BBQ Stales Results 27th February 2013

The results from a spreadsheet, courtesy of Kerrie Tanner and Terry Dixon;-

Steve Smith 33:01, Ben Drysdale 38:22, Ben Reay 39:43, Andrew Walker 29:13, Winner, Raymond Chao 28:54, Second, Maria Donohoe 29:40, Third, Matthew Fisher 38:43, John Panigua 26:30,  Simon Tuan 26:04, Steven Murphy 29:26, Michael Te Velde 28:21, John Scheding 37:21, Jennifer Bright 27:12, Lloyd Donnelly 33:19, Andrew Guild 33:12, Leonie Doyle 33:13, Terry Dixon 31:33, Adrian Plunkett 46:11, Geoff King 31:16, Simon Heinecke 31:17, Sandy Lolicato 24:19, David Forsyth 35:06, Abel Miles 20:23, Lloyd Edwards 32:10, Angela Chapman 33:25, Kerrie Tanner 29:42, Andrew Matthews 29:32, Terry Levings 34:33, Rodd Rundle 34:35, Galvin Koh 35:38, John Barrett 30:03, Karl Heys 29:19, Heather Powrie 35:44, Ruth Baussmann 37:59, Craig Wurtz 28:45, Caroline Campbell 38:00, Andrew Blyton 25:17, Julie Quinn 26:49, Kevin Chapman 37:45, Danny Hansen 31:04, Talwar Singh 33:27, Joanne Nathan 32:13, Tony Wynd 29:55, Gary Bowen 31:08, Phil Toomey 47:29, Alex Kachalkov 33:27, Daniel Buckley 41:59, Axel Godeck 45:43, Marc Wilson 58:00, John Busteed 58:00.

Fastest Female:- Julie Quinn 26:49
Fastest Male:-     Matthew Murphy 23:12

Number competed 51.

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Julie Quinn 99
Axle Godeck 398
Andrew Walker 98

This week Maria Donohue ran a PB (29.40)
Recent PB went to:
Andrew Walker = 29.13
Raymond Chao = 28.54
Andrew Guild = 33.12

Lake Ginninderra Handicap 26 th February 2013

Today belonged to Jim Roberts, he became the first to complete 200 Lake Ginninderra handicaps.

He was not the winner but received a bottle of wine to celebrate his achievament.

Jeff Gray was the winner today, even though, before the event, he was unsure of how he would perform.  I think he was wearing lightweight shoes.

Rad Leovic ran today's course in 53 minutes 15 seconds.  A bit slower than usual, but he is cleaning up a lot of records at the Vets Track and field on Thursdays, and completed the Vets Handicap last Sunday.
A more comprehensive report will be made on the dedicated website shortly.

BBQ Stakes 20 Feb 2013, Official Results

These results taken from a spreadsheet and posted
 by Doug Fry on 22 nd February 2013

Ben Reay 43:31, Sandeep Chandra 33:45, Anna Weissel 31:57, Rachel Favero 41:15, Leah Afiabo 33:19, Geoff Moore 30:05, Bruce Wight 26:21, (Winner), Steven Murphy 29:30, Gordon Calcino 29:52, Matthew Murphy 23:19, Matt Deavin 25:37, Andrew Blyton 23:53, Raymond Chao 29:40, Daniel Sheahan 30:01, Michael Te Velde 28:50, Lloyd Edwards 31:40, Jennifer Bright 26:57, Lloyd Donnelly 33:21, Angela Chapman 32:54, Terry Dixon 31:41, Maria Donohue 30:58, Galvin Koh 36:15, Helen Larmour 28:01, Geoff King 31:19, Julie Quinn 26:17,  Kevin Chapman 37:04, Rodd Rundle 34:36, Karl Heys 28:53, Simon Heinicke 31:45, Andrew Walker 31:19, David Forsyth 35:24, Adrian Plunkett 43:59, John Barrett 30:08, Kerrie Tanner 29:57, Danny Hansen 31:01, Tony Wynd 29:18, Craig Wurtz 29:11, Singh Talwar 33:13, Axel Godeck 40:32, Alex Kachalkov 32:44, Andrew Matthews 29:18, Robert Ey 34:39, Heather Powrie 37:00, Caroline Campbell 39:31, Gary Bowen 31:16, Sandy Lolicato 25:00, Victor Daoud 47:28, Gabrielle Wright 53:13, Daniel Buckley 43:53, Terry Levings 38:31, Tim Wright 58:23, Paul Baumgarten 58:30, John Busteed 58:30, marc Wilson 58:30, Judy Kuleas 58:30, Doug Fry 58:30.

Results Courtesy of Kerrie Wright and Terry Dixon.

See other post for some more information about the run.

BBQ Stakes 20 th February 2013

Tim Wright was the outstanding competitor in the Stakes today, being rewarded with his Commemorative T - Shirt on completing his 400 th Stakes event.  Well run Tim.  And to keep him active he had a a pacemaker inserted in his chest a few months previously.  Well done Tim.

It is noted that Gabrielle has now achieved over 390 runs herself. They now become the second couple in the Stakes totals.  The leading couple is John and Maryanne Busteed, John with over 900, and Maryann over 150, I'll have to check what the statistics say about their runs.

It was learned that Anne Young, a prolific winner of awards for running has recently had a pacemaker installed, and hopefully can continue her running for many years to come.

Today's winner was Bruce Wight at 50:06 across the line following his 449th run, with a P.B. of 23:44 on 4th Nov 1999,second was Stephen Murphy at 50:15 across the line and third was Gordon Calcino on 50:22 over the line.

We welcomed Speedygeoff today, returning for a run in the Stakes, after upping his running distances. 

Friar had a run today, starting earlier than most, so adding to his total of over 1200 runs in the Stakes.

Sandy Lolicato started late today at 29:15, he missed his usual start time of 27:15.

Ben Reay walked and ran today, so helping towards his recovery.

Garry Bowen finished 52 nd today, Dan Buckley 53 rd and Terry Levings was 54 th,

From Speedy Geoff's Blog.

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Last night’s track

The highlight was when Thea took the baton in the 4 x 800m relay then handed it back, ten metres further along.

 The previous runner had only run 400m!

Also, this track meet was Tony Booth's last before he departs Canberra in a few week's time.

Some 20 years ago, Tony Booth attended to my Blood Clotting problems, I was a constant visitor to his practice.  Now 20 years later, I still suffer from blood clotting, and Dr Ooi, who first recognised my blood clotting problems,  has moved on from the Woden Health Clinic.

BBQ Stakes 13 th February 2013

52 runners today, with Julie Quinn doing the timekeeping after her second win with 26:09 last week.

Fastest male last week was Matthew Murphy at 23:16, a few seconds faster then Richars Juckes.

This week Matthew ran 23:02, Richard Juckes 23:59, and Andrew Blyton ran 23:48.

Roxie Tanner had her second outing for the day, keeping an eye on Kerrie Tanner and helping her along, and being rewarded with a drink after her finish.

Today, Andrew Guild was the winner with 462 runs and a P.B. on 21 st April 1999.

His run time was 33:41.

Second was Raymond Chao, and third home was Dolph Page, must have recovered from his ankle injury.  Gabrielle Wright finished while presentations were being made, thanks to the start time being moved forward ten minutes.  It now gives her a chance of a win in due course, after running more than 389 or so stakes, Tim Wright is due for a 400 run T-Shirt next time he runs, but today he was at work elsewhere.

Steve Smith finished with 32:19,  and was one of the earliest to finish.

Roger Pilkington, still suffering from sciatica problems got his exercise today by riding to and from the stakes, but did not compete today. That is now three weeks with this problem, supposedly sfter seeking treatment, which didn't result in a cure.

Ben Reay finished the course in 57:54, still carrying an injury.

The results as supplied by Kerrie Tanne rand Terry Dixon:-

Rod Diaz 34:06, Steve Smith 32:19, Rachel Favero 30:48, Anna Weiss 33:25, Leonie Doyle 33:43, Daniel Sheahan 39:16, Yili Wang 34:14, Hamish Armstrong 35:38, Andrew Guild 33:41, winnwe, Raymond Chao 39:05, Dolph Page 34:52, Paul Baumgarten 34:55, Steven Murphy 39:27, Gordon Calcino 29:45, Jennifer Bright 36:31, Axel Godeck 38:29, Stephen Wells 27:46, Matthew Murphy 23:02, Andrew Blyton 23:48, Bruce Wight 26:28, Richard Jukes 23:59, Bern Griffiths 27:10, Geoff King 30:59, Simon Heinecke 39:59, Heather Powrie 34:48, David Smith 32:18, Caroline Campbell 37:24, Lloyd Edwards 32:09, Karl Keys 28:31, John Barrett 29:53, Terry Dixon 32:17, Adrian Plunkett 43:51, Leamme Wilks 33:07, Katherine Butler 35:53, Tony Wynd 39:16, Craig Wurtz 29:12, Rodd Rundle 35:42, Simon Tuan 26:01, Andrewatthews 29:05, Alex Ka;chalkov 32:53, Gabrielle Wright 50:35, Abel Miles 32:29, Daniel Buckley 41:33, Joanne Nathan 33:47, Terry Levings 37:02, Kerrie Tanner 37:55, Roxie Tanner 37:55, Ben Reay 57:54, Marc Wilson 57:55, John Busteed 57:55, Judy Kuleas 57:55.

The National Arboretum

Arboretum now open seven days a week

• The Arboretum is now open seven days a week from 6 am until 8.30 pm daily during Eastern Daylight Saving Time and from
• 7 am until 5.30 pm daily during Eastern Standard Time (Non Daylight Savings).
• The Village Centre including cafe and shop is open seven days a week from 9 am until 4 pm for general public access.

Try some delicious fresh food at the Sprout Café, run by Ginger Catering (Chef Janet Jeffs).
Browse through the shop and perhaps purchase a memento of your visit, including gifts and artworks by local artists and suppliers.
Consider holding your next event at the Arboretum. We offer a range of venues in beautiful settings with spectacular views, whether for large corporate functions, school tours, weddings or other special occasions.
For more information call Canberra Connect on13 22 81.

(The above is from The Arboretum Website.)

Customs Joggers 1 st February 2013

 

On a warm day there was a very good field of 28 finishers.  Good to see some old hands returning – Phil Toomey and Keith Smith.  Welcome back to new starter Alan Howe for a second time.

This was the first week of a new point score competition.  The handicapper has adjusted handicaps to finish at 36:30, allowing the slower runners more opportunity to finish at the top of the list.

The point score competition will run through until Friday 21st of June with the grand presentation being on Friday 28th of June. This will give runners the opportunity to complete a maximum of 20 Customs Joggers runs during the point score period, with the season prizes being based on runner’s 15 best weekly scores.  It is possible to win the competition completing only 15 runs, however completing more runs means low scoring results can be dropped from the total.

This week, three prizes are awarded to the first eligible:  Peter Burke, Kevin O’Keeffe and Kerrie Louttit.

Many thanks to Brian and Nick at the Runners Shop.  Please show your support by patronising their sale and, remember, that in addition to the already heavy discounts, you’ll get an extra 10% off if you mention you’re with CJs. 

Next CJ’s run will be Friday 8 February 2013.  Prizes will be awarded to first eligible.  Usual charge of $1 will apply.

 

 12:30 pm near Stage 88. 

Eggsitement, The Yolks with us

After getting a batch of double yolk eggs in the one carton, ( At least four from a carton of twelve) I looked on the internet and found lots of stories on double yolk eggs. .


Here's only one story. posted from a website.
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Double-yolk eggs occur when ovulation occurs too rapidly, or when one yolk becomes joined with another yolk. These eggs may be the result of a young hen's reproductive cycle not yet being synchronized. Some hybrid breeds of hens also produce double-yolk eggs by default. Such eggs are produced in India. Eastern states known for that are West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh.
Some hens will rarely lay double-yolked eggs as the result of unsynchronized production cycles. Although  heredity causes some hens to have a higher propensity to lay double-yolked eggs, these occur more frequently as occasional abnormalities in young hens beginning to lay. Usually, a double-yolked egg will be longer and thinner than an ordinary single-yolk egg. Double-yolked eggs usually lead to observed successful hatchlings only under human intervention, as the chickens interfere with each other's hatching process and die.
Rarely, higher-order yolks occur, although heavier poultry breeds such as the Buff Orpington have been known to lay triple-yolk eggs in their lifetimes.

Lake Ginninderra Handicap 29 th January 2013

 

Ginninderra Handicap No 353 on Tue 29/01/2013

A reasonably small field of runners turned up

for the first handicap of 2013 –

 our 30th birthday year (exact celebration dates

depending on definition of 'birthday' to be advised....).

Many grumbled of a lack of exercise and too much

cheer over the festive season with low expectations

of finishing before 1pm and high expectations
 of discomfort.

One exception was Mark Lound, who having

shed 7kg over the break and being gifted
with a new handicap last year was a slight favourite
over last month's

winner in Simon Yelland. Whilst the temperature

was in the low 20s it was a humid afternoon and a very

 sweaty run was in order. Runners also had to navigate

a number of fallen gum trees as a result of last Saturday's fierce

storm. In the end Mark was a comfortable winner over Simon,

earning himself a new handicap in the process, with Darren Hitchman

 finishing third. Also of note was the absence of Jim Roberts

 who currently sits on 199 runs. Phil Carruthers on 190 runs

showed up - how long will Jim tease him before fronting up

and claiming the first to reach 200 handicaps? Jeff Grey

mentioned registration dates for the noted upcoming

Australian Masters Athletics Championships to be held here in

 Canberra over the easter break. To the amazement of at

 least one official the 'Masters' category starts at age 30!

A veteran at 30 - who would have thought it?

Officials: Gerard Wildie, Alistair Rogers, Andrew Sutcliffe.

BBQ Stakes 30 th January 2013

The winner was Danny Hansen, who came in at 10 th place, and in accordance with new start times, across the line at 50:09, in a net time of 30:09.

Finishers were Francine Austin 30:38, Rachel Favero 43:42, Peter Clarke 38:51, Anna Weissel 35:01, Dolph Page 34:46, Victor Daoud 46:23, Jenny Trudinger 29:19, Maria Donohue 29:56, Matt Deavin 26:04. Danny Hansen 30:09, Andrew Walker 29:42, Julie Quinn, Richard Juckes 23:37, Lisa McCory 48:23, Paul Baumgarten 48:28, Bruce Wight 26:17, Simon Tuan 26:40, Gordon Calcino 30:07, Peter Burke 25:10, Kerrie Tanner 29:26, Steven Murphy 30:16, Andrew Blyton 25:06, Geoff King 31:22, Simon Heinecke 31:22, Matthew Murphy 33:42, Florian Benz 31:17, Yili Wang 41:39, Andrew Matthews 27:55, Axwl Godeck 39:47, Terry Dixon 32:21, Senjeet johal 40:57, Terry Levings 33:50, Phil Toomey 45:36, Karl Keys 28:58, Bryn Griffiths 28:19, Alex Kachalkov 32:16, Robert Ey 35:36, Craig Wurtz 29:30, Sandy Lolicato 25:34, Caroline Campbell 38:50, Talwar Singh 33:39, David Forsyth 36:10, Lincoln Hawkins 35:34, Rodd Rundle 36:05, Kevin Chapman 38:22, Tony Wynd 29:47, Daniel Sheahan 30:19, Jennifer Bright 31:36, Gary Bowen 31:37, Daniel Buckley 41:22, Leanne Wilkes 34:36, Sandeep Chandra 33:37, Michael Debenham 33:37, Stuart Stockwell 35:17, Stephen wells 33:09, Roger Pilkington 46:12, Bernie Crowe 55:19, Adrian Plunkett 56:35, Marc Wilson 56:35, John Busteed 56:35, Judy Kuleas 56:35.

Roger Pilkington walked all the way due to having a sore back, even though he rode his bike to and from the event, Jennifer Bright chose a start time not her correct handicap, Helen Larmour was the timekeeper, let her son stay at Questacon, and returned later using her passout, to collect him, alex Kachalkov didn't learn the new starting system until today, George has now moved to Melbourne, Stuart Stockwell receives a participation T-Shirt next run, Phil Toomey is now becoming a regular "Staker", Pater Burke is also regular, and at other events in Canberra including Vets track and field at the AIS.

It was noted that one of the Thredbo running week participants was Jo Cullen, who regularly ran Vets handicaps, and had duels with Maryann Busteed for annual awards.