ACT Masters Athletics XC Championships

At Stromlo the annual XC championships were held today. Will have to wait for a report. From what I saw everyone ran as expected. Keith again another solid effort and similar time to last year. Weather for Canberra said it was 10 degrees with 45kph winds. More wind than I recall for the last two years makes the time by Keith quite good. I can't see that he had anybody to run with.

Steve and Jane trained, both solid efforts

Report and images from Steve (thanks):

First to the big story of the day…Keith runs great time in cold and blustery conditions.

Lap 1 – 9.16….looking strong and staying with pack of 4 including Anthony Kennedy?

Lap 2 – 9.23 for 18.39…just drifting off the pack by about three seconds…need to keep pace for lap 3

Lap 3 – 9.39 for 28.18…in no-man’s land now, guy at finish line remarks to me that KL is running as quick as the guys in front but gap now too big to cross

Lap 4 – 9.48 for 38.06...still going strong starting to stoop into wind

Lap 5 – 7.45 for 45.51…well done and good finish.

A few of the girls ran.

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