Last Thursday Race Results.
Liddiard Road 6km Race Report (10/8/2006)
Although I have run this course several times, I do not find this course easy as it is a high speed course as well as a hilly course. Each time I run this course, I concentrate on pushing myself hard from the start, which makes the end very tough.
As the race started, I saw Darrel and Roger went quickly as usual, with Kathryn chasing them. Leanne made a good start, which, I believe, is an important thing for real improvement and I tried the same way. But I soon realised that I had to struggle.
Greg was moving so steadily that I had to abandon the option to chase him. Richard also looked in good condition but I decided to go with him, which I only sustained for the first couple of kilometres. I was impressed to see Kathryn passing even Roger and Richard, realising that she had made a remarkable progress during those couple of weeks.
I was tired from the earlier effort to run quicker than I really could, and then I was slowing down slightly (I felt). But soon after that, I realised that David was coming just behind me. I squeezed the rest of my energy I managed to maintain the lead from him, where the result might have been different provided the course was a little bit longer.
My watch measured the course as 6.1km, which might have been affected to some extent by the footpath I took during the race.
Reported by Shinichi Taniguchi
Newspaper Report:
Females continue to grow in statue at the club with some outstanding performances at last weeks run. Tania Whitehead after only a couple of runs was first across the line with Kathryn Ewels, Melissa Jones and Deb Piercy mixing it with all the top male runners out in front. Junior Courtney French running a big P/B wasn’t far behind with Anna Cardillo and Bianca Craddock also running P/B’s.
Results 09/08/2006 Liddiard Road 6km course- Tania Whitehead 30:14, John Jervis 30:50, Darryl Cross 22:14, Greg Semmler 22:21, Kathryn Ewels 23:24, Roger Maximiw 23:34, Ros Matheson 33:39, Richard Comber 23:53, Shinichi Taniguchi 24:19, Belinda Issell 34:21, David Griffiths 24:23, Steve Mcleod 24:38, Melissa Jones 24:43, Bruce Salisbury 24:49, Deb Piercy 24:52, Richard Clavarino 25:00,
Courtney French 25:00 (P/B), Russell Northe 25:09, Jason Mulvogue 25:22, Kain Jackson 25:24, Lauren Isles 26:07, Linda Jones 36:10, Bill Rutherford 36:25, Ross Jones 36:30, Leanne Keating 26:52, Bianca Craddock 27:06, Sandra Timmer-Arends 27:11, Andrea Henderson 27:48, Anna Cardillo 28:16 (P/B), Craig Morris 28:30, Jenny Northe 28:36, Ian Heafleld 30:40.
Walkers Margaret Salisbury, Carol Summersgill and big welcome to Kerrie Besse sister of Leanne Keating.