School of Running

Happy Birthday Rod! Rod turned 50 on Monday. Welcome to the M50's! Happy birthday also to Joel , 26 on Monday. Happy birthday also...

Each year I post my choices for the best new albums of the year. Running and music so go together; rhythm, you know. This year is interestin...

As part of the 2010 Canberra Marathon negotiations, it has been pointed out that 2010 would be the 2500th anniversary of the battle of Marat...

ACTVAC RUN/WALK HANDICAP ANNUAL AWARDS - 2009 POINTSCORE COMPETITION THOMAS SERIES 1. Bob Lowry (1103) ...

Bronwyn, Jodie Stand up, Ruth! Ruth, Ewen. Ewen was also lurking in the background of the first picture. Too tall! Results Vets Track...

I haven't yet had time to update my "Speedygeese training venue" link on the side-bar. We train at Pialligo at 8am on Saturda...

Things are much simpler than they appear. “Man has an uncontrollable urge to make things more complicated than they are. We constantly see...

this photo by john Kennedy; I took the other three. Results Tuesday’s Spring Series race #5: Weston Park 5k cross country. 26. Geo...

Jodie features in R4YL magazine this month: There are many photos from Sunday's presentations (and our coffee time at Yarraluml...

Early on Goose hug, Gary and Rachelle Gary winning bronze and apparently the whole Gordon family winning gold and silver Gary ...

"The best laid schemes o' geese an' men Gang aft agley" (whatever “Gang aft agley” means!) Taken before the presentat...

Fly Sit, Stand, Walk, Run Had we but world enough, and time, This coyness, lady, were no crime. We would sit down and think which way ...

Out galloped they all from Brattingsborg, As fast as they could speed ; But Vitting bold came running behind, Because he had no steed. I...

Margaret at the start of the O'Connor Ridge monthly handicap The final handicap for the year is this Sunday, 8:30am (note the earlie...

It should come as no surprise that Olympic bronze medallists are generally happier than Olympic silver medallists, according to a study a f...

Tony Booth has kindly offered to host our Saturday training, given that Stromlo is unavailable. We park at the old Pialligo school (direc...

It looks as if we are in for a long hot summer. There have been record high temperatures for November in many parts of the country, we are i...

Catherine & Graeme at O'Connor Ridge My plans this week Monday 23/11 Parliament House: 4:30pm 8k jog, 5:30pm interval training...

Some years, but not this year. The deep space marathon held this morning would have been rather warm and muggy I imagine despite the 5:45am ...

" What if the author is no bard, But writes a dogg'rel song; What if the muse her aid refuse, While he doth creep along? The sq...