2012

This was 2012.

Back in January I was still running interval sessions hence up to 75 running activities in the month. 
This year saw a solid amount of cycling though mostly as a result of running injuries. The cycling accident at the end of June caused a big dip in all activities though I have been slowly on the up since then.
A Queensland M50 3000m Record 9;13 in January and a 15;57 5000m were my only track races.
Two parkruns two victories 16;30 and 17;18 and three Sunshine Coast Cross Country races and that was my lot racing wise. As we head into 2013 I look forward to meeting you on the start line once again and in the meantime enjoy every run, savour it as if it was your last. Cheers

Running Roo+Lake

Just my routine daily run but with a camera on my cap!


Watch this here or big it up Part 1 at ; http://youtu.be/SjIFi5OREZQ

and Part 2 here; http://youtu.be/-fkSne3aaW4









Details are here;


I met a running buddy Geoff Holmes at 6.00mins and stopped for a chat!

Cecilia your breaking my heart, your shaking my confidence daily

Christmas Day

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I live nearly next to a golf course and my daily run skirts around the outside but Christmas Day is the special day when the golf course is closed and I can run up and down the fairways on pristine grass getting lost with just a few Plovers crows and ducks for company,slow going as I never knew where I was running circling around the greens looking for the next tee. Also like the last two weeks it has been super hot and humid.
I run  everyday for the last six or so weeks, looking forward to laying off the beer in a weeks time , slimming down and trying some interval work, who knows might even race :-)
Happy Christmas everyone!

4 X Half Marathons

I have raced 4 X Half's in my career;

17/6/1990 Borehamwood Half Mara 71;17.0 1st Age 29
2/9/1990 WMUH Half Mara 71;35.0 1st Age 29
1/6/2008 Queensland Half Mara Doomben 72;12 3rd 1st Age 46
6/7/2008 Gold Coast Half Mara 72;26 27th 1st Age 46

Back in 1990 I was enjoying a good run of fitness having returned from two years in Oz the previous year and putting some consistent solid months of training into the bank.
The Borehamwood Half was pretty local for me and in  my training diary I noted it was a hilly course and a hot Summers day!
I ran my PB 10K road time 2 days after this 30;45 @ Tring suffering blistered feet from the Half.
The West Middlesex University Hospital Half was run somewhere around Twickenham, and in my diary I noted I got miss directed and added 200m to the distance. I ran through 10Miles in 54;30. 2nd place was two minutes behind me and I won GBP125 a very tidy some back then. I also got vest/singlet that I am wearing right now sponsored by BMW and Cooper Car dealership.
18 years later I ran my third Half at Doomben on a flat course with lots of switchbacks.
The Gold Coast performance was supposed to improve on the previous effort but the wind after the turnaround up the coast put paid to what could have been :-)

My Masters 10km Road Race Record

14/4/06 Easter Orleigh Park 35;07
13/5/06 Corporate Games St.Lucia 35;54 1st
28/5/06 Caloundra Foreshore 34;49 2nd 1st
27/7/06 Jetty to Jetty 33;37 10th 1st
20/8/06 Noosa 34;02 5th 1st
8/10/06 Kingscliffe 34;35 3rd 1st
29/4/07 Mount Mee Hilly 37;22 2nd 1st
19/5/07 Corporate Games St.Lucia 34;48 1st
26/5/07 Caloundra Foreshore 34;22 1st
1/7/07 Gold Coast 33;14 18th 1st
22/7/07 Jetty to Jetty 34;02 7th 1st
19/8/07 Noosa 33;59 10th 1st
18/5/08 Corporate Games St.Lucia 34;16 1st
25/5/08 Caloundra Foreshore 32;58 3rd 1st
20/6/08 Jetty to Jetty 32;36 5th 1st
15/5/10 Corporate Games St.Lucia 37;17 1st
3/7/10 Gold Coast 34;32 41st 1st
18/7/10 Jetty to Jetty 34;48 8th 2nd
29/8/10 Bridge to Brisbane 34;27 21st 1st
14/5/11 Corporate Games St.Lucia (9.54km) 32;49 1st
22/5/11 Noosa 33;45 8th 1st
2/7/11 Gold Coast 33;24 26th 1st
17/7/11 Jetty to Jetty 34;11 3rd 1st
11/9/11 Bridge to Brisbane 34;07 13th 1st

1993/ 2004

0 Races

2012

Age 50
11/1/12 3000 9;13.52 QA Qld Champs  22nd 1st Qld M50 Rec
21/1/12 5000 15;57.66 QA Qld Champs 15th 1st
2 Races

2011

Age 49/50
23/1/11 3000 9;19.33 QA 4th 1st
2/4/11 3000 9;30.00 QMA 2nd  2nd
21/4/11 10000 32;53.23 Nationals Brisbane 1st
23/4/11 5000 15;50.18 Nationals Brisbane 3rd
15/10/11 5000 16;08.41 QMA 1st
29/10/11 3000 9;29.76 QMA 1st
5/11/11 5000 15;56.06 QMA 1st
12/11/11 5000 15;55.34 QMA 1st
19/11/11 3000 9;15.96 QMA 1st Qld M50 Rec
26/11/11 5000 16;04.84 QMA 1st
3/12/11 3000 9;23.57 QMA 1st
4/12/11 MILE 4;44.  QMA Gold Coast Qld M50 Rec
17/12/11 1500 4;22.15 QMA 1st
13 Races

2010

Age 49
30/10/10 3000 9;33.55  QMA 1st
13/11/10 5000 16;28.08 QMA 1st
21/11/10 3000 9;33.01 QMA 1st
27/11/10 5000 16;02.65 QMA 1st
4/12/10 3000 9;18.6 QMA Gold Coast 1st
18/12/10 3000 9;32.4 QMA 2nd 1st
6 Races

2009

0 Races

2008

Age 46/47
5/1/08 1500 4;18.30 QA 10th 1st
12/1/08 1500 4;19.05 QMA 1st
19/1/08 3000 9;09.13 2nd 1st
25/1/08 3000 8;56.46 QA 3rd 1st Australian M45 Rec
6/2/08 5000 15;42.82 QA 12th 1st
15/2/08 1500 4;20.38 QA 1st
23/2/08 5000 15;58.51 State titles 1st
9/3/08 3000 9;26.66 State titles 1st
21/3/08 10000 33;28.56 Nationals Sydney 1st
22/3/08 1500 4;23.56 Nationals Sydney 3rd
23/3/08 5000 15;58.31 Nationals Sydney 1st
30/5/08 5000 15;41.44 Maunsell Distance Classic 9th 1st
12 Races

2007

Age 45/46
13/1/07 3000 9;14.2 QMA 3rd 1st
10/2/07 3000 9;06.4 QMA 2nd 1st
21/2/07 5000 15;29.6 QAQld Champs 8th 1st Qld M45 Rec
26/2/07 5000 15;48.1 State Titles 3rd 1st
2/3/07 3000 9;02.58 QA 1st
4/3/07 3000 9;08.36 SE Qld Champs 2nd 1st
18/3/07 3000 9;06.26 State Titles 2nd 1st
6/4/07 10000 32;12.27 Nationals Hobart 1st
6/4/07 800 2;10'?? Nationals Hobart 2nd
7/4/07 1500 4;19.48 Nationals Hobart 3rd
8/4/07 5000 15;46.38 Nationals Hobart 1st
8/6/07 5000 15;41.66 Maunsell Distance Classic 8th 1st
16/11/07 10000 33;25.82 QA Qld Champs 4th 1st
24/11/07 MILE 4;52 QMA 1st
30/11/07 3000 9;22.54 QA 8th 1st
8/12/07 5000 16;07.71 QMA 1st
15/12/07 3000 9;15.01 QA 2nd 1st
21/12/07 5000 15;53.07 QA 3rd 1st
18 Races

2006

Age44/45
14/1/06 3000 9;49 QMA 1st
11/2/06 5000 17;37 QMA 1st
18/2/06 1500 4;37.4 QMA 3rd
27/2/06 5000 17;03 State Titles 5th
11/3/06 3000 9;46 QMA 3rd 1st
23/3/06 MILE 4;56.2 QMA
2/4/06 3000 9;35 State Titles 4th 2nd
16/9/06 3000 9;12.4 QMA 1st
23/9/06 5000 15;58 QMA 1st
14/10/06 3000 9;09.0 QMA 1st
4/11/04 5000 15;38.61 PPG Gold Coast 2nd 1st
6/11/06 1500 4;19.67 PPG 2nd 1st
7/11/06 10000 33;03.05 PPG 2nd 1st
11/11/06 3000 8;59.44 QMA 3rd 1st
25/11/06 MILE 4;39.82 QMA 2nd 1st QLD M45 Rec
2/12/06 3000 9;09.6 QMA 1st
16/12/06 3000 9;17.99 QMA 1st
17 Races

2005

Age 44
29/10/05 3000 10;01 QMA 2nd 2nd M40
12/11/05 1500 4;45  QMA 4th
19/11/05 5000 17;22 QMA 2nd
26/11/05 3000 9;58 QMA 2nd 1st
17/12/05 3000 9;50 QMA 3rd1st M40
5 Races

1982

Age 20
19/5/82 1500 3;56.2 Loughborough V Midlands V Civil Service 3rd PB
2/6/82 1500 3;57.5 TVH Open Meet West London 4th
10/7/82 800 2;01.9 Kinnaird Trophy Meet West London 4th PB
22/7/82 3000 8;35.7 Highgate Open Meet Parliament Hill 8th
29/7/82 1500 4;01.5 Copthall Open Meet 10th
26/8/82 3000 8;29.8 Copthall Open Meet 13th
1/9/82 3000 8;24.5 TVHOpen Meet + BMC West London 6th
7 races.

1992

Age 31
26/7/92 3000 8;49.9  Old Gaytonians Open Meet Bannister Stadium 3rd
29/7/90 1500 4;04.4 Copthall Open Meet 3rd
26/8/92 3000 8;41.0 Copthall Open Meet 6th
3 Races
I did not race track again till I was 44 years old, when I ran , what else ! 3000m in 10;01 from memory 2nd place at my first Queensland Masters race, got beaten on the line by Kenty :-)

1991

0 Races.

1990

Age 29
5/5/90 5000 14;48.5 Southern League Copthall 1st
19/5/90 5000 14;38.4 Middlesex Champs 5th
26/5/90 1500 4;01.6 Southern League Parliament Hill 4th
10/6/90 5000 14;39.4 British League Div 1 Crystal Palace 8th
7/7/90 5000 15;01.12 British League Div 1 Birmingham 11th
25/7/90 1500 4;01.4 Copthall Open Meet 6th
29/7/90 5000 14;57.6 Old Gaytonians Open Meet Bannister Stadium 1st
7 races.

1987 1988 1989

0 Races

1986

13/8/86 5000 14;46.5 Luton Open Meet 1st
20/8/86 3000 8;35.1 Highgate Open Meet Parliament Hill 3rd
23/8/86 3000 8;29.2 Haringey Open Meet New River Stadium 4th
3/9/86 3000 8;35.5 TVH Open Meet West London Stadium
20/9/86 5000 14;52.0  London Champs Haringey 2nd
24/9/86 1500 4;04.5 Copthall Open Meet
6 Races.

1983 1984 1985

No races.

1981

I'm tracking Steve Hunter in the 5000m  Southern League Meet at Copthall 25th July 1981.

Age 19
25/4/81 3000 8;44.6 Loughborough V RAF etc 5th
2/5/81 1500 4;06.9 Southern League Copthall 4th
3/5/81 10000 31;09.4 University Athletics Union Champs 3rd PB
5/5/81 1500 4;04.8 Loughborough V Cambridge University 3rd
20/5/81 3000 8;33.0 Loughborough V North/Midlands/RAF (indoors ?)
6/6/81 5000 15;38 Southern League Cambridge 3rd
26/6/81 5000 14;59.4 Southern League Copthall 3rd
11/7/81 5000 14;44.3 British League Div 1 Edinburgh 5th
25/7/81 5000 15;31.3 Southern League Copthall
9/8/81 1500 4;11.9 Inter Borough Bromley 2nd
15/8/81 5000 15;33.0 Southern League Kent 4th
5/9/81 5000 14;42.9 Greater London Council Champs West London 2nd
6/9/81 5000 15;00.6 London Borough Champs Crystal Palace 3rd
16/9/81 3000 8;32.0 Southern Counties Open Meet Crystal Palace 5th
30/9/81 5000 14;55.8 Copthall Open Meet 3rd
15 races.

1980

Age 18
31/4/80 1500 4;01.6 Copthall Open Meet 2nd
3/5/80 5000 14;46.4 British League Div 1 3rd
8/5/80 5000 14;33.6 Barnet Schools Champs Copthall 1st
14/5/80 1500 4;00.4 Barnet Schools Champs Copthall 1st
28/5/80 3000 8;33.5 Copthall Open Meet 5th
14/6/80 5000 15;05.8 Middlesex Schools Champs Copthall 1st
12/7/80 5000 15;15.0 English Schools Champs 9th
19/7/80 1500 4;08.2 Southern League 2nd
30/7/80 1500 4;01.6 Copthall Open Meet
9 Races

1979

Age 17
12/5/79 3000 8;48.0 Middlesex Junior Championship 2nd
19/5/79 1500 4;09.0 Southern League 2nd Seniors
30/5/79 5000 15;12.2 Copthall Open Meet 1st
9/6/79 5000 15;11.0 Middlesex Schools Champs 1st
17/6/79 3000 8;57.2 Inter Counties Junior 13th
23/6/79 1500 4;02.5 Southern League 2nd PB
27/6/79 3000 8;23.7 Copthall Open Meet 3rd Senior PB
7/7/79 5000 14;44.4 English Schools Champs Nottingham? 4th PB
18/7/79 1500 4;02.5 Highgate Open Meet Parliament Hill =PB
25/7/79 1500 3;57.7 Copthall Open Meet 3;57.7 2nd Senior PB
28/7/79 1500 4;06.0 Southern League 1st
4/8/79 1500 3;59.6 Southern League 4th Senior
5/8/79 3000 8;27.0 London Youth Champs 2nd
18/8/79 3000 8;33.8 Standards Race Crystal Palace 7th
29/8/79 3000 8;39.9 Copthall Open Meet
5/9/79 3000 8;30.8 TVH Open Meet West London
12/9/79 5000 14;31.4 Southern Counties Open Meet Crystal Palace PB
16/9/79 3000 8;39.9 Junior Inter Area 7th
18 races

1978

Age 16
22/4/78 1500 4;12.8 Open Meet 1st PB
30/4/78 3000 8;59.6 YAL Copthall 1st
10/5/78 1500 4;12.3 Barnet Schools Champs Copthall 1st PB
13/5/78 3000 8;54 Middlesex Championship 2nd
28/5/78 1500 4;10.9 YAL Southend 1st PB
10/6/78 3000 8;58.6 Middlesex Schools Champs Copthall 1st
23/6/78 3000 8;50.2 AAA Youths Championship 8th
25/6/78 1500 4;12.1 Lotinga Trophy Parliament Hill 1st
2/7/78 3000 8;57.0 YAL Woodford 1st
8/7/78 3000 9;04.0 English Schools Championship 9th
16/7/78 3000 8;57.8 Southern Counties Championship 10th
26/7/78 3000 8;39.0 Copthall Open Meet  PB
6/8/78 1500 4;06.3 Middlesex League Finals 1st PB
12/8/78 800 2;03.2 Barnet Open Meet 2nd PB
20/8/78 3000 8;41.2 Southern Counties Invitation Crystal Palace 8;41.2 2nd
23/8/78 1500 4;03.3 Woodford Open Meet 3rd PB
30/8/78 MILE 4;30.0 Shaftesbury Open Meet PB
6/9/78 3000 8;40.2 TVH Open Meet West London
13/9/78 1500 4;03.3 BMC Invitation Crystal Palace =PB
17/9/78 3000 8;39.6 YAL Final Crystal Palace 1st
27/9/78 5000 14;59.0 Copthall Open Meet PB
21 races

1977

Age 15
24/4/77 3000m 9;21.7  Young Athletes League YAL Woking
24/4/77 1500m 4;29 YAL Woking
14/5/77 1500m 4;18.5 Middlesex Champs Copthall
18/5/77 30000m 9;25 Barnet Trials grass track
29/5/77 3000m 9;08 YAL Aldershot
1/6/77 3000m 8;51.2 TVH Open Meet West London
7/6/77 3000m 9;06.8 Southern Champs Crystal Palace
12/6/77 800m 2;11 YAL Wimbledon
12/6/77 1500m 4;25 YAL Wimbledon
18/6/77 3000m 9;04.6 Middlesex Schools Champs Copthall
26/6/77 1500m 4;15.0 Lotinga Trophy Parliament Hill
3/7/77 3000 9;16 YAL
8/7/77 3000 9;04.8 English Schools Championship Copthall
10/7/77 3000 9;16 Inter Borough
16/7/77 1500h 4;16.9 Southern Counties Championship Crystal Palace
17/7/77 1500f 4;14.5 Southern Counties Championship Crystal Palace
19/7/77 3000 9;11.5 Barnet Championship Copthall
23/7/77 3000 9;18 AAA Youth Championship
24/7/77 1500s/c 5;06 YAL Guilford
27/7/77 3000 8;50.2 Shaftesbury Open Meet Copthall
3/8/77 3000 8;48.4 TVH Open Meet West London
7/8/77 3000 8;59 Barnet youth Games Copthall
17/8/77 3000 8;58 Highgate Open Meet Parliament Hill
31/8/77 800 2;06.0 Shaftesbury Open Meet Copthall
4/9/77 3000 9;17 Inter Borough
10/9/77 3000 9;14 Inter County
14/9/77 3000 8;44.6 BMC Invitation Crystal Palace
17/9/77 3000 9;09 Southern Counties Invitation Crystal Palace
28/09/77 800 2;08.8 Shaftesbury Open Meet Copthall
29 Races

Mammas and Pappas

What's your heart do when your sleeping?
I've tried this before , wearing the heart rate monitor to bed;
An average HR of 51 for my 5 hours sleep with peaks and troughs that must play out my dreams.

Here is the other funny bit, the GPS tracking has me roaming from my bed out into the bush and into my neighbours house!

I covered 1.24km in my sleep!

Still making very steady progress keep telling myself to keep things easy and wait till I am a long way along the road before attempting anything other than steady running. I am managing the heel and running on the edge with my Achilles.
After doing lots of 30K cycles 5.6K run days I have started steady 10.6K run days. I have loved cycling and don't really want to give it away but I no their is a world of difference for me between a run and a cycle.
Here is the last fortnights running and cycling; Click on to large up;

During Movember I grew a Mo and did my best to make it look as silly as possible. I think I succeeded but started getting self conscious  towards the end of the month and got rid of it Saturday morning. It is far to warm to have fur on your face here in Brissy, temps at the weekend for my runs were 30 O C and tomorrow it is forecast to get to 39 O C. Needless to say in the mornings when humidity is up into the 90% I get back from a run and flop straight into the pool.

Nearly forgot Mammas and Pappas reference was for Monday Monday but in the end decided to put up a Benny Bennassi cover because I like it more;