Athletics East's Blog

2009 - Kurnell sand dunes training - June 13

2009-06-26T13:10:00.002+10:00

See the AE squad take on the sand dunes of Kurnell and win!!! Video and editing by Paul. Tune: "Vanishing Point" by Apollo 44.

2009 NSW Long Course Cross Country, Nowra - June 20, 2009

2009-06-24T10:31:00.002+10:00

See our hardy AE team battle it out on the hills of Nowra. Video and editing by Paul. Tune: "Above the clouds" Paul Mac featuring Abbie Dobson.

2009 NSW 10km Road Champs - May 2

2009-06-05T08:37:00.002+10:00

Members of Athletics East battle it out in the winter season opener. Video and editing by Paul. Tune: "Right Here, Right Now" by Fat Boy Slim.

2009 NSW Novice Cross Country - May 9

2009-06-05T07:58:00.001+10:00

A team from Athletics East negotiate a deceptively difficult cross country course at Ramsgate. Video by Pete. Editing by Paul. Tune "Little Green Bag" by George Baker.

2009 SMH Half Marathon - May 17

2009-06-04T22:23:00.001+10:00

Athletics East members complete a gruelling 21.1km through the streets of Sydney. Video by Craig and Paul. Editing by Paul. Tune: "Transmission" by Joy Division.

2009 NSW 4x4km Cross Country Champs - May 30

2009-06-04T21:41:00.003+10:00

Runners from Athletics East battle it out at a muddy Miranda cross country course. Video and editing by Paul. Tune: "Head above water" by Hunters and Collectors.

Fun Runner's Calendar

2009-05-01T12:10:00.000+10:00

Sat 02 May - 8.00am 5K club run/walk from Centennial park. Longer run also at 7.30am (about 20Ks).

Tue 05 May – AEFR training squad at 6.30pmpm meet Paddington gates $5. Bring water & towel. Wear light coloured clothes.

Thu - 07 May - 6.30pm 5K club run/walk - meet at gates

Sat 09 May - 8.00am 5K club run/walk from Centennial park.

Sun 10 May - Sri Chinmoy races - Iron Cove

Sun 10 May - Mother's day fun run, Domain 4K/8K

Tue 12 May – AEFR training squad at 6.30pm meet Paddington gates $5. Bring water & towel. Wear light coloured clothes.

Thu 14 May - 6.30pm 5K club run/walk - meet at gates

Sat 16 May - 8.00am 5K club run/walk from Centennial park.

Sun 17 May - SMH Half marathon - Hyde Park - cheer squad too!

Sun 05 July - Gold Coast series
Oct 2009 – World Masters Games Sydney

Paul McGuire - 2009 NSW Master 45-49 800 metres - remastered

2009-04-06T10:42:00.003+10:00

"Digitally remastered" version of Paul's 800m run at the NSW Masters. Thanks to Brian Wright for the new footage.

Paul McGuire - 2009 NSW Masters 45-49 800 metres - March 29, 2009

2009-03-31T09:49:00.002+11:00

Scenes from Paul's gruelling 800 metres at the NSW Masters at Bankstown. Video footage by Ann & Jackie. Tune: "Summertime" by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. Editing by Paul.

Matt Hammond - 2009 New Zealand 800m Championship Final

2009-03-29T19:58:00.001+11:00

Vision of Matt's terrific win at the NZ Champs in Wellington on March 28, 2009.

Matt Hammond - "Road to the 2009 Australian 800m Final"

2009-03-25T10:29:00.002+11:00

A video tracking Matt Hammond's battle to make it to the final of the Australian 800m Championships run on March 20, 2009. Footage by Jo and Paul. Tunes by Pink Floyd "On the run" and Silverchair "Walking in a straight line".

Marathon Runners Group

2009-03-05T22:00:00.000+11:00

A new initiative within AE - for full details contact Anna Smith

on asmith@vaneyk.com.au or M 0417 295 263

Saturday runs start extra early - Anna will be able to assist you.

Alexi Paxinos NSW 10,000m Championships, February 14, 2009

2009-02-23T14:51:00.001+11:00

Scenes from Alexi's gruelling 25 laps at SOPAC. Footage and editing by Paul. Tune: "Black Dog" by Dread Zepellin.

Chamkaur Singh NSW 1500m qualifying - February 14, 2009

2009-02-17T12:28:00.002+11:00

Scenes from Chammy's efforts to break 4:00 in the heats of the 1500m. Footage & editing by Paul. Tune: "Hyperventilation" by Apocalyptica.

Matt Hammond NSW 800m Champs Final - February 14, 2009

2009-02-16T10:50:00.002+11:00

Scenes from a courageous run by Matt at SOPAC. Footage by Jo and Paul. Editing by Paul. Tune: "This fire" by Franz Ferdinand.

AE version Matt Hammond Hobart 800m 310109

2009-02-10T13:07:00.003+11:00

Scenes from Matt's race taken by AE cinematographer Peter Good. Editing by Paul. Tune - Nirvana from "Nevermind".

Matt Hammond - 800m @ 2009 Briggs Athletics Classic in Hobart on Jan 30, 2009

2009-02-02T07:43:00.001+11:00

Scenes from Matt Hammond's great win in Hobart. Video courtesy of www.runnerstribe.com

2009 Waratah Invitational 800m & ANSW 5000 m Champs

2009-01-25T14:06:00.002+11:00

Scenes from the Waratah Invitational & NSW 5000 metre championship races. Video and editing by Paul. Tune: "Living in the city" by Grinspoon

Chamkaur Singh - Waratah Invitation Series - 5000 metres - Jan 10, 2009

2009-01-13T13:04:00.002+11:00

Scenes from Chammy's 5000m at SOPAC. Video by Jo? Editing by Paul. Tune: "Myxomatosis" by Radiohead.

Matt Hammond 1500m - Waratah Invitational Series - SOPAC - Jan 10, 2009

2009-01-12T09:01:00.002+11:00

Scenes from Matt's 1500m win at Sydney Olympic Park. Video by Chammy. Editing by Paul. Tune: "Sit down, stand up" by Radiohead.

Matt Hammond Cronulla 1500m Road Race - December 14, 2008

2008-12-17T22:04:00.002+11:00

An exciting last few metres of Matt's sterling race against strong opposition over a foreign distance. Vision courtesy of Channel Nine. Editing by Paul. Tune: "Clocks" by Coldplay.

Athletics East Xmas Run - Centennial Park, October 13, 2008

2008-12-14T16:05:00.003+11:00

Scenes from a fun morning at Centennial Park. Video footage by Paul & Craig, editing by Paul. Tune: "Saturday Morning" by The Eels.

Athletics East Squad Training Session, Centennial Park, December 6, 2008

2008-12-10T16:18:00.003+11:00

Just another training session for members of Athletics East.

2008 NSW Track Relay Champs - Men's 4 x 800m 160+, Blacktown, November 16, 2008

2008-11-24T08:05:00.003+11:00

Scenes from a hard fought run by the men's 4 x 800m 160+ years relay. Footage by Paul & Pete. Editing by Paul. Tune "A little less conversation" by Elvis Presley.

AE @ NSW 3000m Track Championships, Homebush, November 8, 2008

2008-11-24T08:00:00.002+11:00

Scenes from NSW 3000m Track Championships. Vision & editing by Paul. Tune "On the run" by Pink Floyd.

AE @ ANSW 2008 T&F Club Premiership, October 25, 2008

2008-10-30T11:53:00.004+11:00

Scenes from a round of the ANSW Club Premiership held at Sydney Athletic Field. Footage by Matt & Paul. Editing by Paul. Tune by Queens of the Stone Age.

Results

AE @ 2008 4x4km Road Relay Champs, Wollongong revisited

2008-09-25T16:40:00.002+10:00

The first version of this was a bit long. Here is the edited version of NSW 4x4km relays video. Tune: "Give it away now" by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. Courtesy of Paul. Size: 22MB

AE @ sand dune training - Kurnell, September 13, 2008

2008-09-15T08:24:00.003+10:00

A taste of what some AE members were doing early on a Saturday morning in Spring 2008. Footage and editing by Paul. Tune - 'The Immigrant Song' by Led Zeppelin.

2008 Tony Brown Memorial

2008-09-10T10:05:00.002+10:00

Results from the Tony Brown Memorial held on a wild and wet morning at Malabar Beach on September 6, 2008

Athletics East Training Camp 2008 - Stockton Beach

2008-09-04T11:47:00.003+10:00

Scenes from the Athletics East training weekend held at Anna Bay, Stockton Beach on 29, 20 & 31 August. Vision and photos courtesy of Pete, Anne, Jo and Paul. Editing by Paul. Tune - "Catch my disease" by Ben Lee. Size 19.8 MB.

Athletics East 2008 City to Surf

2008-08-20T13:08:00.002+10:00

Results and pictures from this years City to Surf. If any results have been missed, or if you have any more pictures, please advise / send to Paul

2008 NSW Road Relay Championships - Wollongong - August 2, 2008

2008-08-05T12:30:00.003+10:00

Video of AE members at the NSW 4x4 km Road Champs. Footage courtesy of Big Dave, the Jackster and Paul. Editing by Paul. Tune - "Vessels" by Wolf & Cub.

Race report - 2008 NSW Road Relays Championships at Wollongong - August 2, 2008

2008-08-04T11:40:00.002+10:00

Peter Good's race report:

Unofficial results of Athletics East competitiors:

Sutherland to Surf 27 July 2008

2008-07-27T17:08:00.003+10:00

Wayne
VP/Coach

2008 NSW Short Course Cross Country Championships, Abbotsbury, July 19

2008-07-21T20:03:00.005+10:00

Athletics East members at a picturesque cross country course in Sydney's western suburbs. Vision and editing by Paul. Music: "I Love It" by Sneaky Sound System. Size: 18.2MB

Gold Coast 08 results - spreadsheet

2008-07-18T19:10:00.002+10:00

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pU9owVX6PzAyQJ1uMCXrfFw
Wayne
VP/Coach

"Gold Coast - The Movie"

2008-07-14T08:08:00.003+10:00

Scenes from the Gold Coast Running Festival on July 6, 2008 featuring members of Athletics East. Pictures courtesy of Sally & Helen. Editing by Paul. Size: 17.4MB

Gold Coast Run festival - 06 July 08

2008-07-10T08:45:00.004+10:00

Gold Coast HALF Marathon
Name Gun place Gun time Chip time pace Cat place Pts
David Mc 92 80:20:00 80:18:00 3:48:20 8
Wayne M 927 100:58:00 99:54:00 4:44:05 39 4
Sarah B 2152 112:31:00 109:53:00 5:12:28 98 3
Sara J 4762 138:09:00 135:10:00 6:24:22 1922 2
Peter S 6235 217:15:00 211:59:00 10:02:48 113 1
Rosemary B 6234 217:15:00 213:10:00 10:06:10 15 1

Gold Coast Marathon 6th July 2008
Anna S 2473 4:38:56 4:36:23 06:33 75 4
Helen P 3038 5:12:04 5:09:31 07:20 148 3

Gold Coast 10K 6th July 2008
Rona Mac 117 40:02:00 40:00:00 4:00:00 6
Sue R 1219 54:03:00 53:46:00 5:22:36 39 4
Julia S 1907 58:30:00 57:33:00 5:45:18 49 3
Lesley G 2538 62:18:00 61:19:00 6:07:54 166 2
Caroline S 3223 66:43:00 65:24:00 6:32:24 319 1
Anna P 3549 68:57:00 67:39:00 6:45:54 284 1

Cheer Squad Nick A, Sally L, Ken C, Jennie, Ted S, Chris
Thanks Nick A for collection of results.

Wayne
VP/Coach

Gold Coast Running Festival - The Movie?

2008-07-04T12:51:00.002+10:00

Good luck to all AE competitors on the Gold Coast this weekend. This is a reminder to take plenty of photos, mpegs (ie. movies taken with your digital camera) capturing all of your experiences on the weekend (not just running). Send them through to Paul McGuire paul@brightonaustralia.com.au

If I get enough material, I will create "Gold Coast: The Movie" or your shot could become part of the Athletics East Poster Series.

Have Fun...Paul

Athletics East Poster Series - No. 1 - Chamkaur Singh

2008-06-30T07:56:00.005+10:00

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

2008-06-29T19:19:00.003+10:00

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

2008-06-23T20:16:00.009+10:00

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

2008-06-17T10:20:00.002+10:00

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

2008-06-14T12:08:00.008+10:00

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

2008-06-11T17:11:00.002+10:00

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

2008-06-07T22:23:00.003+10:00

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

2008-06-05T16:49:00.001+10:00

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

2008-06-03T11:21:00.005+10:00

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

2008-06-02T20:38:00.000+10:00

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.

Athletics East @ NSW 4x4km Cross Country Relays - women's race

2008-06-02T11:07:00.002+10:00

Hot off the press. Photos taken by Nick. Courtesy of Sally Lynch

Athletics East @ NSW 4x4 Km Cross Country Relays - Miranda - May 31, 2008

2008-06-02T08:02:00.007+10:00

A selection of photos of Athletics East competitors and supporters at the 2008 4x4 Km Cross Country Relays. Stay tuned for the video. Courtesy of Paul.

AE 2008 Presentation - Cedric Sidebottom Award

2008-05-27T11:51:00.003+10:00

The presentation video for the 2008 Cedric Sidebottom Most Improved Funrunner Award - won by Sally Lynch

Athletics East - SMH Sydney Half Marathon, May 18, 2008

2008-05-19T10:42:00.002+10:00

Scenes from the Sydney Half Marathon, including interviews with Pete Trewin and Jackie. Courtesy of Paul.

Mother's day Classic Fun Run 8K 11 May 08

2008-05-12T12:55:00.000+10:00

Congrats to all Fun runners in the opening race of our run season....
Weather was warm, wet road but the rain held off. Breakfast was french style and very welcome after a hard run around the Domain. Official times!

Name chip time place ageplace
Sally L 34m 33s 45 4 ... 4pts then Sally did 16.05 in the 4K race at 9am
Wayne M 35m 33s 70 5 ... 3pts
Sarah B 40m 46s 213 40 ... 2pts
Caroline S 49m 38s 677 94 ... 1pt
Anna P 55m 29s 906 294 ... 1pt
Rosemary B 65m 46s 1025 7 ... 1pt
Julia S DNS (injury)

Wayne
VP/Coach

2008-05-11T12:49:00.000+10:00

STOP PRESS - ANSW 10km Champs – STOP PRESS

Jaquelyn Wright 1^st place 40 – 44 age division

Dave Macanally 3^rd place 35 – 39 age division

Congratulations on great performances

Teams competition results still to be advised

Congratulations to Mothers Day Fun runners

Anne, Sarah, Sally, Anne, Rosemary and Wayne – nice work.

Looking forward the next results!!!

Athletics East 2008 NSW 10 Km Road Champs at Sydney Olympic Park May 3, 2008

2008-05-11T05:40:00.002+10:00

Video from the NSW Road Champs. Footage courtesy of Ann. Editing by Paul.

ANSW 10km Road Championships-Homebush

2008-05-10T13:50:00.001+10:00

ANSW 10km Road Champs, Homebush – 3^rd May 2008

Homebush 7.00am this really didn’t seem right, ANSW races are normally held in the afternoons and post AGM/Presentation night the snooze button was looming even though I was standing up! Fortunately a beautiful cool and sunny morning plus a great runner friendly course turned things around.

This was a new course for ANSW, two 5km loops on traffic free roads and the combination of fun run addition to the club champs race. With such a perfect morning and a larger field entertaining racing was the order of the day.

Female 10km

Fresh from receiving the clubs most prestigious award the previous night (most improved athlete of the year) Rona Macniven set off with sub 40 min. intent, at 5km she was well on track with 19.44. A premature finishing surge almost upset the plans however mental toughness prevailed and she achieved the planned goal.

Jackster Wright stepped up another gear on the comeback trail and posted a tidy 40.19 with negative splits – awesome.

AE welcomed Sally Lynch in her maiden run for the club. Although first runs create anxious moments Sally was a model performer, she produced a good result from a consistent effort and showed great potential.

Dierdre Slattery completed the team with a competent training effort as part of her road back to racing fitness with a 68 second negative split performance.

Male 10km

Dave Mac, Chamkaur and Adam ran as the big three for the first 5km, there was only 3 seconds splitting them and all looked great. The question was who would prevail during the second 5km? Track times would favour Chamkaur, Dave mac has the marathon strength if he chose to surge early, Adam, as a fairly new AE member that has vastly improved over the last 6 months was the unknown. Positions were still tight with 2.5 km to go when Big Dave surged forth to test Chamkaur. The result was as desired and the extra pace created a gap that separated them. A tight finish was to follow with season’s best times from Dave and Chamkaur, and a Personal best to Adam with his first ever sub 35 min performance.

Peter Trewin produced negative splits for a solid effort and seasons best with the fast improving Oskar following in a big seasons best time (2 mins faster)

Alan Gardner also did an Oskar hitting the big seasons best time (2 min. faster).

Paul “Speilberg” Mcguire completed the men’s team and after the Oscar (not Oskar) performance of the previous night still found the energy to get around without having to use the pause button.

Women - 10km
		1st lap	2nd lap
	Rona Macniven	19:44	19:58	39.42
	Jackie Wright	20:18	20:01	40:19
	Sally Lynch	20:51	21:58	42:49
	Deirdre Slattery	22:34	21:26	44:00

Men - 10km
	David McAnally	17:05	17:00	34:05	SB
	Chamkaur Dhaliwal	17:05	17:05	34:10	SB
	Adam Paleg	17:08	17:31	34:39	PB
	Peter Trewin	18:16	18:06	36:22	SB
	Oskar Booth	18:55	19:03	37:58	SB
	Alan Gardner	21:09	22:00	43:09	SB
	Paul McGuire	24:27	23:39	47:06

	SB = Seasons Best
	PB = Personal Best

Athletics East 2008 NSW Novice Cross Country April 26, 2008 at Scarborough Park, Ramsgate

2008-05-10T10:08:00.003+10:00

Video from the first race of the ANSW 2008 Winter Season. Footage courtesy of Anne. Editing by Paul.

Pics from the AE 2008 Presentation at Paddington RSL

2008-05-08T17:22:00.007+10:00

Matt Hammond - 800m - Payton Jordan Cardinal Invititational Meet - USA - April 4, 2008

2008-05-05T13:14:00.002+10:00

Matt's latest race in the USA. Compliments of Runnerspace.

Athletics East 2007-2008 Best Male Performance

2008-05-04T22:41:00.002+10:00

A special upload of Matt Hammond's AE Best Male Performance Award for 07-08 for Matt to view whilst he is racing in the USA. Courtesy of Paul

Athletics East 2007-2008 Presentation Opening Video

2008-05-04T21:29:00.003+10:00

The opening video of the 07-08 AE Annual Presentation. We will present videos of award winners over upcoming weeks. Well done to all at Athletics East on a great year. Courtesy of Paul. Size: 34.2MB

2008 Annual Awards

2008-05-04T13:43:00.002+10:00

Athletics East Annual Awards Winners

Annually Athletics East combines the AGM with an Award Presentation night. On this night trophies for outstanding performance and personal development are awarded to club members. AE is encouraged by the number of nominations for each award this year and applauds your effort and dedication. Congratulations to all winners we are proud to have you as members.

Most improved athlete of the year award

This award recognizes your effort/dedication and values your performance wherever you finish against the competition as you have achieved your personal best.

This is the clubs ultimate trophy and it encapsulates our total philosophy.

It is an award that can be won by ANY AE CLUB MEMBER; it is not based on ability. All athletes that have improved are in contention and all are winners in their own right.

The award can be won by an athlete recording numerous PB's (over the same distance/event or many distances/events) or a single but significant PB (i.e. a long standing PB as age makes it more difficult to achieve).

The award also recognizes the long climb back to fitness and performance after injury, illness or break from the sport.

All performances are reviewed individually with respect being given to single pb's as well as multiple improvements. This recognizes the different frequencies of competition that some events can tolerate. The marathon for example requires a very specialized approach and normally would only be contested once or twice a year.

Winner:

Rona Macniven

Club person of the year

This is for consistent outstanding work and support for the club.

Joint Winners:

Julia Syzmanski & Paul Mcguire

Tony Brown memorial trophy

The athlete that has consistently competed & represented plus supported the club throughout the year.

Footnote: Tony Brown was club captain, statistician / committee member and embraced both distance and track running. His support and interest in all club members is legendary. His family in his memory donated this award.

Winner:

David Macanally

Best female performance

The best performance by a female athlete from the year. This is judged on individual accomplishment and not on high profile performance

Winner:

Rona Macniven

Best male performance

The best performance by a male athlete from the year. This is judged on individual accomplishment and not on high profile performance

Winner:

Matt Hammond

Fun runner of the year

The athlete that has performed with distinction and or represented, supported the club in Fun Runs throughout the year. Also the Fun Runner point score counts towards this award.

Winner:

Rosemary Bridge

Cedric Sidebottom Award

This an encouragement award to recognize effort, enthusiasm and improvement.

Winner:

Sally Lynch

Club Point score

Female point score winner - Gillian Sohun

Male point score winner - Peter Trewin

Athletics NSW (ANSW) conducts a number of Cross Country, Road Races and Distance Relays each year. These events form the Winter Premiership Series.

Note: for more information refer ANSW racing article (Track and field does not have a point score at present).

The AE club point score is based on these races plus the annual AE club races (fun cross country and Tony Brown 10km). Total number of races is 10 and the number of AE participants and finishing order determines the point scoring. All participants receive a minimum of 1 point for any race completed.

At present there is a Fun runner point score on trial using similar principles with 8 fun runs and the annual club races. The ultimate intention is to be able to combine the results to produce one point score that works for all members.

Winner of the Tony Brown Memorial 10km:

Female Club 10km Road Champs - Gillian Sohun

Male Club 10km Road Champs - Peter trewin

2008-05-03T12:01:00.000+10:00

Fun Runners awards 2008
Congrats to all nominees for the AEFRC awards presented at the club AGM.

The winners are:
Ced Sidebottom Most Improved Fun Runners - Sally Lynch
Fun Runner of the Year - Rosemary Bridge

Images from the NSW Novice Cross Country Champs April 26, 2008

2008-04-29T15:50:00.005+10:00

Pete, Chammy, Adam and Dave

The Athletics East boys team

Silver to Athletics East

Matt Hammond - Mt Sac Relays - 800 metres (revisited)

2008-04-29T11:20:00.002+10:00

Hot off the press. Clearer vision from Matt's first race in the USA. Compliments of Runnerspace.com

2008 Novice CC Champs

2008-04-28T20:35:00.001+10:00

2008 ANSW Novice cross country race -

P S Good

After a wet and windy week the weather god was kind and put on a beautiful day for the annual winter season opener. Following the previous years trend big fields assembled for all races. Even the fun runs on the day produced good fields as evidenced by the 4km fun run where 138 finished with the slowest time being 32min.40

The women’s open 4km (95 finished, slowest time 29min .04 sec.) produced great runs from Jacquelyn Wright and Deirdre Slattery. Both have been slowly returning from injury. Jacquelyn ran strong and consistently chalking up two fast laps for a great time. Deirdre set off conservatively and it all paid off with a fast finishing effort.

Team medals have been sparse over the last few years and this made the men’s race enthralling, as we had a good team assembled. Messrs Chamkaur Dhaliwal, Dave McAnally, Peter Trewin, Adam Paleg, Oska Booth, Alan Gardner, Paul McGuire were all battling for the top 4 spots.

Chamkaur’s battles with injury/surgery over the past few years are legendary and his performance today was to match. Through rain sodden fields and twisting tree lined bush paths he hammered away to commandingly finish first of the AE contingent.

Big Dave Mac ran strongly behind and put the team in with a great chance of medalling. Adam Paleg in his debut winter race (and running with baby lag, new addition only 2 months old) can be really proud of his performance as can Peter Trewin who sprinted home in such fine form that the local sprint squad want to sign him up.

This completed the first four over the line and their effort produced a second place teams medal, very impressive.

Oska Booth also a debut boy just failed to dip under the 40min mark, nevertheless it was a remarkable performance after a week of illness. Alan Gardner and Paul McGuire, two long-standing members, completed the AE involvement. Both had good runs although Paul believes he will be turning the tables at next weeks 10km road champs (bring it on).

Next race 10km road champs at Homebush, Saturday 3^rd May 7.45am

Results

Women - 4km
10th	Jackie Wright	15:26
32nd	Deirdre Slattery	16:34

Men - 10km
10th	Chamkaur Dhaliwal	35:04
13th	David McAnally	35:43
19th	Adam Paleg	36:30
21st	Peter Trewin	36:49
47th	Oskar Booth	40:05
78th	Alan Gardner	45:04
88th	Paul McGuire	47:04

Matt Hammond - Oregon Relays 800m - April 26, 2008

2008-04-28T11:44:00.002+10:00

Scenes from Matt Hammond's latest run in the USA. Video courtesy of RunnerSpace.com

Matt Hammond - 800m Olympic Development Race - SAC Relays California - April 20, 2008

2008-04-22T11:47:00.002+10:00

Scenes from Matt's first run in the US. Vision courtesy of San Antonio College website. Edited by Paul. (Note: The quality is not great - Matt is wearing a blue outfit).

Images from Athletics East

2008-04-07T10:30:00.007+10:00

A selection of images of Athletics East members from the past 18 months. Courtesy of Paul.

Fun Runners at Corporate Games 08

2008-04-04T19:53:00.004+11:00

Athletics East - results & rankings - 2007-2008 track season

2008-04-02T13:18:00.003+11:00

REBEL SPORTS STORE discount code

2008-03-28T17:06:00.002+11:00

Did you know you qualify for a discount at all Rebel Sports stores?

Just quote this MVP number each time you shope in one of their stores..
35016

Wayne
VP/Regtr/Coach

Sri Chinmoy race 2 - Centennial Park - Monday 24 March 2008 8am

2008-03-26T14:55:00.000+11:00

It was pouring down - the park looked flooded but a valiant team of AE members took on the challenge of the second Sri Chinmoy race - this time in our home ground - Centennial park. By the time the first race started (14Ks) it had ceased raining and some blue sky appeared from somewhere. Many members had said they would be racing but the rain reduced the throng down to a trickle. Two in the 14K and two in the 7K. There was also a 4K run but that's for young kids.... plus did I mention it was cross country - the whole way looping around the ponds and tracks of the park.

Congrats to all finishers - it was tough going. Next race is 18 May at Iron Cove which clashes with the SMH Half so not sure who will attend. 16k/8k/4k www.srichinmoyraces.org/au/events

Results:
7K Pavel S 27m 49s 5th age
7K Sally L 33m49s 7th age

14K David C 58m 21s 10th age
14K Wayne M 69m 07s 4th age
14K Susan B 89m 28s 21st age

Wayne
VP/Regtr/Coach

2008 AGM Notification

2008-03-23T18:30:00.001+11:00

Notification of Annual General Meeting 2008 of Athletics East Incorporated
to beheld on Friday evening 02 May 2008

at Paddington/Woollahra RSL Club, Oxford Street (opposite Paddington Town Hall) at 7.00pm (earlier for a refreshing ale)

Please forward any items to be included in the agenda to Jackie asap – also nominations for Committee positions and any other items of general business. Nomination forms/Proxy forms and agenda will come from Jackie W.

Contact her ……. - jackiemillsy@hotmail.com

RSVP to Jackie if you wish to attend the AGM – do so by Wednesday 16 April.

Extra Training Night for Fun Runners

2008-03-23T18:22:00.002+11:00

You asked for it Fun Runners.... so we will trial an additional night of squad training..

THURSDAY EVENINGS - 6.30PM AT PADDINGTON GATES

Focus will be on distance racing - tempo/interval/speedwork/hills.
Always challenging but fun at the same time - $5 - bring water and wear light coloured clothing.

Start Thurs 27 Marc. Monday night sessions will not change.

Wayne

2008 Corporate Games - Parramatta Park

2008-03-23T17:21:00.004+11:00

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

AE 2008 NSW Master Championships

2008-03-12T12:44:00.003+11:00

Scenes & results Athletics East competitors from 2008 NSW Masters Championships. Courtesy of Paul.

NSW Men's Open 800m Final - February 9, 2008

2008-02-11T08:26:00.001+11:00

Scenes from a tough State 800m final including Athletics East's Matt Hammond. Courtesy of Paul

ANSW Allcomers 800m February 2, 2008 - Matt Hammond PB

2008-02-07T11:26:00.000+11:00

Scenes from Matt Hammond's 800m pb. Footage by Chammy. Editing by Paul

2008 Canberra Athletics Classic - Mens 800m A race

2008-01-30T13:32:00.000+11:00

Scenes from a dramatic 800m race featuring Matt Hammond. Filmed by Chammy. Produced by Paul.

Athletics East Xmas Fun Run 2007

2008-01-24T11:54:00.000+11:00

Scenes from the AE Xmas Fun Run December 2007. Courtesy of Paul

Matt Hammond - 800m - Sydney Track Classic Jan 12, 2008

2008-01-14T09:48:00.000+11:00

Video from Matt's opening race of the 2008 track season. Courtesy of Paul.

AE Tony Brown Fun Run 2007

2008-01-08T13:54:00.000+11:00

Scenes from the Tony Brown Fun Run September 1, 2007. Filming by Glen. Editing by Paul

AE 4x1500 160+ mens team - 2007 State Relays - Homebush

2007-12-18T11:25:00.000+11:00

Scenes from the 2007 NSW Track Relays AE 4x1500 160+ teams race

Christmas/End of year run and party

2007-11-30T15:19:00.000+11:00

All AE members are invited to attend the festive season/end of year run and party in Centennial park on Saturday December 8th.

Starting at 8am (be there by 7.45am to be put into teams) - max distance is 4Ks.

Where - meet at the toilet block near Federation Pavilion
Wear - AE clothing of course - be a sporty supporter!
Cost - free to members who participate or act as officials

Free food (buy your coffee from the van)...... and some giveaways

IMPORTANT - RSVP to Wayne wmorgan2035@tpg.com.au

Report from NSW State Relays - 17 November '07

2007-11-28T10:24:00.000+11:00

On a warm spring Saturday morning, the men's 1500m 160+ team of Davids McAnally & Hardyman, Paul 'taper' McGuire and the 'baby' of the team Adam Paleg debuting in his first 1500m.

David McAnally, who whenever he runs 1500m claims he hasn't run the distance since Little Athletics, ran 1st leg in a time of 4:38*, followed by david the quiet one in no. 2 leg in 5:07*, Paul in 5:16* and young Adam bringing the team home in 5th place in a finishing time of 19:38 (4.37* split for Adam).

All 4 managed the changeover smoothly and ran reasonably even, well paced laps, with the possible exception of Adam who clearly had plenty left in the bank for a fast final lap.

The Athletics East running/filming talents were switched for the day with Matt Hammond behind the camera. Watch this space for upcoming video footage!

Well done boys!

* note all split performances approx., Rona was timing.

Maroubra Fun Run

2007-10-28T16:20:00.000+11:00

8km
Adam Paleg (guest) 29.12
Peter Trewin - 29.30
Chamkaur Singh - 30.12
Gillian Sohun - 33.10
Nadia (guest) 33.20

4km
Matt Lynch - 15.18
Ken Cross - 15.44
Jackie Wright - 15.56
Paul Mcguire - 15.56
Wayne Morgan - 16.06
Ian Tritton - 17.32
Jayson Moro (guest) - 23.04
Barbara Lake - 25.58
Rosemary Bridge - 31.26
Brian Moro - 32.00
Jo Moro (guest) - 34.18
Bruce Montgomerie - 37.26

Tony Brown Fun Run Results

2007-10-28T16:12:00.000+11:00

10km
Peter Trewin - 35.16
Gillian Sohun - 40.09
Chamkaur Singh - 40.10
Roman (guest) - 40.58
Cindy Duckworth - 43.21
Paul Mcguire - 45.05
Wayne Morgan - 45.37
Sue Rovelli - 49.39

5km
Strachan Barclay - 20.02
Ken Cross - 20.21
Deirdre Slattery - 21.12
Paul Duckworth - 22.52
Julia Syzmanski - 26.54
Dana - 29.24
Adrianna - 33.20
Edna Wallace - 36.41
Rosemary Bridge - 36-41
Barbara Lake - 38.21
Joan Poche - 38.40

Maroubra Fun Run - Sunday 14 October 2007

2007-09-01T12:30:00.000+10:00

Our next all-club team event is the local fun run staged at Maroubra South Surf Club - part of the Maroubra beach Octoberfest. It's a hilly 4K loop which teams do once or twice. We will have teams in BOTH the 4K and 8K runs and the 4K walk also.

Starts at 9am from the Surf club and entry is cheap at $15. Mark your forms with "Athletics East" as the team name and make sure you indicate clearly your preferred distance.

Wear your AE gear and hopefully we will have the AE tent for storage and as a place to advertise our club to local runners. If you can spare some time promoting the club - stay around for breakfast (there's even beers available). An increase in membership would be fantastic!!! We have a lot to offer to all those runners out there.

Jackie or Wayne can assist with information.

Tony Brown 5K & 10K road race

2007-08-30T18:37:00.000+10:00

Saturday 01 September at 8am - a morning of celebration for a past member Tony Brown who departed our world way too early!

Where - Malabar beach/park at 8am

It was sunny all over Sydney except Malabar where it drizzled - not enough though to dampen the spirits of the 20 runners who faced the hills with passion and valour!

Congrats to all runners and special thanks to the organisers and officials. It was great.

Breakfast afterwards was a great treat - the coffee machine ran overtime.....

AE NSW 8km & 12km Cross Country Championships 2007, Nowra

2007-08-21T10:33:00.000+10:00

Video from NSW 8km & 12km Cross Country Championships 2007, courtesy of Paul

Video from NSW 4 x 4 km Road Relay Championships Aug 4, 2007

2007-08-16T17:09:00.000+10:00

Video from NSW 4 x 4 km Road Relay Championships courtesy of Paul

Video from the NSW 4x4km Cross Country 2007

2007-08-13T12:08:00.000+10:00

Courtesy of Paul.

Video from the Stockton Beach training camp

2007-08-13T08:20:00.000+10:00

Courtesy of Paul.

Athletics East Trip To Stockton Beach - 20th, 21st, 22nd July 2007

2007-07-25T17:45:00.000+10:00

For all those who have been brave enough to embark on a journey to the infamous sand hills of Cronulla, imagine the awe that you felt when you saw the dunes for the first time, let alone the feeling you felt when trying to tackle one of the monsters. Now multiple it exponentially an infinite number of time and that’s the sensation that 7 brave souls from Athletics East incurred on the 20th, 21st and 22nd of July 2007. Paul ‘Director Extraordinaire’ McGuire and partner ‘the Gourmet Queen’ Anne, Dave ‘the Clenching Mac Daddy’ McAnally, Peter ‘Yum Yum’ Trewin, Cindy ‘talk, talk, #*insert name here*# talk’ Duckworth, the great farting machine - Coach Pierre ‘Give me Rhubarb’ Good and myself, Matt ‘Run, eat and Sleep’ Hammond have been, and conquered, the mighty sand masses of Stockton Beach.

On Friday 20th July, Coach Good picked up myself, Peter T (PT) and Dave Mac at 11am and took the new X-trail out of Sydney and headed north. At 12.00 I got a message from Cindy saying they had just left. So when we got there at 2.30, we unpack the car and headed into the small town of Anna Bay where we stopped at the Pub for lunch. As it was absolutely pissing down outside, it was decided that we wouldn’t run on Friday, but make it up on Saturday. This deliberation was dashed when Cindy, Paul and Anne arrived, and Cindy insisted that we not miss our run no matter how torrential the weather was. Therefore, after getting back to the lodge, (with a couple of beers in the gullet) we headed out for what looked to be about 8km on the map. Little did we know that it was more like 13km, and took us an hour.

That night Anne stepped up to the plate and excelled with an awesome pasta dish and veggies, followed by a Rhubarb desert that was to die for, along with poached peaches. This gave us all the fuel we needed to confront the sand on the next morning.

After a small breakfast, we set out on our first sand session for the day at 8am. Mother Nature smiled at us that day as the rain had cleared up and the sun was out. As the lodge was located basically at the base of the hills, we jogged over onto the sand and once there we set off on a 20min warm up jog along the dunes. We went up and over 7 or 8 dunes on the way out and the same on the way back. From there we did 4 strides up a roughly 100m hill to warm up, then set out on 5 circuits that Pete had marked out. These circuits were a royal pain in the ass, hammy, quad and every other muscle from the waist down. From there, Cindy was getting blisters so ran back to the lodge (big girl), got her shoes on and finished the session with a 30min run on road. The rest of us ran to the beach, where Dave and I went for a run on the flat sand, and then all headed back to the lodge for breakfast.

After showers and breakfast, the boys took a drive to map out distances for our long Sunday run. We had a coffee in Shoal Bay (where we met some familiar faces), and headed back to the lodge. When we got back, the lodge was engulfed with the smell of the largest home-made apple pie I have seen. That was motivation in itself to get out and tackle the sand for the second time that day. At 2pm, Dave, PT, Cindy, Paul, the human trumpet (Pete) and I set out again. We did a 20min w/u (where we got lost because we were too busy chucking the footy at each other), followed by 4 sets of 3 continuous 10m acute hill (kind of like a longer faster technique hill for those in the know). This followed shortly after with 8 reps of a roughly 250-300m flat loop. Then we jogged to the beach and did a tempo run which consisted of us going flat out for 7 mins, then turning around and making it back in 6. That hurt! Luckily we had the wind in our favour. A jog back to the lodge finished our second session for the day, or so we thought. Pete had arranged for the pool to be filled up, but I think instead of filling it with water, they filled it with liquid nitrogen, it was FREEZING!!! But for recovery we had to get in, and big brave me decided to jump in – big mistake. I’m still waiting for them to post my testical’s back as soon as they find them (I think I spat them out my mouth) and after thawing them out.

That night was a footy fans dream, with the Wallabies playing in the Rugby, Swannies in the AFL and the Socceroos in the Asian Cup. Anne again out-did herself with a delicious meal of something that I’ve forgotten the name of (tomato, onion, eggplant and more…) with baked potatoes and greens. That was just the warm-up though, the Apple Pie was on everyone’s mind and it lived up to all expectations. It was absolutely exquisite, topped with ice-cream and custard. I don’t think Anne expected us athlete types to eat as much as we did – I think we impressed. Anyway, with the Rugby on TV, a full stomach and a beer in each hand, we were set for a good night in front of the box. Cindy was so excited by the thought of 3 football games that it was hard to contain her. We watch the Wallabies cop a beating, then the start of the Swannies, whom we later found out lost, then went to the Pub to watch the Socceroos, who, that’s right, also lost. Luckily the beers were good!

Despite an official protest by myself and PT, our long run was scheduled for 8am on Sunday morning. We’d tried to move it 10am but Coach and Cind would have none of it, therefore we set out for our respective long runs at sparrows fart. On the bright side, by 10am we had all finished, and after packing, we were in the café next door munching away on a well deserved breakfast (bacon and eggs!!). Then we departed, and all bar Coach Good (who was driving) in our car fell asleep in the car for the majority of the trip home. I don’t know if it was a coincidence or fate, but when we drop Pete T home, a lovely pink skirt was on the ground right outside his house. Make of that as you will…

For everyone who thought about coming but decided not to, I hope that our experience for these 3 days is enough to inspire you to get along to the next trip. Hopefully, all going well, we’ll try to get away again (hopefully for a little longer) towards the end of August or at the start of September. So start thinking of excuses to get off work, because I guarantee you’ll have an awesome time, as we all did.

An extremely big thank you has to go out to Anne, who made an awesome weekend even better. It was absolutely unreal not having to worry about meals after session, and knowing that some of the best food we’d tasted was awaiting us at the end of each run. I’d also like to thank Mr. Good. Without your organization, this trip would still be an idea, rather than a memory, so thank you very much. To all the other guys that went though the pains and pleasure of Stockton Beach, Dave, PT, Cind and Paul, you all made it unforgettable and it was a pleasure to spend the weekend with you.

Cheers,
Matt Hammond

2007 NSW Cross County Championships – Nowra

2007-07-12T15:34:00.000+10:00

2007 NSW Cross County Championships – Nowra
Saturday 23rd June 2007

On a beautiful sunny winter Saturday in June, a contingent from Athletics East made the trip down the south coast for the 2007 NSW Cross Country Championships held at the imfamous course at Nowra.

The club representation started off with Paul McGuire in the one lap, 4km fun run and an international guest appearance for the club from a family member, Morag Macniven. Both ran the challenging terrain steadily to come home strongly in times of 18.54 (Paul) and 17:56 (Morag, also placing as 1st female).

In the Female 8km Event, Gillian Sohun, Cindy Duckworth and Rona Macniven faced two laps of the course. Cindy, unfortunately, had to pull out due to injury but completed a threshhold level first lap nevertheless. Rona crossed the finishing line in a time of 34.36, to be placed 10th in the Open category, and Gillian came through in 5th position in 35-39yrs category in a time of 36.05, a substantial improvement from a previous year time.

In the Male 12k Event, David McNally, Matt Hammond and Peter Trewin rose to the call of the 3 lap race, in increasingly muddy conditions underfoot. Matt fought to the finish in a time of 44.41 to come 17th in the Open category, followed by David McAnally in 46.20 - 9th in the 35 - 39 yrs category - with Peter Trewin hot on his tail in a time of 46.25, placing 22nd in the Open category.

Overall, a great time was had by all, with performances to be proud of despite the tough course conditions.

Thanks are due to the following people:
- Jim for organising a comfortable log cabin as the team base, along with a seemingly neverending supply of 'cross country' cake and jelly beans.
- Morag and Paul Duckworth for the meticulous timing and recording of athletes' lap splits
- Paul McGuire for professional level photography services, following his 4km fun run stint
- and Peter Good for overall organisation, direction and support throughout the day.

4x4km Cross Country results 2007

2007-06-10T10:34:00.000+10:00

NSW Road 4 x 4k Cross County Relay Championships – Miranda

Special mention to Gillian & Rona who not only ran the female race but also backed up to complete the male ‘B’ – great work girls and much appreciated.

After receiving the official race results stats are as follows:

Lap splits were very impressive with sub 20sec.differential being the order of the day.

Close to even splits from Darren Purcell, Wayne Corrick and absolute even splits from Gillian Sohun (in her second race of the day!) and Paul ‘Mr DVD” McGuire.

There were two negative splits – Rona Macniven (also second race of day) and Alan “The Flying Haggis” Gardner

Leg/Team Athlete Lap 1 Lap 2 Time

1-‘A’ Peter Trewin 6:34 6:44 13:18

1-‘B’ Darren Purcell 6:50 6:56 13:46

1-‘O35’ Gary McGregor 6:45 7:10 13:55

2-‘A’ Matt Hammond 6:17 6:33 12:50

2-‘B’ Christophe Lauret 7:21 7:54 15:15

2-‘O35’ Wayne Corrick 7:25 7:28 14:53

3-‘A’ Ben Trewin 7:01 7:17 14:18

3-’B’ Gillian Sohun 8:20 8:20 16:40

3-‘O35’ Alan Gardner 8:46 8:05 16:51

4-‘A’ Cameron Dalgliesh 6:48 6:57 13:45

4-‘B’ Rona Macniven 8:46 8:43 17:29

4-‘O35’ Paul Mcguire 9:05 9:05 18:10

Individual Female Competitors

Gillian Sohun 8:04 8:22 16:26

Rona Macniven 7:35 8:20 15:55

Blog for the Club

2007-06-03T12:07:00.000+10:00

Hello folks,

This is a our new blog for Athletics East!
We will post here race reports, photos and videos from training and races, news about the members of the club, social events, etc...

If you have photos, videos or contents that you would like to post here, please contact Chris or Rona.