Training & upcoming events

Lots of RCR training groups out & about on road & trail lately, even with the rising temperatures!

Mt Coot-Tha

Mt Coot-Tha

Mermaid Mountain

Tuesday Trails with a Wilson from Coach Folan

Daisy Hill Crew

Huge Dock Street Sunday Crew

South East Trail Running Series

Unfortunately Pomona was cancelled, but there's lots more races coming up - use Discount

Code RCR19

Round 4 @ Bayview

Sunday 24 November 2019

7.4km / 10.8km

Round 5 @ Bunyaville

Sunday 2 February 2020

8.6km / 15.7km

Round 6 @ Hinze Dam

Sunday 16 February 2020

10.7km / 18.1km

Round 7 @ Ewen Maddock Dam

Sunday 1 March 2020

8.3km / 14.7km

Round 8 @ Daisy Hill

Sunday 15 March 2020

14.3km / 20.0km

Don't forget the TRAQ series of races either: https://www.traq.org.au/traq-trail-race-series/

They're brilliantly organised & very inexpensive to enter.

Looking further ahead there's the Brisbane Trail Ultra (Discount code RCR2020) & The Guzzler in July and the Tassie Trail Festival in Launceston in October. Suggest that event discussions should start now in regards to travelling as a group.

Member Profile - President Jodie Oborne

70's Fashion Displaying my Running Legs

1. What made you start running?  I was overweight.  I signed up for a 4km fun run. 
I was excited to be able to average 6:00min/km on that ‘hilly’ run from Perry Lakes
along Oceania Drive to the ‘surf’ at City Beach in Perth.  I was once 25km heavier than I am now.
I don’t have many photos because that was before mobile phones had cameras and I’ve moved
house and I don’t know where the photo albums are. 

2. How did you become a member of RCR? I ran the Comrades Down Run in 2012 when I lived in Perth. 
I met Digger he told me to let him know when I got to Brisbane when I was preparing for the Up Run. 
One of my first sessions was when we had breakfast in the carpark afterwards.
I’ve been coming every since.  

3. How long have you been a member? 

I joined in 2013.  

4. What sessions or events do you attend as a River City Runner?

Saturday mornings at QSAC most of the time, Sunday mornings from Dock Street when
I’m preparing for a long flat run or long group trail runs if they are on offer. 
If I can get there Wednesday Night Hilly Hump Day Walk. I’m at QSAC on Tuesday and
Thursday but I either have my own hard track session or I am there with Cale who is
training with Coach Bill.  

5. Where were you born?  

Subiaco (Perth, Western Australia) 

6. Running Nickname or Alias? 

Swinger from days running trails in the Perth Hills but Pat has given me JOGO.  

7. Something surprising most people won’t know about you?

I can play the flute and I was in the School Band and went to Band Camp.  I can drive a forklift.
I went to boarding school in Regional Western Australia.  I’m a country girl at heart. 

8. Favourite place to run? 
Practically anywhere, Trails, Brisbane River and Toohey Forest, you can make it long there are
heaps of single trail and numerous different hills for hill repeat sessions. 
It’s also easy to park and run from the Davies Bakery where a coffee and a Cinnamon Scroll
is a real treat after any session.
When I run there at night with friends we have heard and then seen Koala’s growling.  

8. Big goals you have over the next 12 months? 

A 24 hour result I can be proud of after Breast Cancer.

President's Update

Thank you to everyone who has sent through their nominations for the Awards Night and End of Year Party to be held at the Southern Cross Sports Club on the 30th November. If you haven’t done so yet please send them through to Jodie Oborne.  Thank you also to those who have notified us of your intention to attend and transferred payment.  

It’s been great to see so many renewing their membership, thanks again your contribution covers

many of the activities you do and the administration to keep things running smoothly.  

If you’ve had issues trying to renew you’re not alone please pop me an email and I will be able to

help you out. If you are finding becoming a member just one more financial commitment you can’t

manage at this time our patron Don Griffin has kindly offered to help out. 

Please contact Don directly at don@etax.com.au 

Saturdays Suspects at Little Green Cafe

Our weekly sessions continue as normal with some minor adjustments to starting times to make the

most of the cool in the early morning.  

Sunday morning runs from Dock Street will start at 5:30am.

All welcome this is a social run where pace is not important and time on the feet the aim as well

as a general chat and when it’s warm or HOT there is the option of a stop at the pools at Streets

Beach in Southbank. 

Some jump in shoes and all. Just remember to not jump in with your phone and car key if it’s

not waterproof! 

We’ve been lucky to have some rainy and muddy runs in the Toohey Forest. 

Hopefully the rain will bless us again soon. It has taken me a few weeks but I finally spotted

with my own eyes the fairy door in a tree on Mt Gravatt. 

If you have a photo can you please share on our page for bragging rights let’s see how many

people have noticed it!