New York Marathon Results

The annual New York marathon was held on November 6. This years edition featured over 47,000 runners including Chilean mining disaster survivor Edison Peña and the Mutai brothers of Kenya.

Matt Sheerin completed the 42km course in 3:42:24 with an average of 8:30 per mile, finishing in the top 30% of the men competing.

Jarrod Moncur competed in the handcycle division and completed the course in 1:27:43, finishing in the top 5!

Congratulations to both Matt and Jarrod on their great results in the New York 42km and keep up the great work.

1500m Classic results

Congratulations to Jay Twist, Peter Bock, Grant Williams & Brittany McGowan on their results in the 1500m Classic at the Univeristy of Queensland. The newly laid Rekotan track hosted the event on November 3 and saw over 200 participants compete.

In Training “Simon Doyle” 1500m Classic

Jay Twist 3.58.99

Peter Bock 4.00.62

Grant Williams 4.03.57

In Training Womens 1500m Classic

Brittany McGowan 4.41.04


Great effort by everyone involved. Keep up the great work!

Well done Peter Nowill!

Well done Peter Nowill for placing 3rd in the Melbourne Marathon on Sunday, finishing with the impressive time of 2:19:23!!

"I'm really just a steeplechaser doing winter training and this certainly took me out of my comfort zone, but I'm very proud of this result," he said.

"I'll certainly re-evaluate my main event now, but London and the steeplechase remains my short-term goal."

Christopher MCDougall: Barefoot Running

Gold Coast Marathon Results

Congratulations to all the guys that finished the half and full marathons at this year’s Gold Coast Marathon. Everyone woke early to participate in the 21.1 and 42.2, half and full marathons respectively. Tanya took home bragging rights in the half marathon finishing in 1hr:48mins. Other times were Tiffany 1:53, Gary 1:53, Andrew 1:52, Sandra 2:24, Andrew 1:52 and Averill 2: 31. Brad took the bragging rights in the marathon, finishing in an impressive 3:17, with Matt finishing in an extremely respectable 3:55. It was a great effort from everyone to get out to the Gold Coast early on a Sunday’s winter morning.

It is important to note that there were also other people that finished in various distances. The GC marathon had a record 23, 812 participants across the various formats. In the men’s marathon James Kariuki of Kenya came in first with a time of 2:13. Africans took out the top five spots in the men’s marathon (who would have thought Africans would go alright at a marathon). Kaori Yoshida of Japan finished first with a time of 2:31 in the women’s marathon, with the Japanese women taking out the top 3. Jeffrey Hunt took out an Aussie quinella in a time of 1:03 in the half marathon, with Aussie Lisa Weightman claiming top spot in the women’s in a time of 1:09 just behind the boys. Regardless of how fast everyone ran and what place or time they finished everyone that finished is a winner (extremely corny I know, but very true).

2XU Run Group. Time Trial: (8 Laps) 27/05/10

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Musgrave Park Course (4.58km)
Time Trial Results. 27/5/10

Name 2 Lap 4 Lap 6 Lap 8 Lap
Lou: 4.48 ; 9.35 ; 14.21 ; 18.58
Mark: 4.53 ; 10.01 ; 15.17 ; 20.16
Tiffany: 5.40 ; 11.24 ; 17.06 ; 22.42
Adri-Anne: 5.48 ; 11.40 ; 17.32 ; 23.17
Kristy: 5.56 ; 12.08 ; 18.23 ; 24.36
Sandra: 7.09 ; 14.24 ; 21.31 ; 27.17
Kathy: 7.10 ; 14.26 ; 21.32 ; 27.51

Course

1. Palm Tree
2. Garbage Bin on Palm
3. Pine Tree
4. Tree Opposite Greek Club
5. Big Tree
6. Telegraph Pole
7. Big Pine Tree across Road
8. Castle

Well done everyone. Some great running.

Well done Peter Nowill - London Marathon

Well done Monkey on a good first marathon.


Name Nowill, Peter (AUS)
runner no. 18
cat 18-39
START TIME 09:45:00
5K 00:15:30
10K 00:31:22
15K 00:47:23
20K 01:03:51
HALF 01:07:23
25K 01:20:37
30K 01:39:12
35K 01:57:51
40K 02:18:20
place (total) 38
place (gender) 38
place (cat) 36
finish time 02:27:16

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Well done Amanda and Shona.

Well Done James Woodgate

From Thursday march 11th till Sunday the 14th I competed at the under 18 Australian national titles /Oceania championships in Sydney’s Olympic park, I won my heat in the hurdles and then came 3rd in the final where i got the bronze Oceania medal and the silver Australian medal because the guy who came second was from new Zealand. Then I competed in the 100 metre where i came 3rd in my heat but missed out on the final because I cam 9th overall in the Oceania and 7th in Australia but it was okay because I was the fasted Queenslander my age, I also competed in the 4X100 relay where I ran the third leg of the race and my team came 2nd.
Click here to watch James's race:

The many myths about running shoes.

The many myths about running shoes.

Myth 1: Good shoes reduce the impact of running on our body.
FALSE: There will always be the same amount of force applied whether you wear shoes or not. The key is the way you run. To reduce impact run as level as you can and run quietly with your feet as more noise equals more shock and you end up taking more steps than you need to.

Myth 2: A softer shoe gives better protection.
FALSE: Studies have shown the reverse- if you have a rigid foot with a high arch then you need soft shoes, but for most of the population a soft shoe will increase your chance of injury.

Myth 3: You have to pay top dollar for top quality.
HALF TRUE: You need to at least pay $160 to get both fore- and rear foot cushioning, and a mid sole made out of a higher grade and longer lasting materials. In saying that, it also comes back to your style of running. If you have a mid foot striker with great efficiency than you can run around in Dunlop volleys all day.

Myth 4: You have to break in running shoes.
HALF TRUE: It is not advisable to buy a running shoe and run 15km in them straight away. It’s not that your shoe needs to be “softened” but the indentation of your foot needs to be made in the sole.

Pictured: Patrick Nispel running Cross Country. Patrick is the Fitnance/2XU Run Group Leader.

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Barefoot training

Barefoot training, or rather training the intrinsic muscles of the foot by using shoes with less control is an essential part of maintaining good foot health and function. This should be done carefully via using appropriate ‘loads' (or changes in shoes) to ensure that injury is avoided and maximum gain can still be obtained. Using appropriate shoes for training, especially running, is also extremely important to stay injury free. Shoe companies generally have information regarding their shoes and the features of the shoes, which is available on websites and in catalogues. When buying shoes ensure that that these features are what is required of your foot type.

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Gerschler Fartek

Gerschler Fartlek





Fitnance trainee, Chloe Parker pictured









Woldemar Gerschler of Germany was a pioneer of interval training in the 1930’s. His methods were based on heart rate recovery.

Gerschler Fartlek involves hard running for 30 seconds, followed by a 90 second recovery. A full set repeats this cycle five times, but each interval’s recovery period is reduced by 15 seconds, i.e. 30/90, 30/75, 30/60, 30/45, 30/30. Depending on fitness levels, these sets can be repeated 2 – 5 times, with 2 – 3 minutes active recovery between sets.

Run the 30 seconds efforts at your 3000m race pace, with an active jog or “float” in the recovery periods. Pace should remain the same throughout the set, while the intensity should increase thanks to the shortening recoveries.

Minimum, 10 minute warm-up and warm-down jog

Fitnance Running Group

Mona Fartlek
2x90sec hard/easy
4x60sec hard/easy
4x30sec hard/easy
4x15sec hard/easy

5 tips for improving your run

5 tips for improving your run






• - include speed work in your weekly running program
• - include at least one long run once a week, and other moderately long recovery runs
• - work on core stability and strengthening your hips
• - include plenty of stretching every day
• - focus on running with good form.

The 2XU Fitnance Run Group leaves the Brisbane 2XU shop every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 6am.

Check out the Fitnance Website for other running related articles.
http://www.fitnance.com.au/index.php/articles/5-tips-for-improving-your-run/

Yuriy Borzakovskiy. Athens 800m. How to negative split!!

Yuriy Borzakovskiy. Athens 800m. How to negative split!! Check it out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWsAACwEki4