School of Running

Who would like to run a steeplechase? Steeple Gag - Videos buzz Monday night training: Parliament House west side intervals over 360m w...

coming events, week 9 of year 2011 Mon 28th 4:30pm Parliament House 8k jog 5:30pm Parliament House speedygeese training Tue 1st 6:15pm ...

ACTVAC Handicap - North Curtin 6.2k 6 Maria O'Reilly W55 28:33 83.2% **silver** 8 Geoff Moore M60 27:07 79.7 14 Alan Duus ...

I have now put my entry in for the WESTON CREEK HALF MARATHON! Yes I really have! It's on Sunday 13 March. My next challenge, and always...

The term "speed endurance" is often applied to sprinters when addressing how to extend their 100m speed to 200m or even 400m. This...

Last week I felt weary most of the week. This week I feel like I have plenty of energy. Could the reason be that I bought a fuel belt on M...

The following club championship events will be held over the next few weeks: Date Event Venue Thurs 24 Feb Pentathlon 10000m walk (in co...

The next big running event in Canberra is the Weston Creek Half marathon, on Sunday 13 March. A most enjoyable and social event, with heaps ...

Trevor Jacobs wins the Percy Cerutty award Twelve runners ran all four major races and were eligible for the award; Trevor came out on top f...

Saturday training : the Metro Runners did 12k in my absence, present were Mary, Ann, Chuan and [one other whose name will come back to me s...

The verdict on Firefox : I finally got around to trying out the Firefox browser. A couple of very minor oddities detected, no more than for ...

Congratulations to Kathy Sims, Maria O'Reilly, Helen Larmour and Kathy Southgate on their 4 x 1500m W50 Australian record. The record w...

Running: For the March 12 Weston Creek Half Marathon , online entries close on Wednesday 9 March. The website is http://www.westoncreekathl...

...that body weight and distance race times are related. Here's a chart which shows how my body weight increased since June when I got t...

Training at Parliament House : a fine evening, some easterly breeze, slightly warm for the early run but most pleasant for the interval sess...

Something different, before I type up "what's on this week", here are my personal plans. I shall be changing my routine to acc...

Compared with training only short distances at a fast pace, long slow running gets you fitter. Long slow running gives you a fitness base wh...

It's raining again (as I compose this Friday afternoon as an advance post) . Here's a photo of a spiderweb from a couple of days ago...

What I am reading : Kraken : by China Miéville . Neil Gaiman is still my favourite author by far, but I haven't read any China Miévill...

Speedygeese Recent Results -  Summer Series Race 2: Boathouse West, Tuesday 8 February 30.       Bob Harlow                   M60      21...