My running streak day 145

I was quite sore today and still did my 60 minute gym circuit. I ran my scheduled 5k as well; it was a cooler day; but one of my slower runs.

Here is Suzie and her little one, two years old so cute, cooling off at the Botanic Gardens a few days ago, when it was very hot elsewhere.

My running streak day 144

Another stinking hot day, windy with it, and another great turn-out at training. Possibly because (a) it is still school holidays in Canberra, and (b) we retire to the new facility at Stromlo after training, The Handlebar. I ran 7k including 6 x 1k runs, the fastest of which was 4:22. Most of the others ran 1k reps too, with variations. Present were Paul McG, Paul Q, Jen, Jennie, Jenny, Brownie, me, Celina, Chloe, Jacob, Kevin, new Michael, Andrew, Annette and of course Isaac.


Still running slowly but will get faster soon.

My running streak day 143

Today I jogged 2k to the gym, exercised for an hour, then ran 7k around Lake Ginninderra. Surprisingly, after having a race day rather than an easy day, yesterday, all is well. Hot and humid though, very few people out there today.


Ewen and I, resting on the top of a hill ("The Pimple") on Sunday.

My running streak day 142

At last, YCRC races returned, with the first of the weekly Summer Series events at Stromlo Forest Park on this afternoon, meaning that I could join in with that instead of figuring out and trying to get motivated about what run I was going to do. I ran 25:34 for the race, it's a bit over 5k, it includes slow (for me) hills. And humidity was high as well as temperature being at least 33 degrees out there. No shade, either, but at least there was a breeze at times. My km splits varied between 5:05 (+13 elev) to 4:46 (-21 elev). And I had to sprint at the end to hold off a fast finishing Natty B, who had been a long way back at 4k, taking it easy until then.

With a 2k warm-up and a 2k cool-down, that was 9k for the day for me.

Here are some pics from the Mount Ainslie parkrun last Saturday. Taken by Lisa. Thanks Lisa.

speedygeese race results

**The 8-week YCRC Summer Series starts tonight**

Lake Tuggeranong Stakes 6k 22 January
2. Gary Bowen 33:40
3. Peter Thomson 40:47
4. James O'Neill 31:49
5. Sandeep Chandra 36:55
7. Cameron Curry 35:18
8. Roger Pilkington 38:23
11. Carolyne Kramar 43:23
17 finishers

Ginninderra 5k parkrun #350 26 January
50 David BAUSSMANN 25:38 M65
69 Peter THOMSON 27:35 M55
98 Cathy NEWMAN 30:37 W55
109 Ruth BAUSSMANN 31:48 W65
161 Ewen THOMPSON 38:49 M60
235 finishers

Tuggeranong 5k parkrun #311 26 January
3 Jeff GREY 19:05 M55
5 Paul TRUMBLE 20:12 M30
6 David CLARKE 20:28 M60
15 Nigel ENGLAND 21:18 M55
17 Michael SMITH 21:27 M50 **New PB**
26 Scott MARSHALL 22:41 M50
37 James O'NEILL 23:14 M50
50 Shane WRIGHT 24:29 M45
77 Chris GAMMON 26:52 M55
140 Suzie GYE 31:03 W40
165 Ricky SOMERVILLE 33:32 M50
174 Jason LEWIS 35:13 M40
320 finishers

Gungahlin 5k parkrun #280 26 January
2 Stuart DOYLE 18:45 M50
10 Louise SHARP 21:02 W35
30 Geoff MOORE 24:15 M70
37 Gavin MONGAN 24:53 M35
161 Margaret MCSPADDEN 36:24 W70
282 finishers

Burley Griffin 5k parkrun #139 26 January
27 Amanda MCCORMACK 21:36 W35
40 Craig WURTZ 23:15 M50
99 Elizabeth BENNETT 27:23 W55
100 Kelley HORAN 27:27 W55
113 Deborah DAVIS 28:43 W55
157 Jennie BLAKE 32:43 W60
164 Caroline CAMPBELL 33:43 W75
254 Gary BOWEN 51:29 M60
270 finishers

Coombs 5k parkrun #46 26 January
55 George QUARMBY 35:16 M60
78 finishers

Mount Ainslie 5k parkrun #38 26 January
18 Giles LAMB 23:39 M45
40 Sandeep CHANDRA 26:12 M45
43 Andrew BRAY 26:29 M40
46 Lisa MCDONALD 26:59 W40
79 Annette SUGDEN 31:04 W55
83 Catherine MONTALTO 31:38 W65
106 Carolyne KRAMAR 38:23 W50
152 finishers

Queanbeyan 5k parkrun #91 26 January
113 finishers

Goulburn 5k parkrun #52 26 January
76 finishers

Braidwood Showground 5k parkrun #18 26 January
1 Jacob MILLER 19:56 M11
4 Kevin MILLER 22:49 M40
5 Chloe MILLER 23:27 W11
6 Celina MILLER 25:39 W40
55 finishers

Jindabyne 5k parkrun #33 26 January
42 finishers

Batemans Bay 5k parkrun #143 26 January
3 Bernardo PALMA 17:56 M35 **New PB**
15 Ryan HUYNH 21:31 M10 **New PB**
16 Thach HUYNH 21:32 M40 **New PB**
58 Kerron CLARE 28:32 W50
59 Vanessa PALMER 28:40 W45
135 finishers

Orange 5k parkrun #118 26 January
35 William BARLOW 26:40 M35
178 finishers

Nepean River 5k parkrun #119 26 January
57 Andrew SMITH 29:36 M45
178 finishers

Bega 5k parkrun #179 26 January
5 Angus LAMB 21:59 M40 **New PB**
82 finishers

Forest Lake 5k parkrun #47 26 January
55 Bronwyn CALVER 32:04 W45
158 finishers

Albert 5k parkrun, Melbourne #376 26 January
398 Jennifer MAY 33:02 W60
539 finishers

ACTMA Central Curtin 6.3k handicap 27 January
1 Maria O'Reilly W60 35:26
2 Peter Thomson M55 42:51
8 Peter Brown M55 27:27
14 Nigel England M55 28:52
16 Rod Lynch M55 27:24
21 David Baussmann M65 33:02
28 Mick Charlton M65 42:21
30 Nadine Morrison W45 31:49
31 George Quarmby M60 44:22
32 Craig Wurtz M50 33:44
39 Caroline Campbell W75 45:46
40 Jennie Blake W60 44:25
45 Roger Pilkington M60 42:18
47 finishers

ACTMA Central Curtin 3k handicap 27 January
1 Gary Bowen M60 14:02 **gold**
4 Cathy Newman W55 17:37
5 Cathy Montalto W65 16:43
13 Jill Pearson W60 17:18
24 finishers

Louise (10th) and Stuart (2nd) at Gungahlin parkrun

My running streak day 141

Today was Monday and a public holiday (why?) to boot. I jogged 1k early in the day (in case we were washed out later), then did a 7k early run at Parliament House in the afternoon, then was shocked/ surprised/ delighted to greet 21 other runners at Parliament House for Monday training, surely a record by far for a public holiday. We went down to "Court 8" and ran 3 and 2 person relays around the 400m loop which includes the very steep grassy hill. Attending along with me were Gwen, Vanessa H, Michael, Deborah, Giles, Lisa, Kevin, Chloe, Jacob, Celina, Ruth, Jennie, Colin, Jen, George, Annette (still visiting), another Paul (new), Tiffany (new), Rae, and Erica (age 5) who also ran several loops with us, and not slow either! Dave was sighted as well although he did his own thing. A 5k there made it 13k for the day for me.

Some of tonight's crowd. (Thanks Annette/Ruth for the photos)

Yet...

Song of the Week. Switchfoot's Yet. From https://youtu.be/_R822eBwx9k

My running streak day 140 - week 20.

Today I ran 12.5k at Stromlo Forest Park, watching the Australian Trials for the World Cross Country. That means I ran a total of 63k this week, another improvement.

Here's Jennie running the Burley Griffin parkrun yesterday.

My running streak day 139 - Australia Day

Not just Australia Day, but, being Saturday, parkrun day.

It was 30 degrees in the morning! Gungahlin parkrun, 30th place, a comfortable 24:15.
Not trying to run hard, what a difference 10 seconds slower than normal per km makes.

And a rest in the shade after the run...


Jenni, Kristy and me.

Total for the morning, 13k.

My running streak day 138

I spent an hour in the gym doing circuit training, and ran 5k mostly in shade on a very hot day. The first 4k was slow due to cramping in my right foot, which I suspect was caused by tight laces. We will see another day.

Here is a photo by Lisa at Handlebar at Stromlo Forest Park, where 14 of us went and relaxed after training Thursday afternoon.

My running streak day 137

Tonight was training at Stromlo Forest Park, I ran, we had a visit from Annette, and joining us were Brownie, Ruth, Jennie, Lisa, Gwen, Allie, Jen, Isaac, Colin, Kevin, Chloe, Celina and Jacob. The training session was warm-up, 8 x 300 fast with 100 walk intervals, cool-down. Then all but Annette retired to the Handlebar at Stromlo where we enjoyed a drink and each other's company. Definitely a must to be repeated on future Thursdays!


The place to be, not just after cycling, with the best local brews. See yesterday's photo, too.

My running streak day 136

Today I spent an hour at the gym doing strengthening and flexibility exercises, and ran 8k while it was 32 to 33 degrees, mostly running in shade. I felt OK.

Tomorrow after Stromlo training I might stop here for a coffee.. it will be open.

All the recent speedygeese race results

YCRC Women’s Jogalong 06 January
17. Caroline Campbell 37:29
25. Nadine Morrison 29:29
39. Cathy Montalto 35:48
60 finishers

Lake Tuggeranong Stakes 6k 15 January
1. Gary Bowen 34:44
2. Carolyne Kramar 45:48
3. Roger Pilkington 41:07
4. Peter Thomson 41:21
5. James O'Neill 35:31
6. Cameron Curry 34:19
7. Sandeep Chandra 35:36
18 finishers

Ginninderra 5k parkrun #349 19 January
31 Kevin MILLER 23:10 M40
51 Chloe MILLER 25:10 W11
54 Jane LILLEY 25:17 W45
123 Roger PILKINGTON 30:00 M60
130 Ruth BAUSSMANN 30:38 W65
150 Cathy NEWMAN 32:08 W55
311 finishers

Tuggeranong 5k parkrun #310 19 January
4 Jeff GREY 19:25 M55
7 Peter BROWN 20:17 M55 **New PB**
10 Nigel ENGLAND 20:44 M55
25 Michael SMITH 22:07 M50
56 Shane WRIGHT 24:11 M45
93 Jason LEWIS 26:30 M40
110 Chris GAMMON 27:53 M55
116 Kerron CLARE 28:10 W50
135 Michael THOMPSON 29:09 M50 **New PB**
146 Suzie GYE 29:56 W40
270 Jason ROBERTS 38:48 M40
375 finishers

Gungahlin 5k parkrun #279 19 January
56 Geoff MOORE 23:31 M70
187 Margaret MCSPADDEN 32:36 W70
336 finishers

Burley Griffin 5k parkrun #138 19 January
72 Kelley HORAN 24:43 W55
89 Michael HORAN 25:28 M55
96 Shareen UNDERWOOD 25:42 W35
157 Deborah DAVIS 29:50 W55
159 Jennifer NETHERSOLE 29:52 W45
160 Richard NETHERSOLE 29:54 M35
341 finishers

Coombs 5k parkrun #45 19 January
12 Gavin MONGAN 23:40 M35
19 Yili ZHU 25:36 M55
20 Pieta SMITH 25:41 W45
27 Gary BOWEN 26:25 M60
53 Kirrily SARTORE 30:15 W40
95 finishers

Mount Ainslie 5k parkrun #37 19 January
2 Stuart DOYLE 19:11 M50 **New PB**
15 Louise SHARP 22:04 W35
20 Isaac MUSCAT 23:08 M11
22 Jen BRIGHT 23:12 W40
23 David CLARKE 23:18 M60
42 Sandeep CHANDRA 26:01 M45
57 Annette SUGDEN 28:06 W55
141 Helen WAY 39:29 W50 **New PB**
148 William ARTHUR 40:42 M65
176 finishers

Queanbeyan 5k parkrun #90 19 January
20 Helen NORTHEY 26:41 W40 **New PB**
38 Vanessa PALMER 30:39 W45
52 Bernardo PALMA 33:23 M35
125 finishers

Goulburn 5k parkrun #51 19 January
64 finishers

Braidwood Showground 5k parkrun #17 19 January
29 finishers

Jindabyne 5k parkrun #32 19 January
44 finishers

Bowral 5k parkrun #227 19 January
73 Norma WALLETT 40:34 W85
87 finishers

Batemans Bay 5k parkrun #142 19 January
103 finishers

Wagga 5k parkrun #72 19 January
37 Lisa MCDONALD 25:34 W40
117 finishers

Shellharbour 5k parkrun #242 19 January
119 William BARLOW 31:29 M35
270 finishers

Logan River 5k parkrun #284 19 January
111 Bronwyn CALVER 31:08 W45
284 finishers

Queenstown 5k parkrun #31 19 January
29 Andrew SIMPSON 26:20 M45
52 Jack SIMPSON 31:18 M11
78 finishers

Kowen New Year’s Resolution 12k 20 January
2. Bernardo Palma 56:16
35. Jacob Miller 1:14:58
36. Kevin Miller 1:14:59
49. Kristy Primrose 1:19:44
78. Kerron Clare 1:24:21
95. Gabrielle Brown 1:28:09
123. Shareen Underwood 1:33:19
199. Bill Arthur 2:09:06
214 finishers

Kowen New Year’s Resolution 21.1k 20 January
5. Rowan Lewis 1:44:29
15. Monika Holmwood 1:53:10
19. Paul Trumble 1:56:15
20. Martin Pogson 1:57:06
30. Paul McGeachie 2:04:07
46. Shiree Yap 2:12:31
56. Allie Corripio 2:17:07
59. Amanda McCormack 2:17:59
69. Michael Thompson 2:23:16
85. Chris Gammon 2:27:38
129. Maria O'Reilly 2:47:29
131. Jennifer Kellett 2:48:02
156. Mick Horan 3:09:02
181 finishers

More Kowen pictures


Bill Arthur


Melissa Clarke


Happy faces at the half marathon start

My running streak day 135

In the morning I ran a real recovery run (yesterday's wasn't a recovery run as it turned out). Just 4.2k, one-tenth of a marathon, before the heat arrived. But it means I will have to do a longer run tomorrow.

Here is Vanessa's selfie from yesterday, with distant speedygeese:

My running streak day 134

Another hot day (32 degrees all session) and a reasonable turn-out at Parliament House. We enjoyed 20 minutes of 3 person relays (longer loop), and ten minutes of 2 person relays (shorter loop) mostly in shade with a breeze helping to keep us cool. Participating were Jennie, George, Ruth, Deborah, Vanessa, Lisa, Colin, Paul, Gwen, Michael, Giles, me, and Mick (new), JennyM (new). Earler too I caught up with Warrick (temporarily out of action) with Jess and Vanessa.

My day 134 total distance run = 12.8k

And Kowen trail run was on yesterday .. hundreds of photos on their FB page.


Monika


Mick


Shiree

Under the Milky Way

Song of the Week: Under the Milky Way, by The Church, at https://youtu.be/mA54NBtPKdI

My running streak day 133

I ran with the speedygeese at 7:00am today, a nice hilly run from Stromlo Forest Park.
Distance: 13k for me.




Photo by Ruth (as you can see). I am hiding at the back.

Next Sunday morning at Stromlo are the Australian selection trials for the World Cross Country, I will be there jogging around watching. First event men's 10k, at 7:30am.

My running streak day 132

Today I ran 11.5k in the morning including the Gungahlin parkrun. My time was 23:31, I will take that as a good run on a humid day, I was sweating even before we started. Signs are that I am getting fitter still, so no reason to change my training routine, not yet anyway.

I would like to revisit the Shellharbour course again one day, it can't be muggier there than it has been here! I see on Strava that William ran Shellharbour today.

My running streak day 131

Earlier today I ran 5.2k, venturing this time onto and around the Belconnen Golf course.



Later in the day I completed a 60 minute gym circuit as well.

My running streak day 130

Speedygeese training is cancelled this evening, owing to the total file ban, Stromlo Forest Park possibly being closed, and it being predicted to still exceed 40 degrees when training is due to start. So I ran in the morning while it was around 25 degrees, an 8k run through Higgins and Holt.

Here's Helen, running Mount Ainslie parkrun last Saturday.