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Thursday Night run

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Important Notices:

Running Home after run: If people are running home during a run could they let someone know so people aren't looking for them.
Keep Hydrated: could people bring their own water bottle/drinks to out of town runs because it will not be supplied and drinking water on hot nights is very important.
Important reminder to all runners with winter here and the night's dark please wear white or reflective clothing. It cannot be that hard to read this and follow the direction. It is common sense and will stop other members of the public complaining. So do the right thing by yourself the general public and your club. Be Seen Be Safe.

NO WHITE OR REFLECTIVE TOP AND YOU WILL BE ASKED NOT TO RUN.

This Weeks Thursday Run July 3rdth 2008- Traralgon Tennis Centre 5km Course.

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COLIBAN RELAY – 28th June

On Saturday 21 Harriers travelled up To Bendigo for round 5 of the XCR 08 series, the Coliban Ekiden Relays. The morning got off to a slow start with new comer Simon Maselli being late for the bus. Luckily due to Bruce’s fantastic driving skills we made it to Harcourt with 15 mins to spare. Everyone was already organised into their teams and running orders so all we had to do was make sure everyone got on the bus to make it to their correct changeover in time. The first runners to leave was the mens Div 2 team, with club captain Shane Pettingill running the first leg of 5.5km. This was a challenging leg with a gradual incline the whole way and a total rise of 132m. 15 mins later the Womens Div 2 team and Mens div 7 (mixed team) left, with Sue Elsdon and Paula Pettingill running the first legs for these 2 teams. Last team to start was our Mens Div 5 team, bus driver Bruce Salisbury ran this first leg so he could run back and get the bus. The 2 leg was run by Greg Semmler (Mens Div 2), Anna Orr (Womens Div 2), Carmel Quirk (Mens Div 7) and Simon Maselli (Mens Div 5). This leg was 6.0km and had a couple of crazy hills, on e at the start and one towards the end. The 3rd leg sounded like it was definitely the hardest leg, it was 8.4km and included rocky tracks, some very steep uphills and downhills with the last few kms heading down the road to the 3rd changeover. The brave runners who ran this leg were Brett Van der Velden (Mens Div 2) who ran very well picking up a few runners and bringing the team into 3rd place at the changeover. Kath Hilder ran very well for the Womens Div 2 team also piking up a few places, and Lauren Isles (Mens Div 7) and Duncan Orr (Mens Div 5) both ran very well. The Mens Div 2 then had their extra leg of 10km which was run by John Mackenzie. John put in a great effort but said he felt a bit flat from the Traralgon marathon only 2 weeks ago. The 10km was an out and back course and was very undulating the whole way. John then passed onto Chris Joustra who ran the 4th leg, a 7.9km course which included a mixture of dirt and sealed roads and was also an undulating course. Melissa Jones took over from Kat in the womens Div 2 and passed another team to bring the team into 5th. Matt Franke ran for the mens Div 5 team and Mick Beeck for the Mens Div 7. Both guys put in a solid run which brought them to the last changeover for the final leg of 5.1km which went along the Mandurang road and to the Bendigo athletics track for ¾ of a lap to finish the race. Darrel Cross finished it off for the Mens Div 2 running very well with the team finishing 5th in a very strong field. This was probably one of the best mens teams for many years and it was great to see them finish so well in a tough field. Kahlee Galea ran the last leg for the Womens Div 2 team and ran extremely well to maintain 5th place and continue their good season so far. Daniel Sinclair backed up after being sick a few days ealier to finish it off for the Mens Div 5 team and John Jervis made his return to the AV season finishing the race for the Mens Div 7 team. The trip home was very enjoyable, giving team members an opportunity to chat about their runs, get to know each other and have a bit of a laugh. A big thanks goes out to Bruce Salisbury who drove the bus for the team.

Coliban relay results

Stage	Womens Div 2	Mens Div 2	Mens Div 5	Mens Div 7
Stage 1: 5.5km – The Orchards	Sue Elsdon – 27:30	Shane Pettingill – 21:44	Bruce Salisbury – 24:52	Paula Pettingill – 31:09
Stage 2: 6.0km – Water Race	Anna Orr – 29:02	Greg Semmler – 22:58	Simon Maselli – 27:19	Carmel Quirk – 32:49
Stage 3: 8.4km – Greg McMahon’s Hill Challenge	Kathryn Hilder – 35:02	Brett van der Velden – 29:37	Duncan Orr – 36:34	Lauren Isles – 40:36
Stage 4a: 10.0km – Leigh Purtill 10km		John Mackenzie – 36:31
Stage 4: 7.9km – Hogan’s Rd	Melissa Jones – 32:30	Chris Joustra – 27:55	Matt Franke – 32:52	Mick Beeck – 36:55
Stage 5: 5.1km – Athletics Track	Kahlee Galea – 21:45	Darrel Cross – 17:24	Daniel Sinclair – 18:57	John Jervis – 25:54
	5th Place	5th Place	7th Place	11th Place

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