City to Surf 2022 by Chris Don

Foreword by Greta:

City to Surf 2022 made Sydney feel like we were back in action post Covid especially because C2S hadn’t been on since pre-Covid in 2019, so it was a race celebration more than ever!! Rejoover Chris Don shares his experience humbly, but we want to shout out what an outstanding breakthrough his run was to be our fastest rejoover on the day in 49:50!! He has come a long way which makes this run extra special. Everyone had epic runs and we are super proud of the entire 80 Rejoov runners on the day. Full results are shared after Chris Don’s blog:

CITY TO SURF 2022, by Chris Don

The City to Surf came around incredibly fast this year. I’m not sure whether it was the rained out summer (that felt like a warmer winter), or if it was just that time is flying by the older I get. Basically though, for me at least, August 14th this year felt like the day after January 1st…

The lead up to the event with Rejoov had been pretty solid. There had been a few Covid/Flu/Life induced speed bumps along the way but all in all, for the first time in a long time, I felt ok fitness wise. I had joined Rejoov in early January after returning from a teaching stint in the NT. One morning I was trudging my way painfully around Centennial when these fresh faced, happy bunch of runners floated past. Their groovy singlets read, ‘Rejoov Runners’.

“I want some of what they’re having”, I thought… And the rest was history.

Flash forward (literally like a flash), 6 months or so and I’m on the start line with my mate Jasper from Rejoov. I’d just thrown down a caffeinated Gel, something I didn’t even know was a thing prior to receiving my program. I’d never actually had one before a race but Rejoov had taken away all my usual excuses for an average performance (good training leading up, diet, knowing the course and so on…) so I figured I’d just lean on ‘the gel made my tummy feel weird’ excuse if things went pear shaped.

We’d done a lot of running on the course leading up to race day including heaps of hill sessions. We’d run a stack of kilometres. The day was perfect. After a few token laps from start line to port-a-loo which acted as the perfect warm-up, the ‘Welcome to Country’ began and things got real pretty fast.

I’ve always been a ‘go out hard and hold on’ kind of runner. I get over-excited and then always find myself fading at the end. Today this was even more so the case. The vibe, the music, all the people, had me really pumped. As I ran down past Rushcutters, I high-fived some singing Hari-Krishna’s and this only added to the overall energy.

I don’t have loads of running experience but the City-to-Surf obviously seems to be a pretty special run. All the bands, DJ’s and members of the public on the sidelines create such an awesome atmosphere. I remember spending many City-to-Surf’s somewhere on those very sidelines, at a house party or on the street, beer in hand, kicking on from the night before wondering whether one day I’d ever sort myself out enough to give it a crack. Today I guess was that day.

The race itself was a bit of blur. I ran hard the first 5km’s, probably too hard. Heartbreak hill was horrible. I remember towards the top doing a little vomit in my mouth, and based on the people pulling over to do the same I knew I wasn’t alone. One thing I did know for sure thanks to my training with Rejoov was that my ability to recover on the flat and downhill had improved a lot! All I had to do was get to the top. I deliberately blocked those secondary hills through Dover Heights out of my mind, until of course they arrived and made me feel very unwell once more.

During the race however I juts felt really calm. Like, it was weird. I think some people refer to this as being in ‘flow’. Rejoov, the coaches, the runners, had really inspired me these last months and I kind of just felt like today was the day all that was going to come to fruition. As I floated into Bondi I knew I was in the realms of big PB and I immediately felt kind of proud (something I had not felt in a long time) and also incredibly grateful for Rejoov, for my body, for my health, for life! Things were good!

After the race, I gave Jasper a feral sweaty hug making sure my vomit bag the first aid people had given me didn’t spill down his back. We chatted to other Rejoovers and runners, took photos and so on. It was an awesome vibe!

I wandered up to the train station a few hours later feeling great. I wanted more. I sent a message to Greta and Chris letting them know how awesome the day had been, thanking them for all the advice/support leading up to the event and asking about what next… It was such a great day and I’m already looking forward to next year!

C2S results in alphabetical order - some went hard and others ran for fun social runs with friends:

Congratulations everybody, marvellous conditions.

Joov top 6 males:
Chris Don 49.50
Josh Arthur 50.27
Chris Truscott 50.49
Jasper Muir 51.33
George Longbottom 53.37
Sam Cornell 53.44

Joov top 6 females:
Imy Briscoe 52.56
Estelle Berton 54.05
Katie R 56.06
Cheryl G 56.39
Alexandra M 57.02
Tess Aungles 59.25


82 runners:
Adam P 66 a 16min pb 🎉
Aisling 63.43 pb post GC mara
Alexandra 57.02 strong post covid
Andre 58.52 ✊🏻 calf went at 13k
Anthea Burton 60.18
Bella R 65.25 pb with Lily
Ben T 65mins post injury yay
Bipro 67.13 post injury 💪🏻
Cathie & Arianne Fab zebra teamwork
Cheryl 56.39 pb post GC mara
Chris Don 49.50 pb holy smokes
Chris K 57.36 pb yay sub 60
Chris T 50:49 #35 c2s 💛
Christian post covid, post injury 58,32pb
Claire C 63.35 for Matt Wacher 🤗
Coralie Great day!! 89mins
Daniel M 61.25 pb crushed it
Darren B with friends 👏🏻👏🏻
Dave Hurds 59.40 sub 60 ninja
Elle M 67.33 happy post sickness
Emma T awesome Achilles volunteering
Emily B 63.08 post sickness 💪🏻
Enya 1:18:23 unforgettable c2s, moving to 🇮🇪
Estelle 84.05 pb wowee ⚡️
Flavia 79.58 pb with Penny 👏🏻👏🏻
George L 53.37 then prob went 🏄‍♂️
Graham K Very happy. 4min PB 67:50
Graham L 64mins
Grant C dnf due to calf ❤️‍🩹
Harriet with the twins 👯‍♂️
Huss 62 pb woohoo, pumped for more
Ian G 53.56 another awesome event
Imy Briscoe 52.56 big pb 23rd female
Jane A 64.40 sisters out in force
Jasper 51.33 pb first time sub 60 😯
John Clarke 55.50 lucky baby slept
Jonny 56.46 smokin debut
Josh A 50.27 what a come back
Jenna 82:28 with Dave ❣️❣️
Kane 55.49pb by 1sec post holiday
Karin 86mins fabulous day
Katie R 56.06 happy with sub 60
Keira B 68.05 so good to be back
Kyle with friends 🎉
Laura S 76mins with friends 😃
Liam Flynn 56.07 well paced 🔥
Lily R 65.02 with Bella, go gals!
Lisa Sh fun morning with Botr
Louise BC 64:51 So happy
Louise Ch 64.00pb chasing Sharonne
Mark L 55.55 another pb this year 😅
Matt M with friends
Mat P 66min big pb since 2019
Meg D 65.07 way to go Megs
Megan P very happy 6min PB 1:16:18
Michael DS our physio 🙌🏼 55.31
Michelle Very happy 78.33. 8min Pb
Natalia P Beautiful day 75:23 debut
Nathan A 56.26 big 7min pb happy
Neil R 57.09 pb baby cuddles at the 🏁
Penny 79:19! Very happy! PB with Flavia⁩
Oliver G with girlfriend
Olivia B 58mins strong run
Peter Truscott 66.16, wife Melanie 77.08 and son Kieren 77.07
Polina What a beautiful day! 82min pb
Sam Cornell 53.44 in budgies
Sally Wood 60:28 pb +5k & 10k pbs 😮
Sammie Feeley 71.41
Sarah M 71.01 pb post holiday 🎉
Sean M so happy 65mins debut
Sharonne 63.29 marathon tng going well
Stuart 60.30 with girlfriend 👏🏻👏🏻
Tess A 59.25 what a finish 🥳
Tessa HS 68mins
Toby 65:12mins pb great atmosphere
Tom Williams 63.09 he’s back!!
Will V 58.29 brought it home!
Yury with his son Oscar 👏🏻👏🏻
Zac Smith 76.59

Greta’s Sydney 100km race recap

By Greta Truscott including a write up at the end by husband Chris Truscott on his insights

Greta - getting warm - image Bradley Farley

The inaugural Sydney International 100km road event took place on a sunny Autumn day 23rd April 2022. Race organiser Gary Mullins and AURA president, Ewan Horsburgh bent over backwards to stage these 100km Nationals so that runners could have the chance to qualify for the IAU 100km World Champs in Berlin 27th August 2022 and set fast times in open and age categories. The original course at Penrith Regatta Centre was closed due to flood damage so at the 11th hour, Gary had the Narrabeen Recreation Centre as a newly measured certified course of 30 x 3.32km including the track and 3 x out ‘n’ back roads and a car park starting with an extra lap of the 400m tartan track. We were relieved and thankful for the race to go ahead and for great conditions, albeit a touch warm in the middle of the day, it was definitely a great day for it. 

certified course of 30 x 3.32km laps including the track and 3 x out ‘n’ back roads

 I had entered the 100km race late January after seeing it pop up on Instagram. It seemed like an amazing opportunity to really test myself. I encouraged others to enter, but I couldn’t seem to get any takers! The longest ultra I’d ever done was the West Mac Monster 65km on the Larapinta trail in May last year. I had participated in just one multi-day event, Pat Farmer’s 1000 Miles to Light with an Aussie team (Pat, Deirdre Hopkins, Justin McDonald and I) versus an American team (Dean Karnazes, Shan Riggs, Samantha Pruitt & Katie Visco) in August last year. Each runner ran 40km a day, which added up to 400km per person over the ten days (280km in one week) and I held up pretty well… pretty sore towards the end, but it made me believe my body could do more than I thought it could (thanks Pat). So after the 1000MTL, I was on the lookout for something to grab my attention!! Turns out it was this 100km event!! 

Greta & Barry - early start with head torches - image deirdre hopkins

After entering the 100km I thought that I’d love a coach to really push me harder than I’d push myself and harder than husband Chris would push me. We are both very experienced coaches in pushing others but I wanted that for myself too and also I didn’t want to take any frustration out on Chris. I hadn’t had a coach since my previous awesome coach Sean Williams left Sydney in 2016.

I contacted coach Barry Keem and my program started a few days later with 11 weeks of careful programming until race day. This consisted of 9 weeks of approx 120km per week including 2 x speed sessions and a long run that kept building to 60km, which was my longest run 5 weeks before race day. The target for this 60km was 5min/km and I managed 4.54min/km not stopping the watch and it felt good and steady. Many of my runs were lapping round Centennial Park getting used to lots of boring laps! But I really enjoyed achieving the long runs the most. It was reassuring that both Barry and I were working towards the same event with similar training except he was doing more weekly mileage. 

Support Crew Deirdre Hopkins and Greta’s fuel/hydration table - image Bradley Farley

I’ve been running and racing for many years since my early 20s, and have done a broad range of events, but I don’t usually do big mileage weeks so Barry’s program was quite a step up!! 1000MTL was my biggest week but other than that my weekly mileage was usually around 60-80km / week. I am more of a mixed run swimmer due to a dodgy knee and ankle. I had knee surgery as a teenager to tidy up a badly torn meniscus with 2/3 of my lateral meniscus removed. My ankle that had been broken as a kid - snapped in the spokes of a bike - never seemed quite right especially the last 10yrs. A couple MRI’s on the ankle have shown some cartilage missing, joint compression and a navicular stress fracture. I run quite light and “toey” so I have quite strong calves and quads and with my ankle slightly supinated and dorsi-flexed for longer runs to help take the load off. I had lots of horse riding and “growing up rough & tumble in the Red Centre bush” type of injuries. I keep up strength work to manage my trouble areas and have always been careful on the mileage and unsure of the marathon and ultra distances. But what I I did have was resilience and a consistent base over many years. 

One issue I had early on in the program was a sudden drop in weight to 49kg (I’m 164cm and usually 52kg) and loss of my cycle. I always eat heaps, but didn’t realise I had to eat even more so I ended up eating more than Chris! I clawed back my cycle by putting back on enough weight (my sweet spot for this race was 51kg) with plenty of eating and high calorie drinks such as smoothies (thanks nurse Cathy for some of those). Nutritionist Lisa Sherman checked my food intake and supplements again for this 100k race as she had done for me in the prep for 1000MTL. It’s so important the nutrition, plenty of energy and enough weight, to keep healthy bones as well as for performance.

Barry seemed to know how hard to push me without breaking me, and push me to my absolute max in a limited time he did!! Although there were a couple times I should’ve really told him how my dodgy ankle was feeling because it nearly did break after one of the long runs but after that I made sure to keep him posted properly. We tweaked things if we had to. Being around for a long time, I knew how to keep on top of recovery and niggles pretty well. And having a coach, I feel helps me to be a better coach too. 

Thanks immensely all the supporters, keeping me going - image Bradley farley

Fast forward to 100km race day, it kicked off in the dark just before 6am with a cosy field of 19 runners in head torches along with Phil Balnave in his trade-mark sandals, a friendly comrade. Each runner had set up their table at the track full of their drinks and fuel. I was so grateful to see my support crew Deirdre Hopkins taking the early shift until Chris and Jaden arrived after school sport along with many other legendary Rejoovers and friends. There was a lead bike to show us the way for the first lap and marshals on the out n back U-turns. It was an intimate course and ultra-runners proved super encouraging on this battle field together.

I was leading the ladies for a short time then Clare Palmer took the lead with myself and Corrina Black closely following then somewhere in the second half Corrrina took the lead with Clare in 2nd and myself in 3rd, then I went into 2nd and Clare was coming 3rd. Us 3 ladies remained pretty close together until the last part of the race where Corrina made more gap holding her pace pretty tightly whereas Clare and I faded a touch more. I started pretty much at 4.50s and faded to low 5s pace average by the end. I was 4hrs 9mins at 50km mark, which is sub 8.20 (8.20 = 5min/km pace) if I held that pace but I was realistically aiming for 8.30-50 with a fall back of sub 9.20 if I blew up and a fall back after that was to finish!.. read on to see what happens…   

Wet rat - image Bradley Farley

The cheer squad started rolling in after sunrise throughout the day, including Jacqui, Cathie, Arianne, Helen, Mary, Allison, Susan, Grant, Lisa, Michael, Emma, Janine, Justine, Reidy & lil Freddie, Brad Farley, Nedd Brockman, Jemma Griffin, Dougie, Hayley Blease, Strommie & lil Elka, Will Woollams, Errol & kids Bronte & Emily. Plus amazing volunteers including Andy Heyden, Michael Distefano, Sophie Brown and all the support crews and families of all of the runners. 

Chris and Jaden cheering out on the course

Going round the course, there were amazing, infectious smiles all day from Corrina and Pam. Clare was tenacious and encouraging in her debut 100k as was I. Dion was smooth, open and sharing all day, he even pointed out to me early on when I almost went the wrong way after I’d lost Geoff who I was following. Geoff was wonderful even when deep in the pain cave and we’d share quite a few words in passing. Barry was in the zone yet always checking on me as he went past. Others were so extremely focused like Clay who seemed like he was doing a half marathon race effort! Other runners like the two Stuarts, Dale and gang were unreal and such sports!! 

Big thanks Chris, Jaden and all the amazing cheer squad & supporters - image Bradley Farley

 I found my biggest problem was my quads that felt like they were getting tighter and tighter in the last 40km and that they were going to savagely cramp in the last 10-15km so I was managing those with breathing and pacing. All up I lost about 4mins of not moving from a few things. One, I had to have a loo stop losing about a minute. Two, my feet swelled more than I’d ever experienced so I changed shoes twice which lost me a couple mins, plus a flying superman fall over a speed hump cost another minute at about the 60km mark OUCH that took a chunk out of my knee and my elbow!! Lying on the ground, I rolled onto my back and looked up at the sky for a moment to shake out my spasming quads, awkwardly got up and kept running. 

Constant hydration & fuelling - image Bradley Farley

Nutrition and hydration was a constant!! I took a gel every 6-8km. Constantly sipped my 150mL bottles of Tailwind, which I’d throw down at the table and collect a fresh bottle every lap from the support crew along with throwing cold cups of water into my mouth and whole bottles of water over my head as the day heated up. I was nibbling on solids every couple of laps EG banana, vegemite sandwich, potato, anzac biscuit. The Tailwind was essential for carbs and electrolytes especially as I found it hard to consume anything else for the last 20km. Coke was also a life saver for the last 3hrs to keep energised. My support crew were amazing in handing me items as I called out so I didn’t have to stop. Even in the latter stages I barely stopped a matter of seconds to gain more food items and try and stomach whatever I could as the ingestion battle grew towards the end.

I was counting down the final laps, which seemed to go on forever. I could see a few guys had finished and then Corrina. I became more excited in my final 3.32k lap and tried to pick up speed as much as my quads would let me, which wasn’t much. I knew it was going to be tight to break 8hrs50 so for the last lap of the track, I managed low 4min pace to duck under 8.50 (8:49:11 = 5:17min/km ave) with everyone cheering me in!! Big hugs with Chris, Jaden, Gary Mullins, Barry, Ewan and anyone willing to hug me in sweaty, covid times. Out of 19 runners that started, 13 finished including Dion, Clay, Andy, Josef McGrath, Kurtis Stirling, Corrina, myself, Clare, Geoff Millar, Stuart Hughes, Stuart Wallace, Pam Muston and Dale Paul.  There were a few that couldn’t finish on the day for various reasons, but that is the nature of the ultra beast where you don’t always come out on top. It only fuels you more for the next race!!

Post 100k family hugs - image Bradley Farley

Top 3 men + top 3 women with race organiser Gary Mullins & AURA president Ewan Horsburgh

The top 3 men and women received beautiful medals from Athletics Australia and a massive box of Lindt chocolates each and a glass trophy. 

Women:

Corrina Black 8.36.39 (B qualifier)  

Greta Truscott 8.49.11 (B qualifier) 

Clare Palmer 8.54.35 (C qualifier) 

Men: 

Dion Finocchiaro 6.30.43 (A qualifier and close to the Aus record Tim Sloane 6.29) 

Clay Dawson 7.07.25 (B qualifier) 

Andy McDonnell 7.17.06 (B qualifier) 

Pam Muston broke the over 60s age group record in 11.23.33 wow!! 

Greta & coach Barry - proudly sponsored by Suunto watches

I was so relieved and happy to complete this race within the time I wanted and have the energy to cross the finish line strongly and hug and smile with everyone. 

Mentally, I was very focused going into this and was going to give it everything even if it meant finishing with injury. I wanted this and I went after it using what Dean Karnazes and Nedd Brockmann had taught me about how you can run in pain and injury. Kerrie Otto De Grancy (Evolve Yourself Institute) taught me to use the mind and breath to shift and manage problems going on in the body. She also made me think of my why. Why did I want to do this?

I wanted to prove to myself that I could run 100km, that even though I couldn’t get my head around it, I still believed somewhere deep down that I could do it. In the lead up, I had visualised what I would do throughout the race physically and mentally and what state I wanted to be in after I crossed the finish line. Barry believed I could do it and inspired me to try. 

I was able to push myself very hard because not only do I love running long distances, but also I had anger and frustration and I wanted to achieve this for myself against the struggles of life and loss. I wanted a high, I wanted a win and I was willing to fight for it in a good, uplifting type of space. A space that would make me stronger and share in this experience richly with other runners and supporters.  

I tell our boy Jaden that you win some, you lose some, and today I felt that I won and the whole family is still eating that massive box of chocolate. 

Finish line happy with our boy jaden - image bradley farley

Huge thanks to: 

My sponsors:  

2XU – racing in my favourite crop and a philosophy that believes in community, change and growth  

SUUNTO ANZ – capturing my adventure every time and sharing stories (Suunto family - Damian Commane, Anthony Gordon, Nathan Roderick & Clare Cole) 

HOKA Australia – empowering team and outstanding shoes to make me go the distance and achieve my dreams 

 And:

Runners Shop NSW (201 Clovelly Rd, Randwick) – quality service and care

Tailwind Nutrition Australia – keeping me going big time!! 

Sydney International event organisers Gary Mullins, TRT, Noemi Bangel & volunteers  

Australian Ultra Running Association (AURA) - President Ewan Horsburgh 

Rejoov Runners, Runners in the Dark, Hurts Squad

Lisa Sherman - Whole Life Nutrition, The Running Room / iMove (Alex, Paddy, Michael in Clovelly/Coogee), Recoverie Coogee, Central Performance (Ben Liddy) & Maya Remedial Thai Massage 173 Arden St, Coogee

My family, friends and coach - all of who share this experience in the lead up and ever since ;)

Beautiful glass trophy 2nd place - Sydney International 100km

tempus sports timing splits for greta

Insights written by husband Chris Truscott:

The 100km distance isn’t for everyone. It takes a lot of determination outside of all the training & prep involved. Had Greta not have gotten herself through last year’s 1000 Miles to Light so well, I may have advised her against tackling the 100km given her previous background with injuries. Greta had also stood on the sidelines as I competed in several trail and road events of the same distance from 2008 and culminating in the World 100km Champs in Qatar 2014.

So it was now her opportunity and boy did she grab onto it. Race day aside, the way she handled the entire training process in the months leading up was inspiring. In part, having a new coach Barry who has lived & breathed the 100km event certainly helped. A coach she was not previously close with and as such didn’t want to whinge and complain to also made it a positive but methodical experience.

And in part, she is just one tough cookie. The Greta on display to everyone is always happy, positive and encouraging. One you can’t say no to when she takes your photo for the 1000th time. She certainly is like this most of the time at home, but there is also a fiercely competitive alter ego at play as well. And not necessarily against others, but definitely against herself. Proving her body wrong has become a steadfast past time of hers and this event proved once again the results that can be achieved with such a belief.

Race Day - Jaden & I rocked up just after the 40km mark was passed (compulsory school sport I assure you) to see Greta with a big smile on her face and handling it really well. She was in 3rd place with all 3 ladies on the 400m track section simultaneously which was fantastic to see. I got to check out the course soon after noticing the many speedbumps the runners had to encounter and even commenting on this to one of the marshals. Little did I know that not 10mins later Greta would take a dive over one of them. Ouch! Nothing worse than bark off on the bitumen with so many kms to go. Again that tough mental fortitude shone through and she continued.

The dreaded 60-80km section came and went as her gait turned into a rhythmic shuffle and time elapsed. She moved into 2nd position and this would be hers to keep till the end. The first lady, Corrina had the experience on the board already but needed to draw on this to run a huge PB just to keep Gret at bay. The pace slowed as is absolutely natural so the target was sub 8:50 and a B qualifier. I was doing the maths each lap. Jaden was wetting the sponges and eating mum’s lollies as lap by lap went by.

Then the bell.

One to go. Would she break the B qualifier? From our perspective, we were trying to run this last lap for her but she could only do what her body had left so she kept that focus and stared down the face of that forthcoming finish line. She broke into the 400m track section for the last time and with the largest contingent of supporters out there, was lifted for the whole lap to help get her over the line in 8hr 49min.

Final thoughts from me are in those post run hours and days. Greta continued to handle the enormity of the distance and her achievement extremely well. After a couple of my 100km, I have been a mess for days, but she continued to show why she is such an inspiration to all our Rejoov Running group.

Well done G.

After hugs with Chris and jaden - Greta going in for a big hug with race organiser gary mullins

Covid Time Trials / Relays 2020-21

In 2020 and 2021 events have been markedly reduced in Sydney or Australia due to Covid 19 and many places around the world.

In 2020 here in Sydney, Rejoov completed virtual time trials solo or in pairs in April, ten pack time trials in May and in June - 20 pack time trials. July we went back to full group size with approved NSW Gov Covid plan, social distancing and hygiene practices continued. But events are still very limited, only a couple very small events have gone ahead like NSW Aths XC at Dapto. Even the Miranda XC relays were cancelled and all other big road races cancelled or transferred to the end of the year possibly.. We had a high with the 3 Bridges event in November going ahead with a big rejoov turn out, with staggered starts.

In 2021 we got to do the Sun Run in Feb, Syd Trail Series, Sydney 10k and UTA events which were all a big buzz. But the SMH half marathon was delayed to June so we had a Rejoov Brighton Le Sands half mara TT in May. Then the Covid Delta strain hit so we did another Rejoov Virtual Smh half marathon TT in Centennial Park 27th June, and Gold Coast was cancelled so we had a Rejoov GC virtual marathon & half marathon 4th July, some great pics captured by photographer Brad Farley. We were restricted to packs of ten at this time. Blackmores in Sept was cancelled and Melbourne marathon was pushed back to December, so we had a time trial early October to cover off both of those, which was awesome!

October 2021 time trial instead of Blackmores / Melbourne Marathon:

Huge well done everyone today TT’ing or training runs in your packs / pairs

Marathon:

Pacers Heath Andy R Ian Grant C

Barry M 2.48 debut

Elle Kuhta 3.30 Pb good luck for Byron to Bondi in Nov plus Matt Wacher for some pacing

Darryl J 4.02

Cathy R 5.21 at 57yrs post 100k a few weeks ago!!

Half Marathon:

Pacers Maya Elle G

Will K 86.30 Pb

Mickey A 1.27.23 Pb

Pacer Josh

Gaz 88.28 bday Pb

Yury 88.38

Nathan 90.54 Pb

Andre 94

Jacq Chow 1.43 Pb

Gee Liu 1.59.40

Emily pacing Colebee’s debut

10k:

Mark 39.45

David M 41.53

Danny B 43.40

Long runners / 10k training runs:

Lily Grace Louis N Nick H Allison Andy B Rajesh Janine John Allon Greta

2021 time trial results between August to September including Blackmores virtual:

5k: Max Beavis 18.16 PB City 14/8/21; Will Kent 18.10 PB City 14/8/21; Georgia Arnott 19.08 PB City 14/8/21; Yury Glikin 18.58 PB Heffron park 9/9/21; Nathan Achie 19.06 PB CP 18/9/21

10k: Will Kent 37.10 PB 7/9/21; Dan Smith 39.10. PB PP 7/8/21; Gareth Beddoes 39.. PB; Greta 39.34 Pioneer Park, Malabar; Georgia Arnott 40.33 PB PP 7/8/21; Tessa Herbert Smith 44.26 PP; Farrah 41.. PB ; Beatriz 10k PB 55.19 PB CP 14/08/21

Half marathon: Nicola Silsby 1.37 City 19/9/21; Lucie Crisp Debut 1.53.54 Narrabeen Lake 19/9/21

Marathon: Tim Kelly PB 3.48.22 CP 19/9/21;

belle green with her supporters, fantastic debut marathon 3.37 virtual GC marathon July 2021

rejoov half marathon time trial GC virtual / long runs July 2021

rejoov marathon time trial GC virtual July 2021 / long runs

4/7/21 Virtual Gold Coast time trials in Sydney. Uplifting to see everyone out there time trialling or long running, there was quite a happy sunny vibe. Big well done everyone👏🏻👏🏻 and thanks immensely for support and cheering.

Marathoners
Georgia 3.22.46 debut
Greta 3.23.06
Lachlan 3.28.44 debut
Belle 3.37.14 debut
James Lees 4.03.18 debut

Half marathon
Barry Meehan 78.51 Pb
sub 90 pacer Andy R
Max Beavis 88.53 Pb
Yury Glikin 89.41
Harriet Beavis 89.56 Pb
Gareth Beddoes 90mins Pb
Ally Nash 1.34.59
Kernow 1.41.14 Pb
David M 1.49.33
Penny 2.10
Emma T 2.10
Allison G 2.10 debut
Maelle 3rd ever half

10k
Chris T 33.27 Pioneer park with Jaden & Dave Kane support crew.

Long runners - Tessa Bella Saskia Madi Grace Graham K Elle A Elle M Louise BC Darryl Allison C Katherine Arianne Andy B Heath Rosy Will V Will K Sam C Neil Dave H Nick John Emily Mickey Sierra Alley M Jessie Sid Sean M Navid.

Virtual GC half marathon time trial start pack

at the finish to GC virtual mara - thanks supporters

tremendous Time trialling 27th June instead of smh half marathon / Western sydney half / Ten

27/6/21 Congrats team on making lemonade out of lemons, time trialling in centennial park and keeping on running & swimming. Well done TT’ers making up for SMH and Western Syd Half cancellations. Shout outs to: Rosy Cooper 5min Pb 77mins half mara holy smokes, Louise BC 10k Pb 43mins, Sean Marquette Pb 1.47 half, Jamie Orr 1.41 Pb half, Nick Hutton 10k Pb 39mins, Andy Bannister equal 10k Pb 52mins, Darryl Jackson 1.51.50 PB and much more. Thank you all pacers including @m_borthwick @andrew_redman1 & Heath Jamieson. Marvellous Premmie Babies fundraising by Jamie Orr, Douglas Lee and others very kind.

The Runners Shop 5 x gift vouchers (have to give some out still):
- Darryl, Jamie, Harriet, Georgia, Arianne

Supporting the @reliefrun India covid appeal, thanks everyone. We are so lucky here, to be able to have good health and run the beautiful coastal route, with lots of steps, views of whales and sunshine. #reliefrun #rejoovrunners #maloneysgrocer. the last relief run we did was fundraising for the bushfires in january 2020.

16/5/21 rejoov brighton le sands time trials / long runs as smh half was postponed

16/5/21 rejoov brighton le sands time trials sunny morning

16/5/21 Glowing sunny morning at our Rejoov Brighton le sands half mara / relay / long runs, (also running for premmie babies - as 16.5.21 marked when smh half would’ve been). Terrific morning and fun Rejoov drinks at Coogee beach club post BLS & UTA . Last time we were at BLS was in Sept 2020 for our TT marathon as blackmores was cancelled and it was pouring chilly rain, so this time the sun was amazing!!

16/5/21 Post brighton le sands time trials/ long runs catch up at Coogee Beach club

10th October 2020 City 10k Time Trial / Training

10k

Chris 35 (fartlek training) 

Ian G 36.59 Pb 

Freddie 39.27 (debut) 

Nick H 39.43 

Graham L 41.24 (post mara shakeout) 

Lachy B 42.01 (training/shins) 

Tom W 43.36 (training)

Georgia Arnott 43.54 (training) 

Jacq Chow 47.28 Pb 

Tess HS 48.42 (training) 

Keely H 49.46 Pb 

Belle G training - long runs on a roll

Alice K 53.47 

Justine Saunders 56 (training/glute)  

Cathie 1.01.24
5k 

Greta 19.45 

Barry M 19.53 Pb 

Jenny D 20.30 

Freya R 21.00

Jane A 22.02

Kate Read 22.02 

Elle M 23.14

Rajesh 

Arianne 

Brighton le sands rejoov marathon / half marathon 20/9/20

Brighton Le Sands Rejoov Marathon / Half 20/9/20: We are so rapt and so proud of all the runners & supporters on Sunday at our Brighton Le Sands marathon / half marathon 👏🏻👏🏻. Especially thrilled for debut marathoners Michelle W, Susan, Lisa, Kate, Fernanda, Michelle D & halfer Beatriz. Awesome mara pbs for Ben D & Jacq & half pbs Jane, Janine & Lesley. Cathy’s 4th mara, another marathon for Ben Feld, Charl crowned the 10.55 segment👑, Alex, Aoife, Nicole & Jo had a ball in the half. It was raining 🌧 with many funny & special moments. Thanks to all the pacers and cheer squad, Bipro for the amazing route, @lisa_wholelifenutrition & Alice our master drinks ladies, and Rania and Grant for bringing our last runners home to a loud cheering finish Iine.

brighton le sands marathon start 20/9/20

Brighton le Sands marathon / half results:
Susan 4.41.51 debut
Michelle 4.27.33 Debut
Lisa Studencki 4.59.19 debut
Cathy Rowney 4.36.37 4th mara 👏🏻
Michelle Duguid marathon 4.43.51 debut
Ben D - mara 3.29.39
Kate Read - mara 3.36.54 debut
Fernanda 3.50.18 debut
Jacq - mara 3.50.45 Pb by 9mins
Aoife - half 2.03
Beatriz - half 2.18.38 debut
Jane - half 1.44.58 Pb
Lesley half 1.58.28 Pb
janine - HM 1.56.11 Pb
Charl - half 79.05
Jo Z half 2.04.28
Nicole 2.05.29
Alex L half 1.35

Thank you Pacers / cheer squad: Bipro, Jamie, Gareth, Rosy, Graham, Jacqui, Andrea, Anne-maree, Sarah Collins, Zac & Sammie, Rania, Chris T, Strommie, Grant, Ian G, Anne, Helen & Greta on the bike & families. Drinks table volunteers Lisa Sherman and Alice K.

coach chris briefing the half marathon start at brighton le sands

Kate on her debut marathon with drinks volunteer Lisa Sherman & our route master bipro happy everyone on track

centennial marathon start wave 1

Centennial marathon / half marathon wave 2

Rejoov Centennial Marathon / Half marathon 13/9/20: Loved seeing the action & camaraderie at our Centennial half / marathon inspired by Chris & Enda’s Boston virtual marathon. Congrats marathoners & half marathoners, including virtual success by Chris Truscott 2.48 & Enda Stankard 2.54, Neil Pearson taking out the day 2.46, debut marathon by Ian Gabriel 3.03, EPIC pbs for Rosy 2.58, Heath 2.58, Graham 3.09 & pbs in the half John Clarke 84.30, Yury 87.00, & Ian Ong 1.32. There’s some sore bods out there right now!! Thanks everyone for support, jumping in for some runs, pacing, cheering and to our fabulous volunteers Susan, Cathy and team.

Marathon results:
Neil Pearson 2.46.50
Chris Truscott 2.48.48
Jody Wall 2.48.50
Ben Streckeisen 2.54.27
Enda S 2.54.50
Rosy Cooper 2.58.22 Pb
Heath J 2.58.25 Pb
Eoin Reville 2.58.24
Ian Gabriel 3.03.27 debut
Tim Austin 3.07.45
Gidon E 3.08 (calf cramp)
Graham Long 3.09.26 Pb
Dave Hazelwood 3.10.26
Chris Knight mara long run.

Pacers/training: Josh Arthur, Charl, Dave Hurdle, Jamie, Neil R, Strommie, Jake Michael, Tom Highnam, Andy Heyden, John Bartlett, Darren Jordan, Fiona Y, Jeet, Richard L, Emma C.

Half marathon results:
Ian Johnson pacing marathon 80.30
John Clarke 24.30 Pb
Grant Cerkasas 86.02
Maya 86.08
Yury G 87.00 pb
Josh Keys pacing Yury
Bipro 89
Greta pacing Bipro
John Clothier 91
Ian Ong 92 Pb
Ken Pang pacing Ian Ong
Emily B 97
Tess Aungles 99

Training runs/support: Max Beavis,
Mickey, Jenny D, Jo Z, Darren B, Paul Birch, Stuart, Nicolas Piellard, Polina, Rania, Michelle, Janine, Ben D, Megs, Rosanna, Jo M, Grant, Lisa, Fe, Matt, Sammie, Zac.

Thanks to our amazing drinks volunteers & covid safety officers Cathy & Susan.

Other Boston virtuals 👏🏻:
Tom Murray - Narrabeen lake 3.40
Clare Jones - Narrabeen lake 3.32
Flavia Caspary - iso treadmill 4.04

Drinks / nutrition table prep - thank you volunteers susan, cathy and team

happiness post marathon finish.. phew!!

Rejoov City foreshore 10k TT 29/8/20

Rejoov City foreshore 10k TT 29/8/20: Great conditions, terrific morning, coffee & breakfast after at The Terrace opposite the NSW Art Gallery.
Grant C 37.05
Sam C 37.27
Heath J 37.34 debut Pb
John C 37.54 Pb
Maya B 38.05
Dave Hurdle 38.1
Ian G 38.24 pacing
Yury G 38.42 Pb
Mickey A 38.43 Pb
Nick Hutton 39.28
Greta T 39.42
Steve Mardlin 40.14debut Pb
Harriet B 40.14 Pb
Sean F 40.49
Bipro Das 41.2 Tempo
Max Beavis 41.4
Neil R 42
Lee 42.22 Pb
Emily B 44.02
Kate Read 45.14
Ruby H 46.46
Grace H 47.5
Keely 51.41
Flavia 51.56 Pb
Andy B 52.31 Pb
Cathy R 54.28
Alice K 56.13
Janine T 1.00.08
Rosanna A 1.00.40
Rajesh B 1.01
Arianne V 1.03
Emma Trehy 1.08 on chemo 💜
https://strava.app.link/p37AfUGza9

charl rosy chris paul - way to go team!!

Nepean Delta/hurts 10k TT
Chris Truscott 32.59
Charl Jansen 34.23 Pb
Rosy Cooper 35.46 Pb
Paul Birch 38.45 Pb

Xmas in July relays podium 2020 ES Marks track

23rd July 2020 Thursday night Christmas in July Track relays (Josh Arthur’s idea) were super lactic and fast fun!! Some peeps are much faster than we thought for the pairings, it was exciting to watch. Thanks everyone for a top night.

Here are provisional results but let us know if we need to amend . We’ll plan another relay for the Spring.

Xmas in July 400m relay results, 10k in pairs:

Max B Chris Knight 33.23 1st

Nick Hutton Lily L 33.50 2nd

Lee Messent Megs 34:30 3rd

Gareth B Zac Smith 34:40

Dave Hurdle Romy 34,51

Steve M Chris Barrington 35.06

Neil R Sammie Feeley 35:11

Emily B Lyndsey F 35.29

Matt Wacher Louise Cox 35.52

Stuart P Sophie B 36.00

Sam Cornell Jenna 36.20

Chris Truscott Lesley 36.33

Greta Nicola Logan 36.34

Graham Long Flavia 36:43

Josh A Cathy Rowney 36.44

Maya B Andrew B 36.55

Harriet B Rania Beattie 36.56

Rosy Cooper Nicola Evans 37.14

John Clarke Susan 38:04

Christmas in July, night at the track, a pic then we all dispersed. We had our covid officers enforcing.

Sydney Olympic Park well done gang!

JUNE 6TH 2020 City 10k TIME TRIAL in waves: 
Chris 34.29
Ian Gabriel 37.04 pb 
Maya Borthwick 37.30 pb
Sean McGoldrick 38.30 pb 
Grant Cerkesas (5k 18.48 coming back from injury) 
Yury Giken 39.00 Pb 
Mickey Anderson 39.29 pb 
Greta 40.12 post marathon 6 days ago
Matt Wacher 41.12
Max Beavis 41.25 
Stu Plumb 41.39
Bipro 41. Pb
Harriet Beavis 41. 
Belle Green 43.01 
Bron Armytage 43.29
Emily Bassett 43.38
Ari Katz 15yrs old 45.38 pb
Aisling Railing 46.11 tempo post injury 
Jacq Chow 49 pb 
Susan McCallum 49.19 2nd fastest time 
Alice 52.29 pb 
Flavia 52.42 pb 
Lesley 53.30 pb 
Matt Jordan 53.37
Nicole Katz 53.56 
Sarah Downey 53 post injury 
Arianne 

City time trial warming up

Sydney Olympic park TT: 
Josh Arther 34:30, 
Charl Jansen 34:35 (pb), 
Nico Roth 36:52 (pb), 
Rosy Cooper 36:54 (pb), 
Jamie Broom 37:58, 
Dave Hurdle 38:44, 
Gareth Beddoes 41:48 (2min pb), 
Neil Rosenbaum 42:47

city time trial Warming up

Happy days post time trial :-)