Run 708

It was a lovely morning for the run along the banks of the Birrarung-Yarra through Warrandyte. Many thanks to Nada for running early and doing the time-keeping duties again this week for the six starters.

There was only one person, Paul, who took on the shortest, unhandicapped distance this week. In the longer distances, the first person over the line once the handicaps were allocated was Dave, but he had run too quickly, coming in before the 30 minute mark and therefore breaking this week. That left the win open to Nada, who came in ahead of Atsuko. Sandi took out third place with Margaret the last runner over the line this morning.

One runner managed to beat their previous personal best time for their chosen distance: great running Dave to take another 10 seconds off your PB. Nobody else was within 15 seconds of their PB.

Next week the run will be on Saturday 15 March with the timer starting at 7:30 am.

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

Runs 706 and 707

There have been smaller numbers attending the runs over the past couple of weeks, so there has been the opportunity to pick up some bigger points for those competing.

Run 706

With only three people running this week, there was the opportunity to grab a high number of points for the run.

Atsuko was the first runner over the line once the handicaps were added on to run times. She was only eight seconds ahead of Tony in second place, with Dave in third position this week.

Two runners were within 15 seconds of their PBs for their chosen distances this week: Congratulations to Atsuko and Dave an some very good running.

Run 707

With only two runners starting this morning (most likely due to the concurrent start of Run Warrandyte this weekend), they chose to start from scratch and have their handicaps added on later.

Congratulations to Tony for taking out the win this week, just 3 seconds ahead of Nada.

Neither runner managed to be within 15 seconds of their PB this week.

Next week the run will be on Saturday 8 March with the timer starting at 7:30 am.

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

Run 705

It was a cloudy and cool 13 degrees along the banks of the Birrarung-Yarra as seven people took on the run with our group this week.

Jon was the first runner home this week in a very well-timed run, coming in just after the 30 minute mark. Atsuko ran well into second place, just one second ahead of Nada in third position. Dave was the fourth runner home, with Tony taking out fifth place this week. James was in sixth place and Sandi was the last runner to finish the event.

There were two personal best times recorded this week: Jon took another 43 seconds off his previous PB and Dave took on the 4 km distance for the first time. One other runner was within 15 seconds of their PB: well run Atsuko.

Next week the run will be on Saturday 22 February with the timer starting at 7:30 am.

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

Runs 703 and 704

Run 703

There were seven starters in the run along the banks of the Birrarung-Yarra through Warrandyte this week in the warm weather. Thanks to Monica for doing the time-keeping duties this week with the runners choosing to have a mass start and add the handicaps on afterwards.

Dave was once again the first runner over the line after the handicaps were added to run times this week, with Jon in second place.Nada ran well into third place. There was only two seconds gap between Tony in fourth place and Atsuko in fifth. Sandi took out sixth position and James was the last runner over the line.

There was one personal best time recorded this week wth Jon taking a huge 2 minutes and 6 seconds off his previous 5 km PB. Dave was the only other runner within 15 seconds of their PB.

We announced the winners of Season 45 after the race this week and congratulate Alex on being the winner for the kids' section of our runs, with 32 points from 5 runs with th group through the season. In the Open section, the winner of the season was Dave, with a total of 149 points from 10 runs which included seven wins this season, and second place went to Nada with 83 points from 13 runs (only the best 10 runs are added into the scoring each season).

Run 704

There were seven runners starting n the run again this week. Thanks to Jozica (and Colin) for coming along to do the time-keeping duties this week.

This week's run was taken out by Atsuko, who managed to come in ahead of Dave. Third place went to Jon just ahead of Nada. Tony as in fifth position this week, with James in sixth, and Paul was the last runner over the line.

Nobody was able to achieve a personal best time for their chosen distance this week, but Jon was within 15 seconds of his PB.

Next week the run will be on Saturday 15 February with the timer starting at 7:30 am.

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

Run 702

It was a beautiful morning for a run along the banks of the Birrarung-Yarra today in preparation for the long weekend. There were four starters in the run this week and we thank Nada for running early and doing the time-keeping duties for the rest of us.

This week saw Dave take out the run in a very well-paced run, with Atsuko in second place. Paul took out third place ahead of Nada.

There was one personal best time recorded with Dave matching his PB for the 3 km distance. Nobody else was within 15 seconds of their PB.

Next week the run will be on Sunday 2 February with the timer starting at 7:30 am.

After the run next week, we will be presenting the trophies and medals to our winners of last season, and then we will head off to a local cafe for some breakfast/brunch. I will wend out details of where we will be going, and anyone is welcome to come along to help us kick off the new year of running.

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

Runs 700 and 701

Run 700

We made it to 700 runs for the group! This is the 46th season (a season is 4 months long for us), and we begin our 16th year of running along the banks of the Birrarung-Yarra having started in January 2010. Congratulations to all 226 runners who have been a part of this group over that time. There were four runners who took part in the run this week.

The win this week was taken out by Nada. Dave came in second place just seconds ahead of Atsuko, and James was the final runner over the line.

Run 701

It was a beautiful morning for the run or walk along the river this week. Thanks to Jozica and Colin for coming along to do the time-keeping duties this week.

Two walkers took on the unhandicapped 2 km distance and walked together, well done to Sandi and Margaret. In the longer distances, Jon was the first runner to cross the finish line, but he came in under the 30 minute mark and has been deemed to break this week. That left the win open for Atsuko who crossed the line ahead of James. Paul took out third place with Nada in fourth. Monica was the last runner to finish.

There was one personal best time recorded this week with Jon taking 2 minutes and 42 seconds off his previous 5 km PB. No one else was within 15 seconds of their PB.

Next week the run will be on Saturday 25 January with the timer starting at 7:30 am.

We are aiming to have our presentations for Season 45 after the run the following week on Sunday 2 February, followed by a breakfast at a local cafe (details to follow).

Run 699

It was quite a warm morning as seven people started out in the first run of 2025. Many thanks to Nada for running early and doing the time-keeping duties this week.

There were two people who took on the unhandicapped 2 km distance this week: Margaret and Sandi. In the longer distances, Paul was the first runner over the line, ahead of Nada. Renee took out third place with James in fourth position. Alex was the final runner over the line today.

Nobody managed a personal best and no one was within 15 seconds of their PB.

Next week will be the 700th run for the River Runners and we will be running on Saturday 11 January with the timer starting at 7:30 am.

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