A word from our President

What an amazing few weeks of running and results we have had.   The heat and humidity has snuck in making the occasional run a little uncomfortable giving us a taste of what’s to come but conditions over the weekend were great for running and conducive to some great results at the Melbourne Marathon and Griffith Sport Toohey Trail. The best thing for me was seeing the team spirit that was evident in all the photos and posts that were shared.

The member profiles have been coming through, thanks Rob for pulling these together and Nick ‘Irish’ Roberts and Michael who have already shared a little more about themselves.  When it comes to your turn remember there are no wrong answers and you answer the questions or share as little or as much detail as you like. 

Hopefully all those that train at QSAC this week were aware that the track and carpark were not open to the public or River City Runners due to the INAS Games from Monday 14th to Friday 18th October.  Sessions have continued thanks to our run leaders who have created sessions suitable for the change in venue.  If you’re unsure if the facilities are open to the public you can check the daily timetable here. 

While most were either in Melbourne or Racing the Toohey Forest Trails I spent the weekend in the Snowy Valleys Region just the other side of the Snowy Mountains.  I travelled via Sydney and Albury to the small town of Tumbarumba where the Hume and Hovell Trail event is held.  This event hosted the National 100km Trail Championships.  I had a great run and I too got to run in the rain for an hour or so on Saturday.  The Hume and Hovell event offers distances of 22km, 50km, 100km and 100 miles.  I recommend it for the small community friendly atmosphere, amazing trails this event was run on 95% single track the track was very well marked and it was delightful cool and green. 

Great stuff.
Jodie Oborne
President