Run 379 and 380

Run 379

There were 13 starters down by the river on this cold morning, running all distances today (2, 3, 4 and 5 km). Thanks to Jozica for timing this morning.

A beautifully timed run from Renee saw her come in just one second after the 30 minute mark, earning her maximum points today, a mere two seconds ahead of Alicia, with Jacinta only just behind rounding out the top three. Louanna ran well into fourth place, just ahead of Nada and Atsuko (who are fighting it out for the top of the consistency table this season). James and Monica were in seventh and eighth places respectively and then Adrienne, Jon, Peter and Tessa. Paul walked his dogs on the 2 km track and was the only person at that distance this week.

There were two people who managed to beat their Personal Best time at their chosen distance this week:

Well done to Renee who beat her previous PB by 51 seconds, and

Louanna, who beat her PB by 27 seconds.

One other person was within 15 seconds of their PB:

Congratulations Jacinta.

Run 380

It was wet underfoot (and when running through the puddles, James) this morning, but the rain held off for 11 starters this morning. Many thanks to Monica for coming down to do the time-keeping today.

Nada was back on track, managing to be first over the line for the fourth time this season, and leapfrogging back into top position ahead of Atsuko, setting up for an exciting final run of the season next week. James was only seconds behind in second position, with Atsuko in third place today. Renee and Adrienne had a sprint finish together, but since Adrienne had started early her handicap had to be added on leaving Renee in fourth place. Jon and Dennis were also close together over the line, And Adrienne, Jacinta and Peter rounded out the field in the longer distances. Paul managed a light jog this morning over the 2 km course and Jozica went for a walk.

No-one was within 15 seconds of their PB this week, and no-one ran a personal best time.

Next week will be the last run of the season, and as has been the tradition, everyone will begin from scratch and the handicaps will be added on after the race so that we can keep the final winner of the season a surprise until it is announced in a few weeks.

The run will be on 26 August and everyone will start at 7:30 am.

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