tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92477962011-04-22T15:31:54.739+10:00This Blog contains information from the members of the Sydney Striders Marathon Training Group (MTG). The MTG are currently training for the Sydney 2008 Marathon on September 21st 2008.Philnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1321100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-85853208215074268952008-05-13T08:44:00.000+10:002008-05-13T08:45:05.115+10:00

Week one of the program is out of the way. I've issued a new version of the program this week to fix up some basic problems with the spreadsheet. Finally got that task out of the way!Enjoy your running and please feel free to send me any questions you may have.Or post them here!Phil

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You should all have the new training program, so I hope you all enjoy starting your journey towards Sydney 2008. I look forward to our first group run on the 1st June!Phil

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We are now into week 3 of our Canberra 08 program, and although I am not yet running (due to my hip injury) there is a keen group of people on the road to Canberra.

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Stand by folks for the new training program for the Canberra Marathon which is on the 13th April 2008. The training program will start up late October.See you then and enjoy a few weeks rest (I'm off to run the Melbourne Marathon on October 7th, and maybe take a week off after that!).Phil

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Well the group didn't all achieve the goal of finishing the first marathon, but well done to those who did on a hot Sydney day.We had some injuries and sickness that prevented a few of the group from finishing, but some others were tough enough to complete their first marathon.Well done to Fran and Brian on finishing in tough conditions - an awesome effort guys.After all those hard training kms (

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12 days until the big race! I hope the tapering is going well for everyone. It's my favourite part of the program. I can't wait until the carb-loading begins; limitless food (or so it seems).Well done to the few of the group who ran the Willy to Billy 2 weeks ago - it was a tough track and we came home in just under 4 hours. I am absolutely confident that those who finished can make the

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This week we will hit our 1,000th kilometre of the program!Last Sunday we ran the Cherrybrook Circuit STaR, and it rained for most of the 3hrs and 20mins that we were on the road for our 30km. Well done to the gang on holding out in the awful weather.This weekend is the Mt Wilson to Bilpin run, which will be a good judge of your readiness for the Marathon. 36kms of bush track will be a

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Well it has been a while, but since the last posting, Jim Moody has handed over the reigns of the MTG to me. A massive thanks to Jim for the hard work he put in over the past few years, and congratulations to him in getting so many new marathoners over the line.Hopefully I can provide the same assistance that Jim provided as the new MTG co-ordinator.The group is currently in full swing training

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A perfect Sydney morning for one of our tougher runs, an H4 with more than one person arguing quite forcibly that H5 would probably be closer to the truth. We ran the 15 k's although we opted for the first 7.5 of the 30 k course due to the rather spectacular views along the way (see below). Not long now before we start with the 6:00 AM group and start getting into the hard part.You will notice

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A very good session even though there were only 6 of us there, we started with a three k warm up then a couple of 1 k reps round Timbrell Park followed by a two k run to Lilyfield Rd for a couple of reps then a k or so to the park for a couple of 400's then a cooldown easy finish for about another k. All up around 12 k's at a solid pace all the way.Well done everybody

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This week has included two really good training sessions, Wednesday evening we managed our first set of 1 k reps around Timbrell Park incorporated into a steady 7 k loop around Iron Cove Bay. We basically broke into three groups, 4:00 min, 4:30 min and 5:00 min per k's based on the running pace and experience of individual people. There were 11 of us running and we all managed to get back to the

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This is our first blog entry for the new group training for the Canberra Marathon in 07. Sunday was a beautiful morning for a run although I don’t think it would have been too much fun later in the day, a pleasant 10 k’s up and down a few small hills with some great scenery along the way. Next Sunday will have us running around some of the more scenic spots of our city for distances between

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I don't know what Helen is feeding this group but they are tearing along at the moment, i only ran 10 k's with the group as i am trying to get all those small injuries put to bed before the Alice Marathon and they went on for another 10.The first ten was tough enough, i was galloping along beside Dean H at one point and between gasps asked what pace we were doing and he mentioned something like

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Another nice morning weather wise even if a bit overcast, the temp held for the morning for what was going to be a 30 k effort for most of the group while Pauline, Naomi, Jennie and I opted for a more leisurely 25 around Botany Bay. Considering this run doesn't boast of any hills on the short option and although we only ran 25 it sure felt like we had done our fair share.It looks like the

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Have been incredibly busy, work keeps on demanding my time and efforts so this is the first time i have had a chance to put keyboard to screen so to speak.I am only backing up Helen with the MTG this time around so my efforts are comparatively minor when you look at the time and effort she is putting in, all comments here are therefore my interpretations of what i see from those of the group whom

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It has been a while since i added to the blog as i am only helping Helen with this group on an add hoc basis so this is my first offering and pic.Last night (12/7/06) we ran a super set, probably not quite what Mona suggested but a selection to help keep us warm and hopefully help us get to the Marathon without too much damage.We started with a gentle 3 k flat run to Timbrell Park where we ran 3

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The new MTG has started training for Sydney 2006, news and information will start being posted here shortly.Any queries and questions can be emailed to mtg@sydneystriders.org.au to the attention of Helen

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Striders Group picture before the start, there were quite a lot more of us but getting everbody together before a race is very very difficult.The MTG passing under the Kings Aveue Bridge, early days at about 2 to 3 k's.Coming down from Parliament house, we're all still smiling which we mamanged to do all the way to the end.It's all over now bar the debriefing, a great result for all of the group,

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Another pleasant Autumn evening with near perfect weather for a leisurely run around the Bay, not a large group but as it is the last training run before Canberra it was to be expected. All the hard work is now done all we have to do now is a sedate 42.195 k's in Canberra and then start planning our next venture into the world of athletics.GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY

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Well the time has come the Walrus said, me probably being the walrus in this instance, our last Sunday run before the Marathon, a leisurely 15 k's at approximately our expected pace for the Marathon although some of the hills were just a bit serious. The morning started out as perfect running weather, about 10 degrees and stayed cool all morning, hopefully this will hang around for Canberra.This

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Our second last Wednesday evening run, a sedate 7 k's around the Bay on a perfect night, a cool breeze which kept the 27 deg temperature comfortable.There were probably 12 of us and amazingly we all ran together for the whole run, pace was quite good at just on 5 mn's per k which is about what we would expect at this stage. Only 10 more sleeps and about 3 more runs until Canberra.We're LOOKIN

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We found the markings along the course were excellent although Helen had left evidence that perhaps she had also been having a good time while she was out there doing it.Even the hills didn't stop us and this is a H4 run so it has more than it's fair share of them. The weather was perfect for long distance running and is what we are hoping for in CanberraThere were quite a number of us along the

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We are well into the taper now and how good is this, a leasurely 10 k around Iron Cove Bay chatting all the way, great fun and worth every bit of the last 6 months of training. There was a comment at the finish from someone in the group that was basically a comment about how easy was that and how odd it feels going home still full of energy.If that is the case then the training has actually

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This was the weekend we planned on doing our long 35 k run and it coincided with the SMC 30 k so to make up the difference we added a 5 k warm up before the race started. I think everybody enjoyed the warm up run as it stayed cool and even rained lighty. The next 25 were probably not too bad either but if you know the course there is a 5 k loop at the finish that includes one of the tougher hills

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Time is runnng down now at quite a rate, 3 more Sunday Training Runs and we are there. Last night was a good solid pace run (for the first lap anyway as my legs were not particulary happy about doing another one) and a large group of about 18 of us terorising the Bay.The large Green and WHite speed hump kept pretty well together all the way which must have put fear into even the hardiest souls

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Jim's commentFirstly thanks to Pauline for "navigating the MTG through what was obviously an unusual morning, it seems the girls were monstered by a series of characters from seemingly different universes, the locals being the most difficult to be rid of. The pics and text are compliments of Pauline. We're starting to taper this week although our longest run will be this Sunday, enjoy getting

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Another tough run and the numbers were down considerably, too far??, maybe, too hard after the 10 k on Saturday ??, who knows, only a handful of hardy MTG'ers turned out for one of the more spectacular runs around our fair city. I was running short as 6ft is next weekend and my training program had me running 15 so i only managed the first 3 or so K's with the group before heading off towards

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This mornings run started out brilliantly, the temperature was just a bit warm and the humidity was so close to 100% it was going to be tough going. Having said that the view around Balmain was one of those moments that you never get to see unless you happen to get out of bed before 5:00 AM and spend an hour getting to some of the more out of the way places around the Harbour.The "group shot was

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The weather waswarm with the humidity really taking the edge out of you, the sun managed to stay behind the clouds for most of the morning which did stop the temperature from becoming a real issue.The Iron Cove Bolter is only an H2 run but managed to find some serious hills around the back streets to say nothing of a quick trip over Gladesville Bridge on the way there and again of the way back.

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The usual suspects lining up before we trotted off for a 20 k stroll around the Bay, we had planned on two X 10 k laps but after the first lap a number decided to head home. Pauline headed home without a few square inches of skin after a rather nasty slide along the concrete on the bridge, those left headed off into the direction of the Harbour via Birkenhead Point. The first lap was a good solid

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I thought i would drop a few lines about the Wednesday evening run even though i only managed to run 10 of the full 20. The game plan was to run an even paced 20 k's at marginaly faster that what we are proposing to run for Canberra, i.e 4 to 4 1/2 hrs.The facts were somewhat different, firstly there were nearly 20 of us galloping around the Bay and included some who were probably more inclined

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CONGRATULATIONS to your ALL, our first 30 k run that turned out to be 31.6 most of which was long stretches of serious uphill or short sharp downhill sections that gave your quads a really good workout. The run down to Bobbin Head was reasonably enjoyable although the loony’s racing their various motor cars up the hill didn’t make things any easier. The run up from Bobbin Head totaled just under

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Considering the evening temperature it was a surprise that so many people turned up, the starting temp was 34 degrees which suggested that we would be slowing down a touch to compensate for the heat. By the time we were doing the 1 k reps at Timbrell Park the evening had cooled somewhat and things picked up. The long run to Marion Street was a solid pace all the way which meant that the Lilyfield

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STaR Run report thanks to Pauline With no one about to lead the group at 5:59 Steve and I decided to share the job. Steve kept the group together and I ventured to the head of the group to carry out navigation. A courageous move on my part considering I had not done the run before. It was quite warm at 6am and threatened to be a hot one but clouds came and

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Another succesful morning, the MTG and about 130 Striders terrorising the suburbs of Sydney, i can only imagine what it must be like living along one of the streets we gallop down. If it were me I'd probably move to another State.The weather started out reasonably well but the humidity took it's toll and those of us who sweat did so in gallons while the ladies among us glowed profusely (I think

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We had planned on a nice easy evening with 5 x 800 reps at about 4 min pace and an easy jog back to the start for a total of 8 to 10 k's.I also thougt that due to the rotten weather (it was pouring rain earlier) that numbers would be down, WRONG AGAIN, about 14 of us fronted for what i hoped was going to be a quiet evenings training .... hmmmmm some hope.I made a fatal mistake of letting

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I nearly didn't get to this one, I had set the alarm clock to wake me at 5:00 AM which was ample time to get ready at a leisurely rate but I managed to forget one very important thing, you have to turn the alarm ON. As it was ia managed to arrive at 5:59 for a 6:00 AM start, cutting it a bit fine but still just in time.This is supposedly a H0 run but there are a couple of points where that is

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After what started out as a very warm day the weather changed, a southerly arrived and the temperature fell through the floor. As we started it was attempting to rain but it never really got the enthusiasm to catch us so we ended up with a reasonably cool evening with a solid headwind (how does it do that, we ran in a loop and we had a headwind all the way??). About 16 of us headed off for a

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Our first 25 k run on a beaut morning in Sydney, the only drawback was the humidity which took it's toll but otherwise great running weather. This run almost circumnavigates the Harbour and we get to run all of the Bridges, the Harbour Bridge, Pyrmont Bridge, Anzac Bridge, Iron Cove Bridge, Gladesvill Bridge, Tarban Creek Bridge, Fig Tree Bridge and some lesser known in the bush section of the

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A great evening for running. nice and cool with a slight breeze, perfect weather for a varation on a Super Set. A 10 k main course with side dishes consisting of 2 X 1 k reps, 2 X 300 me hill reps and 2 X 400 me reps for desert.Pic above was at the start, all smiles and happy, below is afterwards, all sort of smiling and giving the stretching poles a workout. A fun run, well done everybody.

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What better way to start the New Year than with a run, the numbers were expected to be somewhat low but the hardier members of the group were always going to be there. The day didn't start too well with expected day temps in the 40's being predicted but did that stop us, not likely ...... it probably should have but away we went on a H4 run from Mona Vale Beach.There weren't a large number of

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We didn't get many starters for our 6 X 1 k rep run beteen Christmas and New Year but we didn't let that stop us, it was good to see Richard running with us again. The plan was to run 6 X reps at 5:30 pace however Pauline pushed us along and we started at 5:24 and progressively worked down to 5:14 over the 6 reps. The final 4 k's back to the start finished us of nicely. Temperature for the

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To get to our weeks target of 60 k's has been somewhat difficult with Christmas and all of the assoicated functions thrown in and our usual long run being on Sunday it was goin to be a tough call. With the help of Lynn we rearranged our weekend and had our long run today. We planned on running two laps of the Striders 10 k at Lane Cove National Park and to finish with a BBQ at the newly completed

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Last night was a doozy, the temperature at the start was 37 degs however luckily the humidity was somewhat down. We started with a 10 k loop around Marion St and at about 6 k’s the smell of smoke from the bushfires started to be noticeable. At the finish of 10 k’s some of the smarter members of the group called it quits which was probably the right thing to do, a number of us continued for

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The last official run for the year and a perfect morning for a run along the cliff tops from Clovelly to Maroubra. As usual great scenery along the coast with a nice breeze just to keep the temperature reasonable folowed by a relax back at Queens Park.

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As you can see i had the group all under control even managed to get Clara and Salvador and Graham and Mercy (on her comeback run) behind the chains.Not for long although the small sign on the right says it all.

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Our first 20 k run for the group, a nice flat course in perfect weather followed by the Club's Awards Brunch held at the Athletics Track at the Homebush Olympic site.

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Another successful Wednesday evening run that included running an even 5:30 per k pace for about 12.6 k’s. About 20 runners joined us for the run that basically included a 10 k loop around the Bay plus four reps up the Lilyfield Rd hill just to round out the evening. The weather was good to us although the local council has managed to turn off the drink stops in a couple of places, thanks go to

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Today was our first really rainy STaR for quite a long time, it started slowly and progressively got worse for the entire run. Considering the miserable conditions there were a large number of us who braved the mornings weather on a tough H4 course. This was our last 7:00 AM Start, from here on we are joining the 6:00 AM group and will be starting or 20 k runs as of next week.Next Sunday is the

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Another brilliant Sunday morning in Sydney, the weather looked like we might get somewhat warm but a light cloud cover settled in to give s a perfect run, well weather wise anyway. This was our first H5 run which basically meant a detour via Mt Everest, the group tended to spread out somewhat but as everybody runs hills at different paces this was pretty well expected. The hills were non stop

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Our first SUPER SET for this MTG went off really well, the weather stayed at a reasonable temperature with no flies to bother us and even a light misting rain when we were likely to over heat. The 1 k rep at Timbrell Park was a taken out at a variety of paces although some were starting to slow down when we hit Lilyfield Rd. The 400 me reps took their toll and by the time we were running under

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Another great Sydney spring morning although it did start to warm up later in the day, the 7:00 group headed of somewhat ahead of the MTG and managed to take some of our group with it. This run is graded as an H3 but the last couple of hills seemed a bit unkind as they sort of sneaked in just as you thought you were home. Next Sunday could be a good one at an H5 grading (H5=Mt Everest).A special

Jimnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1131400288697429622005-11-08T08:51:00.000+11:002005-11-08T08:51:28.776+11:00

Sorry a bit late getting this out, work will insist on getting in the way. A much more civilised mornings run after the Saturday 10 k race where we had humidity at about 99%. A good run for 15 k's on a H4 course with a selection of hills that made that much more enjoyable. A good effort especially for those who backed up after Saturday.

Sydney Striders MTGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1130976908618543072005-11-03T11:15:00.000+11:002005-11-03T19:08:23.246+11:00

We did our first double lap of the Bay last night and even though the weather was somewhat warm we all seemed to handle the extra k's easily. We had the pleasure of the return of Wayne and Bernie as well as Frank who hasn't been able to come along as often as he would like (he is also in training to break the 60 min at Lane Cove this Saturday morning and he looked like he should do it by the way

Jimnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1130659995634197422005-10-30T20:13:00.000+11:002005-10-30T20:16:43.076+11:00

Another successful 15 k's even if we did run an extra 2 k's up a rather nasty hill just to complete the distance. The weather wasn't particularly kind to us but training should take into account all possibilities and it has been known to rain on Marathon day. The humidity was very high which also made the conditions somewhat oppressive but nobody complained, well not within my hearing and not

Sydney Striders MTGnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1130379889624273002005-10-27T12:24:00.000+10:002005-10-27T12:26:16.010+10:00

I off in New Zealand at the moment and will be running the Auckland to St Helliers tonight as my midweek long run. Last night I beleive it was somewhat warm around the Bay and a plague of flies managed to get in the way, sounds like fun. From Helen's email of this morning I hear there was a large group of about 20 causing havoc on the pathways, a good roll up and with a warm evening and some

Jimnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1130036987281932392005-10-23T13:09:00.000+10:002005-10-23T13:12:03.840+10:00

The view from the top of Woolara, the only hill on the course. This mornings run was a 15 k effort on one of the club's flatest courses, however the weather is starting to warm up and the humidity got to some of us. Having said that the group was large and although not everybody was a member of the MTG we led out approx 50 runners. Another typical Syndey spring morning but i wonder what the

Sydney Striders MTGnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1129425888352037342005-10-16T11:24:00.000+10:002005-10-16T11:24:55.846+10:00

Sunday's 13 k that somehow turned into 15 k and as for the hills (it is a H5 run) it was a rather hard morning. This pic is at about 10 or so k's and everybody is still looking bright and cheerful, 5 k's later they were not quite so happy but we all finished strongly, a good sign so early in the program.

Sydney Striders MTGnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1128818953542055752005-10-09T10:49:00.001+10:002005-10-09T10:53:19.806+10:00

Picture taken before we started running our hill session, the first hill was somewhat steady but by the time we had run 4 it was getting somewhat tough. We ran the Fiddens Wharf Rd hill which is 860 metres and has a good solid incline. We finished the run with a total distance of 13 k's for the morning which is exactly what we had planned.

Sydney Striders MTGnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1128551712456800412005-10-06T08:35:00.000+10:002005-10-09T10:52:20.256+10:00

Our first Wednesday evening with 1 k reps included, we kept it easy with only 3 laps and hopefully at a reasonable pace although Cathy pushed us around at a respectable rate. All up a good solid 10 + a bit K's for the evening. NEXT WEEK=HILLS

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Our first run with the Club at 7:00, we managed a variety of paces for a particularly hilly course around the streets of Wahroonga. A good start to our program however due to the long weekend plus the 10 k the morning before i think numbers were down somewhat. Next Sunday will be the club's Internal Half Marathon which is somewhat too far for the majority of the group so Steve Packer has offered

Sydney Striders MTGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1127456237793010382005-09-23T16:17:00.000+10:002005-09-23T16:17:17.813+10:00

A new MTG is about to start, we have had a couple of runs with the 7:00 AM group and one Wednesday evening but most of our new MTG'ers haven't turned out as yet. Could be a really interesting morning on Sunday 2nd. We will be starting with the 7:00 AM group for 10 k's and building from there to 13 then to 15 over the next few weeks before we get to start with the early birds at 6:00 AM for the

Sydney Striders MTGnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1126479777167551112005-09-12T09:02:00.000+10:002005-09-12T09:02:57.236+10:00

All home safe and sound, against all the odds another Striders MTG successfully completed. The day dawned overcast with a good shower at the start which was a good sign, it soon stopped and the cloud cover disipated far too quickly and left us out in full sun with humidity levels that you associate with the tropics. The course has far too many hills for a Marathon and when you finally reach the

Sydney Striders MTGnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1125794487710686212005-09-04T10:41:00.000+10:002005-09-04T10:47:42.500+10:00

The last run for the Sydney 2005 Group, 15 k's in the rain, considering the number of k's the group have managed to clock up to date we have been relatively lucky in the number of wet days we have had. So far the group has run approximately 1,500 k's including some fun and some not so much fun of B great hills and through some of the best scenery that Sydney has to offer. WELL DONE EVERYBODY.See

Sydney Striders MTGnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1125268115193045572005-08-29T08:28:00.000+10:002005-08-29T08:34:42.013+10:00

It's almost over now except for the shouting, Sunday saw us doing our last 20 k at 6:00 AM as we have started to taper for Sydney. Our weekly k's dropped to 60 for last week then to 40 for the coming week with a leisurely 15 k next Sunday starting at 7:00 AM. There are still some of us recovering from W2B last weekend, the 35 k took it�s toll which is to be expected but now it's all about

Sydney Striders MTGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1124608331544173162005-08-21T17:12:00.000+10:002005-08-21T17:12:11.570+10:00

It has been a few days since i have had the opportunity to update the blog, suffice it to say that the weekly distances have peaked at 85 and we are now in taper, thank heavens for that. The downside was that our 35 k run cooincides with our first week of the taper and it just happens to coincide with Mt Wilson to Bilpin which just happens to be 35 k, perfect. This is one very tough run with more

Sydney Striders MTGnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1123722121687736762005-08-11T11:02:00.000+10:002005-08-11T11:03:16.983+10:00

Just a quick update on our Wednesday evening runs, last night we had planned on 2 X 10 k loops but the weather was reportedly coming off the snow and it was likely to be windy. What happened was the temperature before i got out of the car was 14 degrees, as soon as i got out the wind hit and with wind chill i figure it went down to minus something. It was freezing, the hardy souls who turned out

Sydney Striders MTGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1123403603405050012005-08-07T18:33:00.000+10:002005-08-07T18:34:50.453+10:00

This weekend was somewhat busy, we had the Striders 10 k series on Saturday morning which tested the hardiest souls as it was 1 deg at 6:00 in Lane Cove Park and Sunday followed up with a 1 deg at 6:00 for the Cherrybrook run. This run is rated as H4 which means some serious hills so all up a tough week. Our goal this week was 80 k's so no easy week. The results spoke for themselves at the 10 k

Sydney Striders MTGnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1122848627819362822005-08-01T08:23:00.000+10:002005-08-07T18:27:36.160+10:00

They look far too good considering they have just finished a 30 k run, just as well you can't see me (that's why i have the camera). We are currently running 80 k's a week that includes a 20 k mid week and 30 k Sunday run. Next Sunday will add some interest as it's an H4 so a few small hills should bring us down to earth.

Sydney Striders MTGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1122516028736332352005-07-28T12:00:00.000+10:002005-07-28T12:00:28.750+10:00

Training has been a bit disjointed the last two weeks due to the Sutherland to Surf run, quite anumber of the group opted to run the longer distance as per our training program rather than the shorter 11 K race so they should all be pretty well on track for Sydney. Last Wednesday (20th July) had us doing our last Hill session prior to Sydney, we will be concentrating on distance and pace now

Sydney Striders MTGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1121584301861231912005-07-17T17:11:00.000+10:002005-07-17T17:13:12.133+10:00

The weather improved greatly since last weekend, blue skies and temperatures around 9 degs at the start, a beautiful morning for running. We ran the Wetsern Wanderer which followed the inner harbour for a run of between 30 and 32 k's with Martin's special deviations along the way. A comparatively flat course but flat is not always the easy way to run. A good effort by everybody.

Sydney Striders MTGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1121304515591243002005-07-14T11:28:00.000+10:002005-07-14T11:28:35.603+10:00

Wednesday evening around Iron Cove Bay turned out to be a very good training session, the weather was a nice 12 or so degrees and clear so you could almost see where you were running on the back leg of the run. About 15 of us turned out and as the weather warms up and the days get longer I expect we will start to increase further. We ran a total of about 15 k’s that included 4 X 1 k reps around

Sydney Striders MTGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1121067286202792052005-07-11T17:34:00.000+10:002005-07-11T17:34:46.210+10:00

Sorry it's been a while since i logged on, been very very busy. The MTG is still on target for Sydney 05, not sure how many in the current group as it can vary quite dramatically week to week. We are currently running around 70 a week and have just started our Sunday long runs at 30 k's. Having said that what a great day for being out in it, so to speak, the group ran the Striders Dee Why Dash in

Sydney Striders MTGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1120089151871930562005-06-30T09:52:00.000+10:002005-06-30T09:52:32.290+10:00

Sunday saw a good few of the group at Woodford to Glenbrook for the 25 k Bush run and a number of good results not only from the MTG but from the club in general with Striders Tony Fattorini running second to Paul Arthur and Suzanne Kelly running second to Bearbe Fulcher. The Sunday STaR was a little low on numbers also, competing with Woodford to Glenbrook and the weather (plus those tapering

Sydney Striders MTGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1119479798814561792005-06-23T08:36:00.000+10:002005-06-23T08:36:38.816+10:00

Wednesday Evening Runs The Wednesday evening runs are still getting a good rollup even in the dark, Wednesday the 15th June we ran a hill session up Lilyfield Rd that worked well, the number of reps varied between 6 and 8 at a variety of paces followed by an easy run back to the start most of it in the dark. Leichardt Council has not seen fit to continue the pathway in it's section of Iron Cove

Sydney Striders MTGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1119479279405147482005-06-23T08:27:00.000+10:002005-06-23T08:29:57.303+10:00

Bobbin head about 7:00 AM Sunday, what else would any sane person be doing. The run was a tough 25 k effort that started at Wahroonga ran down to Bobbin Head then came back via the bush trail and roads to the start. A Striders H4 run that took ages to get warm on, the mist/fog added to the gloom of the morning but all up a good run. It is getting harder and harder to get out of bed these days, 4:

Sydney Striders MTGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1118283244535686812005-06-09T12:14:00.000+10:002005-06-09T12:14:04.550+10:00

The weather has been unbelieveable lately, last night at 5:45 it was about 19 degrees and as usual when the weather is acceptable more runners come out to play. Good to see Peter C and Mohammed back with us again even if it does put the pace up somewhat and welcome to Rob a new member of the MTG for his first Wed nite run. A great evening with between 5 and 6 X 1 K reps around Timbrell Park at a

Jimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1117964619673229592005-06-05T19:43:00.000+10:002005-06-05T19:46:43.176+10:00

A colourful lot this week with us running around 23 k's including a great bush section and lots and lots of hills. After the 10 K on Saturday morning that had Lisa-Ann running 41:20 while the rest of us mere mortals plodded along at far more respectable paces the 23 on Sunday was tough going. The run is a Striders H4 classification (for the uninitiated H5=Mt Everest) so it was not one of the more

Sydney Striders MTGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1117690629730847652005-06-02T15:37:00.000+10:002005-06-02T15:37:10.086+10:00

Late again, I really must give up work so I can spend time doing important stuff. Last Sunday saw us out for a 23 k effort from Randwick to Clovelly then down the coast to Maroubra and a short return home. A tough course with lots of hills and steps but the scenery is spectacular and helps get your mind off the aches and pains. The group ran very well, we split into a couple of pace groups so

Sydney Striders MTGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1117083673485741912005-05-26T15:01:00.000+10:002005-05-26T15:01:13.500+10:00

Haven’t had a chance to post this week as yet so will try for two MTG runs in one blog. Firstly the SMH Half, Striders had 220 runners out for the day’s event so not a bad field for the club. There were a number of current MTG members plus quite a collection from the Canberra group earlier this year. There were more than a few PB’s from the group as well including two at around 15 minutes from

Jimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1116557464174162802005-05-20T12:51:00.000+10:002005-05-20T12:51:04.186+10:00

All went well last night, about 15 odd bods turned up. We ran to Timberall and did 4 laps, jogged from the garbage bin back to the start each time and then ran back to the rowing club. Stopped at the drink stop both ways. Overall a pretty solid effort, everyone was happy, George was co-ordinating. Lap times varied, last lap was 4.20, hovered around the 4.25-4.30 for the others. Didn't rain,

Jimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1116138573964726392005-05-15T16:29:00.000+10:002005-05-15T16:29:33.976+10:00

Our seond 20 k with a somewhat diminished group including a couple of not so first time Marathoners, a solid run with a good pace all the way, good cool morning although leaving home just after 5:00 AM is hard work.

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18 hardy souls turned out for our Wednesday evening run last night, perfect weather with no wind apart from that generated by us as we flew around the course. We ran 2 even paced laps at what I expect was not far under the average10 k pace for the group. It looks like we are all recovered from Canberra and can now start to get stuck into our training once again. The plan for this week is 55 k’s

Jimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1115682437394114532005-05-10T09:47:00.000+10:002005-05-10T09:47:17.460+10:00

A tough run all the way nn Sunday, the original 20 k’s turned into 23.6 k’s and we didn’t get lost, plenty of hills to keep everybody honest and a few k’s of bush at the end for the fun of it. We started out as one huge group but we are getting such a variety of paces now that we will need to break into pace related sub groups.Congratulations to those of you who ran the 10 k on Saturday, a couple

Sydney Striders MTGnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1115333766234577022005-05-06T08:56:00.000+10:002005-05-06T08:56:06.276+10:00

As you can see from the pic it is starting to get dark and some of this run is not that well lit, it didn’t stop us though, we ran one lap of the Bay with a short break to do some reps up Lilyfield Rd. Four reps was a good workout with everybody enjoying themselves (if you call running up hills enjoying yourself). The overall pace for the evening was good throughout and comparatively quick

Sydney Striders MTGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1115013671875361252005-05-02T16:01:00.000+10:002005-05-02T16:01:11.876+10:00

Sunday saw the last of our late morning starts with an easy 16 k’s of relatively flat running with one small hill on the way home, great scenery at a modest pace. At least we didn’t get lost this time although there were a couple that we missed somewhere on the course. From here on it’s 6:00 AM starts with an extension to 20 k’s on Sundays for the next few weeks. The weekly program is currently

Jimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1114649591204372952005-04-28T10:53:00.000+10:002005-04-28T11:03:11.846+10:00

Last night saw our first set of 1 k reps, we planned on starting with three 1 k laps of Timbrell Pk with a 200 me recovery which worked out pretty well considering some of the group are still in recovery from Canberra. The times varied widely as expected but one interesting result was the average of a 5:14 pace for the evenings run. A good solid workout from everybody.The group are now running

Jimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1114321440827620882005-04-24T15:44:00.000+10:002005-04-24T15:44:00.826+10:00

This mornings run was supposed to be an all road effort, however due to some unfortunate advice (ignore picture of Louis poining in the totally incorrect direction), the 7:00 AM Host, KArin and I were discussing the directions to take when the whole group took off and left us standing around. We ended up running the whole run on bush trails. This was the largest number of Sydney MTG so far and a

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Chatswood Chase run, my first run with the MTG for Sydney in September. We ran 16 k's from Lane Cove Park though to Macquarie back around to Mowbray Rd then back down Fullers Rd to the park to finish. This is a solid runs with some good hills to keep you honest all the way. Finish times were pretty variable with some of the group coming back after injuries and layoffs plus some new runners

Sydney Striders MTGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1113611185394361852005-04-16T10:26:00.000+10:002005-04-16T10:26:25.393+10:00

I am just about to start running full time with the new MTG for Sydney, so far we appear to have a large group already and if it follows the usual pattern it will grow over the coming months and again the group is aiming for a time between 4 and 4 1/2 hours. It looks like some of the members of the Canberra MTG are coming back for a second Marathon, some of us never learn do we. I will try and

Jimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1113444775802846292005-04-14T12:12:00.000+10:002005-04-14T12:12:55.803+10:00

It’s all over, after six months of building up to the weekend we have accomplished what we set out to do, i.e. run a MARATHON. This post is not about what we did but rather more about the people that pushed themselves well beyond anything they have ever done before (Louis excepted). Like most of the worthwhile things in life the end results are only the rewards of the effort that you personally

Sydney Striders MTGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1112828957914504872005-04-07T09:09:00.000+10:002005-04-07T09:11:06.966+10:00

The last hitout before Canberra, a nice easy pace for the 7 k's finished in about 37 mins which was probably a tad faster than i would have prefferred but everybody ran easily, anyway if i slow down these days they just run away from me. Ray James joined us at about the 2 k mark which was appreciated as his company and advice over the last few months has been very well received by all of us. Only

Sydney Striders MTGnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1112491349429387182005-04-03T11:22:00.000+10:002005-04-03T11:29:07.300+10:00

I have been somewhat slack during the last couple of weeks so i will try and make up for it. The pic was the group including a few extras who ran the 13 k's from Balmoral Beach this morning. This is the groups second effort on this course and it has a well deserved reputation as a tough run. The first K is along the beachfront followed by a selection of huge hills. When we ran this the first time

Sydney Striders MTGnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1111908682805132702005-03-27T17:31:00.000+10:002005-03-27T17:31:22.806+10:00

The last of the 30 k's, only a small group due to the long weekend and the necessities of hunting chocolate easter eggs and such. Everybody finished in better shape than i did. Next week only 15 k's on Sunday and even better a 7:00 AM start. The weeks total for this week is only 40, enjoy the taper. It is all downhill from here on, the hard work has been done it's in the lap of the gods and your

Sydney Striders MTGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1111308689802723542005-03-20T19:51:00.000+11:002005-03-20T19:51:29.803+11:00

Pic at just over half way on the 35 k run, everybody looking good. Nothing changed at the finish except Louis managed to turn right somewhere when everybody turned left and ended up running just over 40 k's. Julia had arrived late and ran an extra 5 after the group returned. An excellent run, the training has obviously paid off, LOOK OUT CANBERRA.

Sydney Striders MTGnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1111190100544205412005-03-19T10:55:00.000+11:002005-03-19T10:57:23.666+11:00

No pic this week mostly because i forgot (old timers is catching up). We ran 2 X 7 k laps of the Bay and at a steady pace, some of us who had beaten ourselves up at 6ft only managed one lap (me included) but everybody managed a good steady pace all the way.Last week was our longest running distance at 85 k's, on Sunday i heard via the grapevine that we managed to get pretty well spread out over

Jimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1110405026127046572005-03-10T08:50:00.000+11:002005-03-10T08:50:26.126+11:00

Another good turnout although there were a few late arrivals who missed the picture. The first 10 k was on 58 minutes including drink stops and it can take this size group ages to take on water. I opted for a short run with 6ft on this weekend as did Wayne and Mohammed. A good solid run, weather was very humid and temp in the low to mid 20's.

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Hi All,Just a comment from a blogger who has known about your blog for a few months and I have thoroughly enjoyed reading what you have been up to - and have not "outed you".I have run around you at a few STaR runs now and the SMC 25 km. You have excellent guidance and you work well as a team. Good luck in your lead up to Canberra. I look forward to running around you then as well. CheersPlu

plunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247796.post-1110062750841795372005-03-06T09:45:00.000+11:002005-03-06T09:45:50.840+11:00

Another great Sunday morning in Sydney, Good to see Tom and Brad back from injury and Steve after touring around the States for a couple of weeks. Considering most of you had run the 10 k at Homebush yesterday and fronted up today for another 30 shows how strong you are all getting.

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Sunday was our first 30 k run with the club and considering the k's we all ran that week it was a solid effort by everybody. The run itself was at quite a sedate pace with no major hills, the good thing about the run is the amount of time we were running. As you have heard everybody say "time on your feet" is very important, it gives us confidence that we can run for the period of time we will be

Jimnoreply@blogger.com0