ACT Masters Track Round 2 : Pennington Handicap 1500m ; Keith in Bemboka ; Steve 5 x 300m

Weather cool, windy, track dry (drizzle all day). Main event for me Pennington Handicap 1500m, big pot (trophy) on offer for 3 event series (800m, 1500m, 3000m) plus crystal silver goblet. Results scored by points, not times, winning is everything.

4km warm up, 8 x 100m strides (quickest 14.2 not even trying, big tail wind), jogging on spot (cold).

Race: My only thought, catch Kathy, I need to catch 100m per lap. Through 200m 33, head wind in home straight...caught Kathy with 400m to go (lungs busting, usually 300m to go), not so quick last lap. Kathy just held off Anthony in home straight for 2nd, less than 2 metres in it. Colin 4th. Last two series races in 2016.

3000m: Started drizzling just before the start, still windy. Helen 13:08, Kathy 14+, Minnie 14+, Roget 5000m 24+.

Shane ran and tossed and jumped almost everything.

Results later.

Keith 4 x 1500m continuous on undulating dirt road earlier in the day. Time 23:29 plus warm up.

Steve 5 x 300m on grass (rough track) 51, 52, 52, 53, 52. Average 52.2 Steve was on track duty in the evening.

Next set 5 x 600m XC lactate intervals at Stromlo.

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