:52 W40
91 Janene KINGSTON 24:55 W50
93 Andrew BRAY 25:01 M40
216 Margaret MCSPADDEN 31:46 W70
389 finishers

Burley Griffin 5k parkrun #144 02 March
4 Isaac MUSCAT 17:54 M11 **New PB**
10 Jen BRIGHT 19:05 W40 **New PB**
14 Scott IMHOFF 19:26 M40 **New PB**
15 Peter BROWN 19:41 M55
19 David CLARKE 19:54 M60 **New PB**
50 Sandeep CHANDRA 23:05 M45 **Equal PB**
115 Elizabeth BENNETT 26:37 W55
144 Jennie BLAKE 28:24 W60
155 Michael HORAN 29:01 M55
179 Caroline CAMPBELL 30:19 W75
304 April BARLOW 1:04:35 W10
305 Kristie BARLOW 1:04:44 W30
306 William BARLOW 1:04:45 M35
307 Penelope BARLOW 1:04:46 W10 **New PB**
308 Gary BOWEN 1:04:46 M60
308 finishers

Coombs 5k parkrun #51 02 March
11 Nigel ENGLAND 21:50 M55
22 Pieta SMITH 24:27 W45
50 Andrew SMITH 28:27 M45
110 finishers

Mount Ainslie 5k parkrun #43 02 March
10 Stuart DOYLE 20:27 M50
11 Louise SHARP 20:52 W35
124 William ARTHUR 31:50 M65
143 Helen WAY 34:39 W50
184 finishers

Queanbeyan 5k parkrun #96 02 March
1 Bernardo PALMA 18:15 M35 **New PB**
145 finishers

Goulburn 5k parkrun #57 02 March
19 Dale MOORE 24:18 M55
115 finishers

Braidwood Showground 5k parkrun #23 02 March
47 finishers

Jindabyne 5k parkrun #8 02 March
32 finishers

Bowral 5k parkrun #233 02 March
76 Norma WALLETT 37:40 W85
93 finishers

Batemans Bay 5k parkrun #148 02 March
62 finishers

Centennial 5k parkrun #21 02 March
122 David BAUSSMANN 24:27 M65
246 Ruth BAUSSMANN 30:24 W65
329 finishers

Bernardo racing at Queanbeyan

my running streak day 177

This morning I did another good circuit class of 45 minutes, and trotted around for 6k. On track for ????

Isaac's PB - very much on track!

My running streak day 176

I ran 15k in all today; and a stormy Parliament House session consisting of 3 x 860m with 430m jog in between (plus a short rest) was enjoyed by Deborah, Jennie, Ruth, Jenny, Bernardo, Richard, Colin, Paul, Lisa, George, Celina, Kevin, Jacob, Chloe, Allie, Kahlia, Gwen and Peach plus me of course. [Edit: Warrick dropped in to say hello]. Afterwards we hung around to celebrate Gwen's birthday with champagne. And we were introduced to Percy Pigs, a popular British confection. I took the opportunity to return the favour with a Caramello Koala.

Here's the lovely Bron, who joins us at Stromlo Forest Park on Thursdays. Photo taken there, by Bron...