Sri Chinmoy Hurlstone Park - Sunday 21st June 2009
Kylie Walker.....running!
Tarn and kb
Helmet
Toni & Helmet - 3rd & 4th in age groups.The triathlon season may be in hibernation but there is plenty of action happening at various running races around Sydney.
Last weekend saw 7 club members front up for race 3 in the Sri Chinmoy series. This was held over a fairly flat course along the Cooks River at Hurlstone Park. Wet weather in the lead up to the race made the course interesting with a giant lake covering part of the path and a long section of sticky mud on another part of the course that had to be carefully negotiated.
Everyone raced the 8km course with 4km and 16km distances also on offer.
Standout performances on the day were from Toni who won 3rd in her age group with a time of 47:36 and from Helmet who came 4th in his age group with a time of 33:07.
Also making huge improvements is Tarn who took 3 mins off her previous 8km race on what was a tougher course. AWESOME!
Club results:
- Alison Gilmore 48:37
- Rob (Helmet) Lutz 33:07
- Adam (Tick Tock/Princess) Luck 36:23
- Tarn Luck 55:53
- Kylie Walker 48:54
- Toni Wood 47:36
- Cheri (kb) Lutz 55:52
Sydney Marathon Clinic - Sunday 21st June 2009
Sunday also saw the last Sydney Marathon Clinic race for the season. (Aunty) Karin Kaehne has been putting in some solid training of late and lined up for the 30km event. This was her second attempt that this distance this year. Helmet had given her special strategic advice the night before and she was keen to have a go at a PB.
We were excited to receive a phone call after the race from an excited Aunty K telling us that she had run a 4 minute PB finishing in 2:29:06!!!!!
Aunty is in training for the Cities Marathon in July - we can't wait to see how she goes!
Also racing the 30km was our very own Koppo Kopcikas. Koppo has just completed 50 runs in 50 days and performed admirably in the 30km coming home in 2:39:32.
Racing the 10km event was Nick (Benjamin Button) Taylor. We haven't seen much of Nick of late so it was good to hear that he is back out on the road again. Nick completed the 10km in a tidy 46:00.
Get out and run
There are so many good races around at the moment. Here are a few that we will be involved in:
- 12 July - Sri Chinmoy race 4 Dolls Point 5km, 10km or 21km - http://www.srichinmoyraces.org.au/
- 2 August - Bay Run 7km - http://www.bayrun.com.au/
- 9 August - City to Surf 14km - http://www.citytosurf.com.au/
- 13 September - Sri Chinmoy race 5 Prospect Creek 6km, 12km or 24km - http://www.srichinmoyraces.org.au/
- 20 September - Sydney Running festival, family fun run, 9km bridge run, 1/2 marathon and marathon - http://www.sydneymarathon.org/
If you want to improve your running Balance offers 3 different session each week that will get you on the way to running your personal best.
Death by Helmet sessions
Monday and Wednesday mornings at 6am starting opposite Le Montage
Ring Rob (Helmet) for more information.
These sessions cater to all skill levels so don't be put off by the name!
Club social run
Thursday nights at 630pm starting opposite Le Montage
Whether you are fast, slow or a walker this is a great way to get out and get active with some like minded souls.
If you are participating in an event, or know of a good event that we might be interested in, please drop me an email at rlutz@bigpond.net.au
Cheers for now
Cheri/kb
Club Captain
