ACT Masters XC Handicap Stromlo Forest Park 4.1km + 8.2km

Weather sunny, cold to cool, windy with 30km southerly straight from the south pole. The course out and back for the 4km, twice out and back for the 8km. In the out direction it's tough, in the back direction it's brutal climbing all the hills that were designed to run down not up. Course is long on the 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 7th kilometre splits (45m each). Out and back also means running into people running opposite direction, shortest line not possible.

Frylink 4km: Steve had a blinder with a very quick time and finishing well up in the placings starting off group 44. KT and SK out there as well, both looking good and finishing very close together. Mia started off an early group, still with a knee niggle, ran 5 mins/km.

Thomas 8km: Minnie 18th across the line, 22nd myself, Shane, Gabe out there as well. Roget was on duty, Helen at concert, Emma running up Mount Canobolas trail mountain race.

Of me: Worked very hard on first out and back, suffered more with the wind and hills in the second out and back. Splits: 3:10, 3:45 (long), 3:41 (long), 3:28, 3:20, 3:57 (long), 3:52 (long), 3:28 = 28:43. There were some very good runners on easier handicap out there, managed to catch all but Rod of that bunch. For the third straight month a new course record all ages.

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