Category: Races

Bridge to Brisbane

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Bridge to Brisbane is coming up soon on September 7th.  If you need  training advice make sure you speak to Stan, Gabriel or Mary.  Unfortunately we cannot take our club tent there, but we will nominate a gathering point closer to the time for post race celebration.  The bus to take you from the RNA showgrounds to the start is already sold out so if you are planning on attending the event be sure to let Gabriel know so we can discuss transport options to get you to the start line with adequate preparation time.

Womens Half Marathon Championship decided

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Congratulations to Wendy Clarke, who is our inaugural club Half Marathon Women’s Champion after taking out gold in the club championships at the Gold Coast Marathon.  Jenny Cahill took silver with yet another half marathon and one of our club coaches Mary Jackson just edged out Joe Field to claim the bronze medal.

The medals will be handed over next Tuesday

The Day After Comrades

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The ‘day after’ Comrades is always a good day, despite the fact that you walk like you have a carrot inserted in and uncomfortable place…  I spent 2 hours walking around a shopping centre and I’m feeling it now!

Ther were some interested facts that arose from the wash up of the race.  Firstly, nobody died, despite the very high temperatures: 27 degrees Celsius.  Only two guys got mugged, both for their shoes, both in the bush going to the toilet!  One guy carried on running in his socks, and the police caught the robber, chased after the guy, gave him back his shoes and he carried on to finish.  Only in South Africa! Continue reading “The Day After Comrades” →