ACT Masters XC Handicap Callum Brae 8km & 4km ; Merimbula Fun Run 10km

Weather in Canberra cold, still, foggy. Weather in Merimbula windy and warmer.

Callum Brae 8km: Top 4 places on handicap finished within 9 seconds. Helen was 3rd, I was 4th.

Callum Brae 4km: Ken 2nd

Course was rough fire trail with a major climb in the middle of each 4km lap. I hardly saw anyone on the first lap, almost everyone on the last lap starting as back marker 39 minutes after scratch.

Splits: 3:24, 3:24,4:48(up);3:30(up and down),3:24,4:21(up),3:55(up and down),3:08 =29:35. Almost a flawless run, faster up the second climb and 3:08 last kilometre attempting to catch the leaders. Helen ran 37:25ish with 6:00+/km up the climb.



In Merimbula Fun Run 10km Keith was 1st M50 38:39 (37:49 in 2015), windy conditions. Keith may have done too much carting wood yesterday to stay warm.

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