Run 453

After the hot weather this week it was lovely to get up to a relatively cooler morning for the run along the river. Thanks to Nada (and Stephen) for walking earlier and doing the timing this morning.

Nada and Stephen were the only two out on the 2 km course this morning with everyone else in the main (handicapped) section. Atsuko was the first back over the line today in a perfectly timed run coming in at exactly the 30 minute mark. Due to running a shorter distance for this  season, she could not be awarded the full points for this run. Randall was only seconds behind her in second place. Cormick and Kieran stepped up to the 5 km distance in their first run of 2017. Paul managed to come in fifth place today ahead of Jacinta and Monica.

There was only one personal best time recorded today:
Congratulations to Randall for taking another 28 seconds off his PB.

No-one else was within 15 seconds of their PB.

Next week will be the first Warrandyte Market for the year on Saturday, so we will be running on SUNDAY 3 February at 7:30 am.

New runners and/or walkers are welcome at any stage during the season.

Run 451 and 452

Run 451

Last week, there were only 4 starters for the run, meaning there were big points available for everyone. Everyone took off at scratch and the handicaps allocated afterwards.

Peter was the first over the line after the handicaps were applied this week, ahead of Jon in second place. Jacinta came in third and Monica was the last over the line.

No Personal Best times were recorded and no-one was within 15 seconds of their PB.

Run 452

The weather was lovely for a run or walk along the banks of the Yarra this morning. We welcomed Stephen to the group for his first 2 km walk (but we are fairly sure it was just to make sure that Nada wasn't tempted to run in her recovery). Thanks to Nada for time-keeping before her walk today.

In the 2 km distance, Paul was first over the line, while Mark, Nada and Stephen walked the distance. In the longer distances, Randall was the first across the line, but once again he was too quick coming in before the 30 minute mark and breaking. That left the win open for Peter in his seconds win for the season (only three weeks in). Jacinta was in second place with Amelia, Adrienne and Monica rounding out today's field.

There was one personal best time recorded this week:
Well run Randall who took 90 seconds off his previous PB for 5 km.

One other runner was within 15 seconds of their PB:
well run Peter who equalled his PB for 3 km.

Next week the run will be on Saturday 26 January at 7:30 am.

New runners and/or walkers are welcome at any time during the season.

Run 450

It was a lovely morning to start the new season of River Runners. With it being the first run of the New Year and still school holidays, there were not many people around for the run. Thanks to Jacinta for coming down and doing the timing for us this week.

Randall began the new season in style - stepping up to the 5 km distance and managing a first place, earning him the maximum 20 points for this run. Paul ran into second place ahead of Atsuko and Jacinta. Harrison was the only person completing the 2 km distance this week.

No-one was running at personal best time, and no-one was within 15 seconds of their PB.

Next week the run will be on Saturday 12 January at 7:30 am. I won't be there for this week and won't manage to get the results up for a couple of weeks.

New runners and/or walkers are welcome at any stage during the season.