L Traverse

Sunday  6.00am  30KM(??)  L' Traverse 2h07m

Got up at 5.00am  out the door at 5.30am, got to Mount Mee at about 6.30am and hit the trail.

The intention was run to top of L Traverse and see how I felt and either turnaround then or run on ! As I started I immediately had pain in the right Achilles (If its not one thing its another!!) but I thought I haven't driven all the way up here for nothing and so ran on hoping to run it off. L Traverse is not the sort of run you want to do if you've got dodgy this or dodgy that as it goes UP or DOWN the whole way!The Achilles seemed to ease up through spells good and bad the whole way. Had driven along the Mountain road accompanied by a rock Wallaby for a distance! On the run a pair of really beautiful Blue and Red parrots flew by.

The Storm that had moved through Brizzy last night (both NRL and Electrical variety!!) left some damage in the wake. NRL left me gutted Electrical left fallen branches over the roads. On the trail the thing were remarkably dry. Only a few puddles here and there. Got to top of L'Traverse and decided I wanted to go the full hour (another 20mins) before turning around.

Aside from the discomfort of the Achilles I fared remarkably well and coped with the TWO hours OK. I took the camera along but looking at the photos they don't do this run justice! I'll post up shortly.

Bolton1 Arsenal3 - We are top of the league I said we are top of the league!!

Mark Slowiskowski

Sat 9.00am  17KM Roo+Lake+Roo 67m21s

I had intended to run 2 X Roo+Lake but felt shagged knee was niggling  and cut my losses and ran 1 and a half laps instead.

Could have been dehydration (beers at work and whilst watching the footy last night) also yesterdays run might have taken it out of me. 

Plus it was really hot and humid too! 

Didn't want to overdo it if my body was saying enough. Thought might try a longer run tomorrow as well - might head up into the beautiful Mount Mee State Forest for a trail run. Actually the Mount Mee trail run is one I'm intending doing regularly next year in my build up for the City 2 Surf. It has some lovely long hills and is normally cool when Brizzy is hot and humid.

Steve Jones

Fri 5.00am  11KM Roo+Lake 42m47

I thought I'd try mixing it up a little this morning by putting in a few surges to see how I coped.

Felt OK. a guy came past me on a mountain bike (I don't like being overtaken !) so I worked hard and caught him on an uphill section - well it gave me great satisfaction! But it ended my surges as could only keep going at tempo after that!

Humid nearly raining conditions. Still icing the knee, will try to wean myself off the anti inflams in a couple of days.

Bernie Ford

Thurs 5.00am 11KM Roo+Lake  44m36 - Steady

Felt good, not particularly suffering aerobically, able to push it through phases. 

I'm already at the point where I'm looking at the watch and comparing it to yesterday and racing myself!

Craig, Roo+Lake is just the name I give the course I run direct from my house around the path ways of North Lakes. Thanks for bumping Ronnie's performance onto CoolRunning where it has received the recognition it so richly deserves.

Here is a rough map; of Roo+Lake

Emile Puttemans

Wed  5.00am  11KM Roo+Lake  44m40

Moving quite smoothly for a morning run! Loving it! (though could be perfect it wasn't for  the midges that inhabit the  space about 5 feet above the ground, just as Dawn breaks and feel obliged to get sucked into my mouth leading to retching and sever pressure on my patched up hernia mesh!).

From my days at Loughborough (1980-1983) I remember during Exercise Physiology lectures that Performance (fitness) levels are  supposed to start dropping off after about 10 days of cessation of exercise.

Perhaps modern day sports science has refined this measurement but it will be interesting to see how much 4 weeks 'off' will have affected my performance. I believe the psychological affect (of not training) will have as much influence as the physiological affect.

Danny Carson

Tuesday 5.00am  11KM

A dog walker called out to me "I haven't seen you for ages!", 

feels like I've come home! 

Another steady run. 

Ultra Sound showed up nothing - good news, but they suggested for the knee it was a bit of a waste of time and if pain returns, get an XRay! (or a CT).

67kg after run,I've lost a kg!

I need to knock off another 4kg to get back to ideal running weight.I couldn't stop myself eating all things I would normally during my sojourn, ice cream and beer!

Steve Lowe

Sunday  11.00am  11KM Roo+Lake

Monday 5.00am(!!) 6K Roo

Still some discomfort but overall delighted to hit the road. This morning was the first time I got up early for a run in what seems like months. Too start a run and not be in pain is a joy , to hear the Dawn Chorus a delight - life is good again!

Ultra Sound on Knee this arvo.

Steve Harris

Saturday  2.00pm  6KM Steady (no time)

With great trepidation , I hit the road again! Was conscious of knee but wouldn't call it pain and towards the end eased into comfortable. Aerobically could tell I was rusty but the main point was to run and see the after effects of running. Well I got up Sunday and was still very happy with lack of reaction in the knee, some discomfort in the leg muscles but nothing like two weeks ago when I blasted out a 41min Roo+Lake not having run for the two weeks prior! I'll listen to the body today but intend to run an easy 11KM Roo+Lake.

Back in the late Seventies and early Eighties Steve Harris ran for Borough Rd College and for a period ran for Shaftesbury. He had the BEST running action I ever saw! He was smooth, effortless, his face the picture of inscrutability, in complete contrast to my mask of PAIN. He won National Junior CC title and was a full international.

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Jay Twist

Just got back from day in Bundy with a side trip to Hervey Bay.

On Sunday when I woke up wanting to run B2B I hopped out of bed and felt my right ankle was really sore! No reason why it should be, it's not as if I've been training hard! By Monday the ankle had swollen and I was limping from the left knee and now the right ankle! Felt like a really old man hobbling around at work everyone asking me if I'd run B2B and I couldn't even offer any explanation for the limp!. I mentioned it to a colleague and he said maybe Gout!! By Tuesday the swelling was going down but I went to see the GP and explained that the only thing that appeared to help the knee pain was the initial batch of anti  inflams I had back in July and since then the problem had appeared to come back.

He prescribed some more anti inflams and having taken them on Tues eve and Weds a.m. I immediately feel better. The pain is significantly down in my knee even when I bear weight on it - I can even walk down stairs with no pain now! The ankle has cleared up. I shall be getting an ultrasound as soon as I can fit it in on both the knee and the ankle to see if that shows anything up. 

The Doctor also asked did I have a family history of  Gout!!

Anyone would not be unreasonable to consider me a 'hypochondriac' when I mention that I have for two years suffered a frozen left shoulder now hopefully coming good but am going into the early phases of frozen shoulder on my right!!

My ankle was operated on about twelve  and fifteen years ago.

So today at last I can feel positive that I might get back into training soon - might leave it to the weekend and then try some very easy running (Not faster than 46min Roo+Lake).

Have seen the B2B results and speculated where a truly fit performance might have placed me.The most recent race measure was Vlad Shatrov beat me at the City 2 Surf by a second or two, he finished11th in 33m25.

The times seemed slow by comparison to others. Scott Westcott 30m45 (expected to go under 30) Courtney Atkinson not having swam 1500m or cycled , ran 31m36 and Chris Reeves to run only 32m06. Hintsa 4th in 32m11 must have had a good battle with Chris and Jay Twist 5th 32m13. I cant imagine the course was that hilly but perhaps it was long?

Last Weekend Ron Peters ran the Half Mara in Melbourne in 73m05, to add the M55 Australian Record to his M50 ! Hats off and congratulations Ronnie, Brilliant!

Scott Westcott

Very difficult for me waking up at 6.30am and thinking the B2B is going to start in 30mins ... can I make it to the start? Well it is Fathers day!! so it was still a joy to have Max and LILY give me their gifts and cards ( you come to realise that Kate @ 12y.o and Oli @ 14 y.o. have lost their conception of Daddy's Day love!). Had a lovely day, tea in bed then Breakfast at the Golf club then lunch arvo at the Beach at Sandgate.

Had a few beers but aware that I need to mindful of weight whilst not training!! There is possible light at the end of the tunnel that things may be starting to improve on the knee but there again I may be deluded!!

I was really pleased to get selected to represent Queensland in the Australian Half Mara Champs in Melbourne in a months time (Travel , race, and accommodation paid!). I will be 47 years old, and can't believe that I'm still competitive in Open competition!. Of course I'll be hoping that I can get back into training in order to be competitive asap.

B2B was won in 30m35 by Scott Westcott, well clear of Courtney Atkinson 2nd in 31m26 and Chris Reeves 3rd in 31m56. I'm looking at those times and thinking blimey! If I was fit, I might have made top 15!!

Eamon Martin

Ian Stewart (2nd)

Monday 6.00pm 11KM Roo+Lake 48m58s !

Really tough going, with still a combination of Saturday's run , which really did a job on my quads and the knees. I was hoping to see if I could get the pain out of my quads in order to determine just how painful the knees are by themselves in order to make a call on racing on Sunday. Though my heart wants me to run my head is telling me not to bother. Without a doubt I would only put in a below par performance and I'd only be dissatisfied with that. My heart is saying its the last race of the season I can afford to take a good break after. It's a new course - well a shortened course to 10K and I'm excited about the prospect of it producing fast times. I didn't race a 10K on a really fast course with lots of competition around me, all season. Another reason why I should follow my head and not my heart is I've packed on 4KG in my three weeks off!! Currently 67KG !!

Ian Stewart (the 2nd) was a champion runner from Luton who was a couple of years older than me. He posted times comparable with his older Scottish International namesake. I read a fantastic chronological collection of newspaper articles on Ian here . He ran 3m53 for the Mile! Photo shows Ian leading Steve Ovett. Ian was a genuinely nice guy.

Keith Penny

Sunday 12.00 11KM Roo+Lake 47m10

The Agony and the Ecstasy (proportion today was roughly 99:1!)

I knew it would hurt but the first few steps of today's run nearly had me quitting before I'd got across the road! I didn't want to stop in the middle of the road so kept going and then thought maybe I could make it around a couple of K but the pain wore off after a while (to bearable level).I took very small pigeon steps to get going! The first K was 5m08 compared to 4m10 yesterday.

The pain was very much a combination of the knees and the fact that yesterdays run left my legs feeling they'd had the toughest work out ever. The quads were dead! I just thought that if I could get some K's under my belt the chances of racing Bridge 2 Brisbane would increase but I wont do it if I cant do myself any justice. Lovely warm sunny day but perhaps a little windy. Hoping that a few runs will blow the cob webs off.

Photo is Kenny Raupach in the City2Surf. He was a mate back in 1988/89 when I lived in Sydney. Mother had a gorgeous Federation home on the hill in Mosman.

He finished 6th in M45 Cat in 51m00 , loved the look of pain and effort as he finished the race. A physio by profession, he looks way too muscular - bastard!!

Tony Simmons

Saturday 2.00pm 11KM Roo+Lake 41m46s

I was wondering if it might be possible to run the Bridge to Brisbane so got out for a run to see how things were going. Fist few K's were painful and lack of fitness started to kick in at about 8K
but was happy enough to run 41m46 = a good time considering first run in three weeks. It was always going to be more about the reaction to the run. I got the legs straight into the pool after the run (18.6 O C) then ice pack and Ibuprofen. None of that worked and the knees were very painful for the rest of the day. I was walking around like an invalid barely ablt to get out of the car. Don't know what to think! part of it will be natural reaction to hard run after not training for three weeks but the injury was accountable for most of it.
Later in the day we went back into the city for Riverfest.
From our rooftop we had a great vantage point to see the fireworks and F1 11's.
Doesn't Brisbane look fantastic? Today is going to be a 26 o C Day! Roll on Spring!!!

David Bedford

No improvement on the knees! I ran across the junction of Adelaide and Edward on the way to Central this evening and the pain in my knees was still very apparent.
I had entered the Bridge to Brisbane on Fathers Day and was hoping that I might get a week of training in next week before the race but that is looking unlikely now (does anyone want an elite Blue starting bib? !).
Thinking about future plans I asked Dave Bedford if there was any possibility of getting some assistance to run the Marathon London 2009. No luck not surprisingly but at least he offered me a place in the race which is actually something! A best mate's son is having a Bar Mitzvah in May 2009 and I thought me getting 'assistance' to go might help swing it with Natalie!

Emma Moffatt

Just spent a couple of days in Beautiful Mount Isa!

It had been in the news as the Mayor had asked for any "beauty disadvantaged" ladies to come to Mount Isa as the 5:1 ratio of Men :Women needs redressing and that Mount Isa men are not fussy!

Perhaps consideration for the potentially dangerously high levels of copper , zinc and lead levels in the ground needs to be given before one considers bringing up a family in this town. However, with unqualified kids taking home $1900 a week (net) from the mines, material benefits may make up for the industrial landscape, lack of ladies and stinking hot weather. come Summer time.

Mount Isa is further away from Brisbane than Melbourne is from Brisbane - How big is our State! A 2hour40minute flight!

Lovely hot (28 o C ) dry Winter weather greeted us but I'm not in any shape to enjoy it out on a run.

The left knee is still giving me pain!

My consultant recommended complete rest (1 month) then slow come back using cross training.

In particular he thought cycling would be beneficial as it affords relief from the massive pressure that running causes on the knee. I bought an 'air trainer' for the bike and gave it a burl, but I'm not a fan of training without getting anywhere - far too boring, so the air trainer may not get much use!

I've tried to keep up the few exercises I can do - Sit ups!

I've got carpet burn at the top of my bum to prove my badge of honour. Not really able to do press ups as left shoulder is only beginning to get some movement in it again from nearly two years with 'Frozen Shoulder' syndrome and my right shoulder joint is in the early stages of the syndrome!

Emma Snowsill

I have taken a couple of days off work in order to watch the Olympics. One of my favourite other sports is Triathlon where Emma and Emma ran fantastic races for Gold and Bronze!

A marvelous moment that of course had me tearing up in pride - love it just love it!

As for Usain Bolt I have not heard anyone else mention it yet but it was a 'Bob Beaman Moment',

astonishing!

Yesterday I rode for an hour on the mountain bike. Rough bush tracks and quite a bit of inclines.

Could still feel the left knee but no dramatic reaction today - good news.

I'm hoping to have another week off to see if the problem gets any better.

Vlad Shatrov

I downloaded the C2S video which looks good.
I'm wearing a long sleeved (Queenslander!) black top. I started towards the middle of the field. Pat Carroll gives a big name check to my nemeses (not really) Robert Spilling ("In the Asics singlet") at the finish, and I'm across the line next but one,just in front of first lady Rebbecca Lowe. The video after the finish line shows me with arm around Vlad Shatrov who finished 42nd. I watched Tom Highnam gun it down the finish straight not giving Jamie Harrison any chance to respond.
Only 360 days to go.......
Not trained since Sunday and can still feel the left knee so intend to take at least a few more days off until at least I'm walking pain free for a few days.

Special mention to Ron Peters who ran 47m44 (Gun)to blitz the M55 age category and even take out Keith Bateman M50 48m16 who was first M50.

Robert Spilling

I found this on YouTube - turn off my music on the sidebar to hear the soundtrack. Google StreetView - what an amazing utility.



Bollocks Bollocks Bollocks!


I just found out the results (thanks Brendan) from C2S.
I finished 43rd in 47m12 .
43rd wasn't too bad , I think back in 1989 my 45m55 was for 43rd position!
What was bad was that I got beaten in my age category! Which is most upsetting.

Last Years Category winner Robert Spilling finished 41st in 47m04 !!

If only I'd had known he was there!!! DrJH told me I was running with Robert at 4K when he went past us, so we must have pretty much ran the course together.

It is my first Category loss in about two years. It does provide fantastic motivation to do better.
I cant wait to get back going again when the knees are right. To prepare meticulously for C2S next time around. It will be a much tougher Category competition with DrJH and John Meagher both turning 45, but I'll be ready !

Martin Dent

In justification to Natalie about going to Sydney (and leaving her alone for a day and a half to take care of our 4 Children on Sports Saturday/Sunday) , I said I could do it under $200 !
This meant getting a couple of cheap flights ($160 JetStar) flew in and out of Maroochydore Airport which was very quaint and meant I could rock up to the short term carpark and walk 50m to the Departure lounge (Parking cost $24). Accommodation was another thing!!
I stayed at the Sydney Backpackers just off George St. Very convenient for the Race start. But also convenient for the Star Bar which I felt was attached to my bunk! The noise at 2-4am! Not only that but fellow room 'occupants' coming in at 1.00 and 3.00am and switching on the lights!!
I developed a dry throat and added to the cacophony coughing and spluttering for a most disturbed nights sleep! Mind you I would say that I don't think that had any material affect on my performance. I noticed a bunch of younger runners staying in one of the other rooms.
As I walked around the City the night before to get the layout of the start etc. I was amazed at just how busy Sydney was. Full of people, on the streets, in the bars, in cars. It reminded me of my two years there in 1988 and 1989 and of big city life and socialising on a Saturday night(distant memories for me now).
Sydney certainly looks beautiful when the sun shines as it did Sat arvo and Sun a.m.
Fossil told me the Striders had 700 members - Incredible ! He also mentioned his training squads and reading about Tom's training and squads it's certainly something I'd really appreciate.
However, I got off to the airport straight after the race , and it was pissing down as I watched Queenslander Stephanie Rice take Gold. I hobbled down the steps from the plane (Knees) and basked in the sunshine and 20 o C heat at Maroochydore and I felt good to be home!

Rebbecca Lowe

Sunday City to Surf Sydney 14KM 43rd 47m12

Just back from Bondi! I gave it my best shot but I'd have to say slightly disappointed with result.
Couldn't get going on the first section, DrJH went past at about 4KM and I had nothing to respond with.
Went past 5KM in 16m16 and then struggled up Heartbreak Hill though seemed to hold the gap to Jamie. At the top I thought I got going OK, no one went past me from the top. I heard calls from behind for the first lady - Rebbecca Lowe and I didn't want to get caught ! I'd warmed up with Keith Bateman and Rebecca and I expected them to be running together .
Having my name on my bib meant I got a lot of encouragement along the way.
The knees played up towards the end specially on the downhill but I got through it and will rest up till they are better. Right now the left knee is pretty painful. I managed to stay in front of Rebecca up the finishing straight. Natalie and the family said they saw me on TV as the cameras focused on the first Female!
At the finish I got my first sighting of Tom Highnam who ran a great race for 46m30 and in the finishing straight sprinted past Jamie Harrison!
Surprisingly for me Martin Dent won the Men's Race in 41mxx from Michael Shelly , who I would have had my money on.
As for my goals, I failed to beat DrJH, & Tommy. I got beaten by at least two M40's (DrJH being 44 till Dec). I want to put this race on my annual calender and come back next year and really do myself justice.

Ivo Van Damm

Thursday 1.00pm 20 o C 10.5KM Bridges 43m23s - Steady

Friday Rest .

It's Kates 12th Birthday today 8/8/2008!

Bronislaw Malinowski

Wednesday 1.00pm (20.0 o C) 10.5(?) Bridges 39m33

I went hard today, yes I'm still in pain (R.H Knee) but I really pushed it today. Flat out! I'd go so far as to say this course must be at least 11K because I was race pace and if it's not 11K I'm in trouble! Maybe the steps up to Victoria Bridge (?main bridge that leads into South Bank from Queen St Mall) or the Steps under the Storey Bridge subway and on the other side of the river back under the bridge and the dodging in and out of the crowds along the Restaurant stretch take some time away from a pure uninterrupted course.
So that was my last hard session prior to C2S! No Track intervals No Hills No K Road intervals.
A poor quality lead up but At least I've made it and will be able to give a fair account of myself in Sydney.
The only 'hill' I've had the opportunity to run is the small one up to the Storey Bridge Hotel (100m) from the River pathway. I have felt good on it but of course I'm worried about Heartbreak.
It is TWENTY years since I ran up it. I cant remember it but I believe its a KM up!
I took a look up it using Google StreetView = very cool , but perhaps I might have been better off not knowing!!
My Main Aims in Sydney = Win age category, Beat Winner of M40, Beat Tommy, Beat Keith, Beat PB from 1989 45m55, Win the Bloody Race!
Do you remember Bronislaw? I do, this is what Sporting Heroes has to say about him;

Bronislaw Malinowski's great rivalry with Anders Garderud (Sweden) between 1974 and 1976 came to end following the Swede's retirement after the 1976 Olympics. In the absence of Garderud, Malinowski dominated the 3000m steeplechase during the next few years. In 1978, Malinowski scored significant victories at Stockholm on 4 July and at West Berlin on 18 August, where he recorded his seasonal best time of 8min 11.63sec. At the 1978 European Championships in Prague on 3 September, Malinowski comfortably won the steeplechase gold medal in a time of 8min 15.08sec. During 1978, Henry Rono (Kenya) had set a world record on 13 May, but Malinowski was untroubled in beating Rono when they met at Koblenz on 7 September. At the 1976 Olympics, Malinowski had tried to run away from the field in an attempt to thwart the finishing kicks of those athletes who he knew could out sprint him. However, in the Olympic final at Moscow, on 31 July 1980, Malinowski was happy to stay back, as Tanzanian Filbert Bayi, a notorious front runner, and Eshetu Tura (Ethiopia) went out at pace that was well under world record schedule. Bayi eventually broke away from Tura, while Malinowski started to close the gap, although he was still 5.3 seconds behind Bayi with 1000m to go. Malinowski passed Tura just before the water jump on the second last lap (see photo above), and then caught and passed Bayi at the water jump one lap later. In the end, Malinowski won by nearly 3 seconds in 8min 09.7sec. Malinowski had a reasonably subdued year in 1981, recording his fastest time at Christchurch on 1 February. It will never be known if more athletic success awaited him, as Malinowski was tragically killed in a car accident on 26 September 1981. He was just 30 years of age. (Ron Casey)

Anders Gärderud

Tuesday 1.00pm 21 o C 10.5KM Bridges 41m45 Steady

The only 'trophy I have on show in my house is last years Gold Coast 10KM M45,

it is joined today by this years Half Marathon M45.

Mathew Reeves

Monday 12.30pm 21 O C, 10.5KM Bridges 42m06

Photos are from Jetty2Jetty, I never look like I'm running easy, always in the pain zone and showing it, always sucking in the Oxygen!

Here are some photos I took at Bowen, to appreciate the Ozzy soundtrack you'll have to swith off the auto music on the left hand side bar!

Peter Reeves

Sunday 2.00pm 21 O C 22KM 2XRoo+Lake 85m20

Went through lap 1 in 43m10, second lap in 42m10.
A fair run with yesterdays 22K still in the legs. Right knee was still good, left knee secondary pain still an issue. Right Quad was painful but this might have something to do with 'strengthening' exercises. Didn't have the opportunity to ice my legs in the pool as it was straight out to Scarborough for a walk out to sea! Maybe an extreme low tide has exposed a causeway of rock/sand/shell which winds its way maybe a K or a K and a half out into the Bay. Beautiful glassy sea and blue skies.

Andrew Reeves

Sunday 2.00pm (21 O C) 22KM 2 X Roo+Lake 84m40s

I had 'felt' my knees earlier today running to collect the ball during Maxy's Soccer game this morning, but started out today and the right knee felt remarkably better. Also the left knee was not displaying the all over pain I have been suffering but just the secondary pain area to a defined side(LH) of the knee cap. Could be a freak lull but made me have some optimism that;
A. I will be able to race and compete at the C2S.
B. Might not require the extended period off I've envisioned.
So today ran with some discomfort in the left knee the whole way but was please with the way I was moving. In windy conditions I ran through half way in 43Mins and completed the second lap in a shade under 42Mins which is good going.
Afterwards I dipped my legs in pool for 5/10mins - bloody cold 15 O C!
Even so my knees did seize up afterwards so got back out and walked the dog.

The European Masters Track and Field Champs are currently taking place in Slovenia. Of course I was interested in the M45 results for 1500m, 5000m and 10,000m;

16th European Veterans Athletic Championships Stadia July 23 - August 3, 2008 - Ljubljana - Ljubljana sports park

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Veterans M45
1500 m M45 28.07.2008
Final
1. Piškur, Benjamin 1962 SLO Slovenia 4:20,01 min.
2. Lefay, Xavier 1963 FRA France 4:21,64 min.
3. Herzog, Albert 1963 GER Germany 4:22,06 min.
4. Durand, Alain 1963 FRA France 4:22,41 min.
5. Bertazzoli, Paolo 1959 ITA Italy 4:24,70 min.
6. Barmin, Fedor 1962 RUS Russia 4:25,29 min.
7. Oskarsson, Hafsteinn 1959 ISL Iceland 4:25,42 min.
8. Bryce, Alex 1960 GBR Great Britain & N.I. 4:27,87 min.
9. Telek, Andras 1960 HUN Hungary 4:28,54 min.
10. Ashby, Mark 1962 GBR Great Britain & N.I. 4:28,91 min.


16th European Veterans Athletic Championships Stadia July 23 - August 3, 2008 - Ljubljana - Ljubljana sports park



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Veterans M45
1500 m M45 28.07.2008
Final
1. Piškur, Benjamin 1962 SLO Slovenia 4:20,01 min.
2. Lefay, Xavier 1963 FRA France 4:21,64 min.
3. Herzog, Albert 1963 GER Germany 4:22,06 min.
4. Durand, Alain 1963 FRA France 4:22,41 min.
5. Bertazzoli, Paolo 1959 ITA Italy 4:24,70 min.
6. Barmin, Fedor 1962 RUS Russia 4:25,29 min.
7. Oskarsson, Hafsteinn 1959 ISL Iceland 4:25,42 min.
8. Bryce, Alex 1960 GBR Great Britain & N.I. 4:27,87 min.
9. Telek, Andras 1960 HUN Hungary 4:28,54 min.
10. Ashby, Mark 1962 GBR Great Britain & N.I. 4:28,91 min.

5000 m M45 30.07.2008
Ranking order time race
1. Strizhakov, Oleg 1963 RUS Russia 15:39,16 min.
2. Parry, Philip 1963 GBR Great Britain & N.I. 15:55,34 min.
3. Boyle, Mike 1960 GBR Great Britain & N.I. 16:29,44 min.
4. Scherg, Jürgen 1963 GER Germany 16:39,98 min.
5. Peeters, Theo 1961 NED Netherlands 16:46,23 min.
6. Potocco, Guido 1959 ITA Italy 16:50,37 min.
7. Melero, Pere 1961 ESP Spain 17:10,87 min.
8. Holland, Richard 1958 GBR Great Britain & N.I. 17:13,39 min.
16th European Veterans Athletic Championships Stadia July 23 - August 3, 2008 - Ljubljana - Ljubljana sports park



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Veterans M45
10000 m M45 24.07.2008
Final
1. Strizhakov, Oleg 1963 RUS Russia 32:21.88 min.
2. Delgado, Javier 1959 ESP Spain 33:26.42 min.
3. Ubaldi, Claudio 1963 ITA Italy 33:51.15 min.
4. Boyle, Mike 1960 GBR Great Britain & N.I. 34:00.97 min.
5. POSTNIKOV, IVAN 1961 RUS Russia 34:24.17 min.
6. Convert, Gilles 1960 FRA France 34:44.03 min.
7. Ortu, Gavino 1963 ITA Italy 35:19.97 min.
8. Anièin, Aleksandar 1958 SLO Slovenia 35:24.00 min.
9. Robiè, Štefan 1963 SLO Slovenia 35:24.49 min.
9. Potocco, Guido 1959 ITA Italy 35:24.49 min.
11. Škerlep, Marko 1962 SLO Slovenia 35:30.10 min.
12. Dereyayla, Hasan 1963 TUR Turkey 36:32.53 min.

Michael Reeves

Two songs from my trip.
Starsailor 'Four to the floor' and Depeche Mode 'Its no good' see video.
I've used Nick Rose before so changed it to Michael Reeves.