A very warm Saturday morning at Parramatta Park and an early start for all of us from the east but we made it! Registered and warmed up by the long walk from the car park to the rego centre and then the team splits into 5K and 10K runners...... we head off in different directions to our relative starting points on the somehwt circular 3K circuit.
The 10K gun didn't go off so the started screamed out "GO" and off we went - for the 10K runners it was 3 full loops plus about a one K extra - so that meant three hills at least and 4 times past the cheer squad at the finish line. The lucky 5K runners only had 1.5 loops.... with just one hill.
Sally L and Ken C headed off valiantly and were heading for a great finish but the hills got to them over the course. With sheer determination they both resisited the urge to slow down and both gained great results. In the 5K the walkers/runners worked hard - talking about the breakfast plans and strutting out and giving encouragement to the 10K runners as they passed by. The aim was NOT to be lapped by the 10K runners. Most made it. Our over 70 contingent did well again - winning their age groups - American Express can be proud of all the points we gathered for them in just one sport.
Thanks to Sue R for arranging the teams, Rosemary B for collecting gear and to our cheer squad for all their words of wisdom.... MYFA rules
AEFRs - remember we have a trial of Thursday evening run squad training sessions starting March 27. 6.30pm in the park with a focus on distance races.
Name Place Age Place Time
5K
Steve R 44 7 24m 45
Lesley G 6 29m 12
Peter S 3 30m 32
Barb L 4 34m 30
Edna W 1 37m 40
Rosemary B 2 38m 23
Yvonne J 5 43m 42
Monty 1 43m 43
10K
Ken C 12 2 42m 32
Sally L 20 2 44m 16
Wayne M 30 5 45m 56
Sarah B 8 53m 48
Pavel ? 54m 22
Julia S 5 58m 51
Clare M 59m 01
Peter M 60m 04
Cheer squad - Susan, Helen and Anna
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