Athletics East Poster Series - No. 1 - Chamkaur Singh

We present the first in a series of A3 posters showcasing Athletics East members engaged in club related activities. This picture of Chamkaur Singh was taken during a club training session on the sand dunes in the southern Sydney suburb of Kurnell.

Nowra 2008 - The Movie

Scenes from Athletics East competitors in the grueling NSW 2008 Cross Country Championships held at Cambewarra, west of Nowra on June 21, 2008. Music: "Everybody Hurts" by REM. Vision and editing courtesy of Paul. Size: 25.6MB

AE@NSW 8 & 12km Cross Country Champs - Cambewarra, Nowra - June 21, 2008

Pictures of Athletics East members at the NSW Long Course Cross Country Championships held near Nowra on a cold and windy Saturday afternoon. Courtesy of Paul.

Athletics East Fun Run - June 17, 2008

Scenes from the Athletics East Fun Run held at Centennial Park. Video shots by Anne & Paul. Music - Radiohead "2+2=5". Edited by Paul.

Athletics East XC Run - Centennial Park, June 14, 2008

A hardy group of runners braved icy conditions on Saturday June 14 to support the Athletics East 2 & 4km XC Run. At 10 degrees celsius with a wind chill factor of about minus 2, the runners circumnavigated the mud over one or two laps of a hybrid road / cross country course.

The run saw a welcome return for Gillian Sohun who has been battling through the summer with an uncooperative calf. We also saw a special guest appearance from Ken Wilson who has been running with AEFRC.

There were some excellent performances from AE regulars including Sue, Barbara, the Finger, Big Dave, Rona, Deirdre, Rosemary, Peter M., Chamkaur, the Jackster, Jack, Wayne and Oskar.

Special thanks to organisers / timekeepers Jim, Peter G. and Yvonne and cinematographer Anne.

Thanks must go to the club for the free breakfast after the event. The egg and bacon sandwiches were particularly delicious.

Paul

2008 Athletics East Fun Runner of the Year - presentation video

Another installment of the 2007/2008 Athletics East Annual Presentation Awards Videos. The Fun Runner of the Year Award won by Rosemary Bridge. Courtesy of Paul.

AE@NSW 4 x 4km Cross Country Relays - Miranda - May 31, 2008

Footage of Athletics East competitors at the NSW 4 x 4km Relays. Cinematography by Paul & Brian. Commentary by Brian. Editing by Paul. Size: 41.4MB

SMH half Marathon 18-05-08

A number of AEFRC members took part in the SMH Half Marathon today under sunny blue skies and a crisp perfect Sydney morning. Following the new course which seems to have benefited most runners, all 7 SFRs who finished enjoyed being part of the 7,500 starters of this fantastic run. The winner Martin Dent did it in 65 minutes and the leading woman Eliza Stewart did it in 76mins…… Just scraping in by the one hair on his head was Coach Morgan with a time of 96m 52s followed by Sally L in 97m 04s. Personal bests were secured for fellow runners Julia S and Pavel G (all under 120 minutes). 3 members broke the magical 120 minute barrier whilst everyone finished in just over 2 hours. Great work AEFRC runners….. now for the Gold Coast half and later in the year the Sydney run festival/Bridge half.

Name Guntime Chiptime pace Pts score
Wayne M 98m 04s 96:52:00 4:35:27 SB 4
Sally L 97m 53s 97:04:00 4:36:01 SB 3
Sue R 111m 59s 111:41:00 5:17:35 SB 2
Pavel G 123m 19s 120:11:00 5:41:45 PB 1
Tony B 125m 04s 123:22:00 5:50:48 SB 1
Anna S 128m 15s 123:35:00 5:51:25 SB 1
Julia S 130m 09s 128:09:00 6:04:24 PB 1
Sara J 134m 29s 132:35:00 6:17:01 SB 1
Cheer Squad - Rosemary B, Yvonne J, Ken S, Ted S, Lesley G, Helen P

Wayne
VP/Coach

AE 2008 NSW 4 x 4 km Cross Country Relay Champs race report - Miranda - May 31, 2008

NSW 4 x 4k Cross County Relay Championships 2008– Miranda
Race Report by Peter Good

An absolute perfect day for racing produced impressive results from all AE team members. Lap splits were disciplined and produced a 15.9sec mean positive split (26sec. to 6sec. range). The team compositions were a difficult issue and race results mirrored the difficulty in selection.

The first leg resulted in Dave McAnally prevailing over a tiring Micheal Kozok (welcome back) in the final kilometre, with Gary McGregor chasing hard finishing close behind. Dave achieved an even split for his work (plus had to back up and run the last for the 0/35 team).

The flying Chamkaur “Team Manager” Dhaliwal set off next with the fast improving Oskar Booth and Paul “Spielberg” McGuire. Great strong improving runs from all and the Big Screen man Paul produced a 40sec faster effort than his last years run.

Adam Paleg hit his first negative split and was followed by Ian Wallace doing likewise on his debut run for the club. Alan Gardner completed the O/35 team with a time similar to last years.

Matt Hammond, fresh from zero training for a couple of weeks hit out solidly to finish off the A team’s performance. Peter Trewin, not to be outdone, recorded another negative split in a sprint finish for the B Team. Dave McAnally completed the O/35 team with his second run of the day.

The female team race had Rona Macniven starting and whilst matching her previous year’s first lap she powered the second and improved by 22sec. Sally lynch in her first cross country race put in a strong performance and finished well. Jackster kept the team in position and followed suit with an equally strong run. Deirdre Slattery completed the team effort with a great negative split.
All results are subject to official ANSW results being published.
Last years results are at the bottom of this article for reference.

Thanks go to Team manager Chamkaur and Jim Rainey who makes it all soooooooooo good on the day .

Provisional results from AE competitors at the 2008 NSW 4 x 4 km Cross Country Relays



Results from AE competitors at the 2007 NSW 4 x 4 km Cross Country Relays

Images from Athletics East 2007-2008

From the photo vault, a range of photos of Athletics East runners. Compliments of Paul, Julia & Sue. If any members have photos of events they have competed in, submit to Paul.