North Head STaR 21ks

Starts at Clontarf and goes through Balgowlah Heights, Fairlight, Manly, Queenscliff, Manly Vale, North Balgowlah, Seaforth and finally back to Clontarf.
The course is up and down hills with a bit of bush thrown in.
Ran with JB as the rest of the group took off to quick at the start for us. And with 4 and a half hours sleep and a hangover it was a slow run.

Total was 21ks in 2:00.06. Average pace of 5:43 per k. Very easy run.

Christmas Day around the Bay 7ks

Met up with about a dozen other Santas at 5:30am at Drumoyne for what has been a traditional run for a lap of the bay.
Very humid this morning 90%. So was a bit uncomfortable in the Santa hat.

It was a slow 6.85ks around the bay in 40:10.

Hope everyone has a good Christmas.

Manly 7ks

A bit quicker than yesterday but still the same route along the beachfront to Queenscliff and back home. No wheezing today which was good.
Total was 7.1ks in 35:04. Average pace of 4:56 per klm.

Manly 7ks

A month of chaos at work with two people leaving in a hurry and one of which is still unpleasantly giving me grief. Bastard!

Enough of that crap.

Ran along Manly beachfront very unfit and wheezing for air. Wasn't fun I can tell you. Plenty of people out enjoying the non rainy afternoon.
Total was 7.1ks in 36:06. Average pace of 5:05 per klm.

Run 4 Fun 10k

Not a good run today out at Homebush. Was doing ok until about 3ks when I picked up a stitch and couldn't get rid of it until about the 8k mark. Very annoying.

Temp wasn't too good either with it topping 29 degrees at the finish. I think they need a 7am start in November as the 8:30am start makes it too hot.

Managed to finish in 41:29 which is probably my worst for the year and still managed 163rd spot out of 6,300 finishers.

MLR 15ks

Ran up to Centennial Park and did a lap around the tar and then a lap around on the dirt near the white fence. Running on the dirt felt a lot better on the feet. Speed was almost the same as the tar.
Then it was back to work again.

Saw Steve Thurston belting around the opposite way on the dirt. Heck he was moving.

Total was 15ks in 1:07:41. Average pace of 4:30 per klm.

ES Marks 7x1k Reps

Did a 2k warmup and a 2k cool down after finishing.
Plenty of people on the track tonight, mostly getting in my way though due to the passing manouveres.

Reps were 3:33, 3:34, 3:35, 3:35, 3:35, 3:36, 3:36. All done with a 200m walk recovery. Kept the pace slower as I was trying to pace myself for the 10k on Sunday.
They felt fine doing them.