Run 550

It was a humid morning for the run along the banks of the Yarra today with the rain overnight not really bringing down the temperature very much. This morning saw 6 starters in our run and we thank Nada for running early and doing the timekeeping again this week.

In the 2 km distance there was only one competitor, David. In the longer distances, it was Hayden who was first over the line in an almost perfectly timed run, coming in just two seconds after the 30 minute mark. Atsuko ran well into second position ahead of Jozica. Nada managed fourth position today and Paul was the last runner over the line.

There was one personal best time recorded today: Hayden managed to take 28 seconds off his previous PB. No-one else was within 15 seconds of their PB.

There will be no runs for the next two weeks with Christmas and New Year's Day falling on the next two Saturdays. Our next run will be on Saturday 8 January at 7:00 am.

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

Run 549

It was a lovely morning for the run along the banks of the Yarra and saw eight starters take on the 3, 5 and 6 km distances this morning. Thanks to Nada for running early and doing the time keeping this week. We welcomed back Renee to the group. Good luck to those runners who are taking on the Melbourne Marathon this weekend.

Nobody took on the 2 km course this morning, and after the handicaps had been allocated it was Hayden who was first over the line after the 30 minute mark. Jozica was in second place ahead of Nada. James was fourth runner in, with Atsuko not far behind him and she was only 2 seconds ahead of Jon. Renee came in seventh, with Paul the last runner over the line today.

No-one managed to run a personal best time today, and there was only one runner who was within 15 seconds of their PB: Well run Hayden.

Next week the run will be on Sunday 19 December at 7:30 am as there will be a Warrandyte Christmas Market on Saturday. This will be the last run of the year as we don't run between Christmas and New Year. The first run of next year is scheduled for Saturday 8 January.

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

Run 548

It was a lovely, crisp morning for the run along the banks of the Yarra today. Thanks to Nada for running early and doing the timekeeping duties. We welcomed Adrian to the group today and hope to see him back again in future weeks.

Only Tony took on the 2 km distance this morning. In the longer, handicapped distances, today's run was taken out by Atsuko in a perfectly timed run. Hayden managed to beat Jozica in for second place. Adrian took out fourth place once the handicap system had kicked in. Nada was in fifth place with Paul last over the line today.

There was one personal best time recorded today: well run Hayden. Two other people were within 15 seconds of their PB: Good running Atsuko and Jozica.

Because of the lack of runs in this season due to COVID we have decided to combine this season's runs with next season's.

Next week the run will be on Saturday 11 December at 7:00 am (please note the new time for the Summer season).

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

Run 547

It was great to have six starters in the run or walk along the banks of the Yarra this week. Thanks to Jacinta for doing the timings for us this week.

Two people took on the 2 km distance: Paul and Jacinta. In the longer, handicapped distances Hayden was first over the line this week ahead of Atsuko with Jon only 5 seconds behind her. Nada was the last person to finish this week.

Nobody managed to run a Personal Best time or was within 15 seconds of their PB.

Next week the run will be on SUNDAY 5 December at 7:30 am due to the Warrandyte Riverside Market on Saturday.

We have decided to begin our Saturday runs at 7:00 am again, and this will begin from 11 December.

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

Run 546

Hi again everyone. We have started back again after all of the Melbourne lockdowns. This morning saw seven runners take on the course along the banks of the Yarra.

First over the line today was Jozica, but she has obviously been keeping up here running during the latest lockdowns and has come in under the 30 minute mark and has broken today. That left the win open for Tony who was first over the line after his handicap was included in his run time. Only seconds behind him were Atsuko and Nada in second and third places respectively. Jon managed fourth place just three seconds ahead of Hayden and Jacinta was the last competitor over the line this morning.

The winners of the last season were presented this morning and we congratulate Jon on being first in the tally last season with Tony being the runner up. Well done on running consistently through the COVID running seasons.

Next week the run will be on Saturday 27 November at 7:30 am.

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

Run 543

Sorry I haven't posted for a little while, but we have started back again after another COVID interruption. This week the Sunday run had 4 starters. I will upload all of the run results into the Google Sheet in the link further down the page.

In the 2 km distance, there was only one competitor, well done Jacinta. In the longer distances, it was Jozica who was awarded first place once the handicaps were added in. Nada took out second place and Jon managed a good run for third position this week.

No one ran a personal best time or was within 15 seconds of their PB.

This week the run will be on Saturday 10 July at 7:30 am.

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

Run 539

There were five starters in the run this weekend in the cold, rainy conditions and we even noticed some hail during the run. Thanks to Jacinta for doing the time-keeping duties this week.

Two walkers took off for the 2 km distance: Nada and Jacinta. In the longer distances this week saw Paul first over the line after the 30 minute mark and, when the handicaps were added on to run times, Monica and Atsuko managed to be in equal second place.

Nobody managed a PB time this week, and one person was within 15 minutes of their PB: well run Monica.

Next week the run will be on Saturday 22 May at 7:30 am.

We didn't end up presenting the awards for last season as the recipients were not there to receive them, so we will try again next week.

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

Run 538

There were 9 people in the run along the banks of the Yarra River in Warrandyte. Many thanks to Monica for coming along this week to do the time-keeping duties. We also welcomed Christopher for his first official walk with us today.

In the 2 km distance there were 5 walkers: Nada, Jozica, Jacinta, Tony and Christopher. In the longer, handicapped distances it was Atsuko who was again first over the line after the 30 minute mark. She was followed by Paul, with Jon and Margaret the last runners in today.

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

Next week the run will be on Saturday 15 May at 7:30 am.

At the conclusion of the run we will present the trophies for last season.

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

Run 537

There were six people who came down for the run along the banks of the Yarra River in Warrandyte today. Today was the first run of 18 in our Winter season for 2021. Thanks to Jacinta for doing the time-keeping duties today.

In the 2 km distance, there were three people: Margaret running and continuing to reduce her times, and Jozica and Jacinta walking. In the longer, handicapped distances, the first person over the line was Atsuko, with Paul and Monica only separated by 2 seconds for second and third place.

There was no-one who recorded a personal best time this week, and one person was within 15 seconds of their PB:
Well run Monica.

Next week the run will be on Saturday 8 May at 7:30 am.

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

Run 534, 535 and 536

Run 534

There were 8 starters in the run along the banks of the Yarra this week.

Four people took on the shorter (2 km) distance, running or walking: Margaret, Jozica, Paul and Jacinta. In the longer distances it was Tony who was first over the line with Dave just behind him. Atsuko was in third place and Jon was last across the line today.

There was one Personal Best time recorded this week:
Dave took 13 seconds off his previous PB.

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

Run 535

We had 6 runners in the field this week.

Dave managed first place today (with a PB so managed to get maximum points). Tony was in second place ahead of Atsuko and Jacinta was last over the line (not surprising as she walked the 3 km distance). Margaret and Paul took on the 2 km distance.

One Personal Best time was recorded today:
Dave managed to take another 26 seconds off his previous 3km PB.

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

Run 536

This was the last run of the season and there were 9 runners this week. Results for the entire season will be released when we have the presentation. Thanks to Jacinta for doing the time-keeping duties this week.

In the 2 km distance the competitors were: Margaret, Jacinta, Jozica and Nada on her return from injury. In the longer, handicapped distances, Jon was first over the line in a perfectly timed run this week. Monica took out second place, only seconds ahead of Atsuko with Paul close on her heels and Tony only another few seconds back (once handicaps had been corrected).

There was one Personal Best time recorded again this week:
Well run Monica who took 20 seconds off her previous 6 km PB time.

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

Next week the run will be on SUNDAY 2 May at 7:30 am.

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

Run 533

A damp morning saw six starters in the run along the banks of the Yarra this morning. The drizzle didn't stop some good times being recorded, though. Thanks to an injured Nada who came along to do the timekeeping duties this week.

First over the line this morning was Jozica, who unfortunately was running too fast and came in before the 30 minute mark and "breaking" this week. That left the win open for Atsuko in a nicely timed run. Monica managed to secure second place ahead of Paul and Jon. Jacinta walked the 3 km distance today and was the final person home.

There was one Personal Best time recorded this week:

Jozica took a full 46 seconds off her previous 5 km best time.

One other runner managed to run within 15 seconds of their PB:

Well run Monica.

As has been our tradition, there will not be a run on Easter weekend, so our next scheduled run is for Saturday 10 April at 7:30 am.

We awarded the trophy and prizes for last year's seasons today, realising that we had not given these awards out at any stage last year:

• In season 31 at the start of 2020, the winner with 74 points from 8 runs including 3 wins was Monica, and the runner up with 67 points from 10 runs including 2 wins was Nada.
• We combined seasons 32 and 33 as there were only a total of nine runs between the two seasons and the aggregate winner with 106 points from 7 runs (including 5 wins out of the 9 runs!) was Monica, with the runner up with 56 points from 9 runs (with 1 win) was Nada.

We also acknowledged Atsuko reaching 250 runs with the group a few weeks ago. Incredible running - keep up the good work, Atsu.

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

Run 532

There were 7 starters in this week's run along the banks of the Yarra. Thanks to Nada for running early and doing the timing for us today.

In the 2 km distance, Margaret was the only runner. In the longer distances we went back to most people being sent off at their handicap times. Jon was the winner this week in a very close finish with Tony. Monica managed third place ahead of Paul with Nada in fifth position and Jacinta the last over the line.

There were tow personal best times recorded this week:

Jon took 18 seconds off his previous PB, and

Tony continues to improve taking another 41 seconds off his best time.

Next week the run will be Saturday 27 March at 7:30 am.

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

Run 531

There were six starters in the run along the banks of the Yarra in the muggy conditions this morning. Paul came along to do the timekeeping duties.

Jacinta was the only person to take on the 2 km distance this week.

In the longer distances once the handicaps had been accounted for, it was Jon who took out the win this week. He was followed by Monica and Tony only three seconds apart and Nada ten seconds behind them. James was the final runner over the line today.

No-one managed to run a PB time this week, but two people were within 15 seconds of their best times: well run Monica and Tony.

Next week the run will be on Saturday 20 March at 7:30 am and we will go back to sending people off at their handicap times again. People running or walking the 2 km distance will be set off at 7:30 when the clock starts.

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

Run 530

The Sunday of the long weekend saw five starters in the run or walk along the banks of the Yarra this week. There was a new runner to the group and we would like to take this opportunity to welcome Dave and hope to see him at more runs in the future. Thanks to Nada for completing the run early and doing the timekeeping duties this week.

Nobody took the opportunity to walk or run the 2 km distance this week.

In the longer, handicapped, distances it was Tony who came in first after the 30 minute mark once the handicaps had been added. He was only seconds ahead of Jon, with Dave taking out third spot this week. Atsuko ran well into fourth position and Nada was the last person over the line.

Only one person managed to run faster than their previous Personal Best time: well run again to Tony, taking 15 seconds off his previous best. No-one else was within 15 seconds of their PB.

Next week the run will be on Saturday morning 13 March at 7:30 am.

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

Run 529

This morning saw five starters in the run or walk along the banks of the Yarra River. thanks to Jacinta for doing the time-keeping duties this week.

Jacinta was the only competitor to complete a 2 km distance today. In the longer distances, after handicaps were added to times, Nada was first over the line this morning, followed by Tony who continues to run well. Jon managed third and Jozica was last person home.

There was one personal best time recorded:
Well run Tony who took another 19 seconds off his PB from last week.

Next week the run will be on Sunday 7 March at 7:30 am.

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

Run 527 and 528

Run 527

It was a pleasure to welcome a new runner to the group this week. Welcome Tony and we hope to see you back many times in the future. Thanks to Dennis for coming along to do the timekeeping for us this week.

Jacinta was the only competitor to take on the non-handicapped 2 km course this week. In the longer distances, Tony was first over the line, followed by Nada and Atsuko.

Tony was the only person to run a PB this week in his first run and no-one else was within 15 seconds of their best times.

Run 528

It was wonderful to be able to get back into the run after a week off due to the COVID lockdown. Thanks to Nada for running early and doing the timekeeping duties this week.

In the 2 km distance, there were two walkers/runners: well done to Paul and Jacinta. In the longer, handicapped runs the first person over the line after the 30 minute mark was Tony. Monica was not too far behind in second place, only seconds ahead of Atsuko. Nada and Jon were the final runners over the line.

There were two personal best times recorded this week:
Monica in her first 6 km run with the group, and
Tony took 20 seconds off his time from last week.

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

Next week the run will be on Saturday 27 February at 7:30 am.

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

Run 525

It was a lovely morning for a run along the banks of the Yarra river through Warrandyte. Many thanks to Nada for running early and doing the timekeeping duties this week.

After the handicaps were added to the times, it was Jon who was first over the line this week, followed by Monica. Monica came in third with Paul and James in fourth and fifth positions respectively. Jacinta walked the 3 km distance and was the last person home.

There were two personal best times recorded this week:

Jon beat his previous 5 km PB by 20 seconds, and

Monica took 13 seconds off her previous 4 km best time.

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

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

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

Run 524

There were three starters for the run or walk along the banks of the Yarra on 16 January.

Once the handicaps were included, Jon was the winner this week, with Nada in second place. Jacinta was the only walker in the non-handicapped 2 km distance.

There were no personal best times recorded and no-one was within 15 seconds of their PB.

The next run will be on Saturday 23 January at 7:30 am.

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

Run 523

 It was a lovely morning on the banks of the Yarra that saw six starters running or walking along the path this morning, as well as lots of other people and dogs.

In the 2 km distance, Jacinta was first over the line today and Margaret (in a dog-hindered walk) was the other. In the longer distances after the handicaps had been added in it was Jn who took out the run. Atsuko was in second place with Nada in third. Paul was last over the line.

There were no personal best times recorded today and no-one was within 15 seconds of their PB.

Next week the run will be on Saturday 16 January at 7:30 am.

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

Run 522

With only one runner starting this week, I hereby declare Nada the winner of this run. Well done for showing up! She gets the only points so far for the new season.

This week's run will be on Saturday 9 January at 7:30 am.

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