Monday 11th December 2017
It was very treacherous conditions this evening as temperatures dropped below freezing and a frost came in during the run. You could actually see the puddles freezing over during the run. Everyone was briefed before to ensure safety came first and fortunately there were no trips, falls or submissions this evening. In fact the cold weather pushed people to go faster, probably so they could could get back in to the warm quicker.We actually had 5 Personal Best times this evening.
Firstly, a big welcome to Pete P, dragged along by his wife Sarah, it was Petes first run in 25 years, but he blew away the cobwebs and smashed 5.6miles in around seven and a half minutes per mile average, I say “around” because in the excitement he forgot to switch off his stopwatch and record the time. It was still a very impressive first run with the club, well done Pete. Sarah also had a great run, keeping the leaders in her vision throughout the run, but just unable to quite catch them at the end.
Back for their 2nd run with the club this evening, where Owen and Karen, the mother and son partnership set off with Mike using him to set the pace, and it was a quick pace too. They even stretched ahead of Mike at one stage, but a sprint finish saw the three of them finish pretty much together. The time was over a minute faster than last week for Karen and Owen – a fantastic improvement and a new Personal Best of under 8mins per mile.
It was “Team Lou” running the 3.8mile route this evening. Charles, Sues and Lou all set off in the cold, but came back glowing. A fantastic run and PBs for both Sues and Lou, the later smashing her previous PB by over a minute per mile, amazing!!! Well done!
Next week we have a special handicap run followed by drinks at the Silver Fern. See you at 6.30pm.
| Name | 11/12/2017 | Speed | |
| Mike | 5.60 | 00:44:24 | 00:07:56 |
| Mark | 5.60 | 00:45:54 | 00:08:12 |
| Charles | 3.80 | 0:38:46 | 0:10:12 |
| Sarah | 5.6 | 00:45:54 | 0:08:12 |
| Pete P | 5.6 | 00:42:00 | 0:07:30 |
| Lou | 3.8 | 00:38:46 | 0:10:12 |
| Karen | 5.6 | 00:44:24 | 0:07:56 |
| Owen | 5.6 | 00:44:24 | 0:07:56 |
| Sues | 3.8 | 00:38:46 | 0:10:12 |
