Life’s been a whirlwind! Between family and work, I haven’t been able to hit the SAAC club runs since April. But today was different. Today was the legendary Steven Baird aka Squeak’s Run, infamous for its brutal finisher – Bonnie Dundee Hill. Let me tell you, the weather was epic. Crisp sunshine, zero wind – […]
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It’s not often I get to do Parkrun. I mean I’m still yet to do our new local Parkrun in Ararat. While in Melbourne for my birthday weekend, I knew that I would be visiting Parkrun. Now normally when I go to parkrun, I go to the Point Cook Parkrun. Sometimes I go to Wyndham
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April saw me increase my running distance and start focusing more on speed. I’m not as fast as I use to be, but I am building up to it. In time I will get back to where I was, better and stronger. So let’s lace up those shoes, and go for a run, and catch
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Albert Melbourne was my 12th parkrun and my very first run at the Albert parkrun Melbourne event. I was the 92nd person to finish and the 17th female out of a field of 303 parkrunners. I finished in a time of 25:00. It’s not very often that I get the opportunity to run a parkrun event. When
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While in Melbourne, I try to visit my “home” Point Cook Parkrun when I can. I haven’t been to many, but this week’s visit to Parkrun was extra special because I ran it with Kayla. I asked Kayla if she would like to do Parkrun, and aim to run 5km. I know she can clearly
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The SAAC 2016 cross-country season officially kicked up last weekend (2nd April). We were in Melbourne, visiting family (and of course visiting Wyndham Vale Parkrun), so we were unable to attend the opening race. This week however we got to participate in the inaugural Hunter Gardens & Landscaping 5km Handicap. Located just outside of Stawell,
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My first parkrun was back in November 2014. Living in Stawell means that I don’t get to Parkruns all that often. This is because there are no Parkruns close to us. Ballarat or Hamilton is our closest location, but it is still over an hour’s drive to get there. Which really isn’t worth it, unless
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Event: Lindsey Kent Memorial Fun RunDate: 27th March 2016Distance: 5km or 3kmType: There & back loop.Where: Stawell Racecourse, StawellEvent Partners/Sponsors: Stawell & Ararat Cross Country Club The sister club to SAAC is SACCC, which holds the Stawell Easter Fun Run, which is also known as the Lindsey Kent Memorial Fun Run. While the town is full of tourists for
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The closest Parkrun to Stawell is Ballarat. Which is 90 minutes away. Or I could go to Hamilton Parkrun which is 97 minutes away. But they haven’t officially opened yet. They will be having their début on the 10th of October 2015. This is why when I’m in Melbourne visiting my parents I visit the
In last week’s SAAC run report, I mentioned that this weeks club run would be the Steve Baird Handicap. Er well, I was mistaken. I forgot that there was a change in the syllabus and 2 races had to have a swap. The distance was still 5km, but there was no uphill finish. Instead of
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