Welcome to St Kevin's Amateur Athletic Club
How to Win at Everything (including running)
Wednesday 14 July 2010
The good news (for those of us who lack it - bad news for the rest) is that talent doesn't really matter that much. But training matters a lot, because World Class Athletes are Made, not Born.
Hare & Hounds
Wednesday 14 July 2010
The Hare & Hounds was run on 3 July, and wet weather turned the already tough 8km course to mud. The highlight for SKAAC was Chris Bridge, who ran the 2nd fastest time on the day, 29m44s. Eamon Lynch was our best in the handicap results in 18th place and Regan Logan was the best woman, 4th female overall. Full results are available here.
Great Results for SKAAC at the Lodge Handicaps
Monday, 28 June 2010
The new course along the river, although forced upon us by track works, proved to have a few advantages over the old course. The double back past the start point provided an extra yardstick for both athletes and spectators; and the course even provided a slight home event advantage, with the first 4km in particular being very familiar to SKAAC's Wednesday 6.30am runners (including 8 km handicap winner, Nick O'Neill). After the race, the assembled throng retired to the St Kevin's sports pavilion for a magnificent afternoon tea. Thanks to all those who answered the call and brought a plate for the afternoon tea and particular thanks to Luke Travers for all his organisational efforts, including marking out the course.
Full results are available on the APSOC Results Page. The next club event is the usual training run this Wednesday morning at 6.30am, while Tuesday and Thurday evening training is also getting back under way. In the winter events fixture, the next APSOC race is the Hare & Hounds at Berwick this Saturday, while the next APSOC teams event is the Hooley Relay on 24 July.
Lodge Handicap this Saturday 26 June 2010 at 2:00pm
Thursday, 24 June 2010
The Club's annual APSOC event, the Lodge 8km/16km Handicap, is on this Saturday at St Kevin's College, starting at 2:00pm. Sign in at the Smith building undercroft before heading over the river to the start line near the boatsheds.
There is a slight change of course this year due to work on the track along the river. The 8km course will head 2km towards the city along the river (there will be a marshall at the turning point), then back 4km along the river, before turning again (another marshall) back to the start point. The 16km race will be the same, but with 2 laps.
Afternoon tea will be held afterwards in the SKC pavilion - all athletes please bring a plate.
There is a slight change of course this year due to work on the track along the river. The 8km course will head 2km towards the city along the river (there will be a marshall at the turning point), then back 4km along the river, before turning again (another marshall) back to the start point. The 16km race will be the same, but with 2 laps.
Afternoon tea will be held afterwards in the SKC pavilion - all athletes please bring a plate.
6:30am Slow Run Along the River - Every Wednesday Morning
Thursday, 24 June 2010
A 6.30am run sounds mad, but it is actually totally sensational. We've been doing these for a couple off months now - it is a little dark when you start, but the sun rises as you run along the river, you are done and ready to go to work by 7.30am and feel great for the rest of the day. Meet ouside the Wilding Building (ie outside the SKC swimming pool/gym - turn right at the fork in the driveway) at 6.30am every Wednesday morning.
The SKAAC Website is Back
The website was never really gone, but there have been no updates recently due to technical issues. We have now resolved these (bye bye blogger.com), so keep an eye on the site for the latest news and info.
2010 Winter Season - Important Races
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
As we have done in the last few winter seasons, SKAAC will focus their efforts on the following races:
1. Dyson Relay - Sat 15th May - 1:30pm - The Tan (APSOC Championship Race)
2. Geelong Relay - Sat 5th June - 2:30pm - Geelong (APSOC Championship Race)
3. Lodge Handicap - Sat 26th June - 2:00pm - St Kevins College
4. Alan Hooley Relay - Sat 24th July - 2:30pm - Gembrook
5. Williamson 6K - Sat 14th August - 2:30pm - Berwick
6. Cooke-McClelland - Sat 11th September - 1:30pm - Kew
The full winter season fixture can be viewed here.
The Dyson Relay is a fantastic club event and we hope to fill at least 3 teams.
For full details about the APSOC season, go to the APSOC website by clicking the follwing link:
www.apsoc.athsvic.org.au
1. Dyson Relay - Sat 15th May - 1:30pm - The Tan (APSOC Championship Race)
2. Geelong Relay - Sat 5th June - 2:30pm - Geelong (APSOC Championship Race)
3. Lodge Handicap - Sat 26th June - 2:00pm - St Kevins College
4. Alan Hooley Relay - Sat 24th July - 2:30pm - Gembrook
5. Williamson 6K - Sat 14th August - 2:30pm - Berwick
6. Cooke-McClelland - Sat 11th September - 1:30pm - Kew
The full winter season fixture can be viewed here.
The Dyson Relay is a fantastic club event and we hope to fill at least 3 teams.
For full details about the APSOC season, go to the APSOC website by clicking the follwing link:
www.apsoc.athsvic.org.au
2010/2011 Registrations
All members are now able to renew their membershp by completing the 2010/2011 SKAAC registration form.
For the first time in many years, registration fees have been raised. Both Adult and Junior fees have been raised by $20 to incorporate a new "officials" levy. This levy has been introduced to enable the club to pay volunteers to assist with "officialing duty" during the summer season.
Anyone who competes in the summer season would well and truly be aware of the diffculty the club has providing the required number of officials for interclub (and state championship duties in particular).
The increase in fees is not all bad news however, as all athletes who are willing to officiate during the summer season at any of the interclub meets (the time required for this varies from 2 hours to 4 hours), will be paid $50 for their efforts. A roster will be distributed prior to the start of the season. If the club can't gather enough volunteers from the club, we will look to any friends or family willing to earn an easy $50.
The 2010/2011 SKAAC Registration Form can now be downloaded by clicking here.
Members who plan to run Athletics Victoria Winter of Summer Events must also complete an AV Registration Form which can now be downloaded by clicking here.
For the first time in many years, registration fees have been raised. Both Adult and Junior fees have been raised by $20 to incorporate a new "officials" levy. This levy has been introduced to enable the club to pay volunteers to assist with "officialing duty" during the summer season.
Anyone who competes in the summer season would well and truly be aware of the diffculty the club has providing the required number of officials for interclub (and state championship duties in particular).
The increase in fees is not all bad news however, as all athletes who are willing to officiate during the summer season at any of the interclub meets (the time required for this varies from 2 hours to 4 hours), will be paid $50 for their efforts. A roster will be distributed prior to the start of the season. If the club can't gather enough volunteers from the club, we will look to any friends or family willing to earn an easy $50.
The 2010/2011 SKAAC Registration Form can now be downloaded by clicking here.
Members who plan to run Athletics Victoria Winter of Summer Events must also complete an AV Registration Form which can now be downloaded by clicking here.
Confirmation of AGM Details
As announced a couple of weeks, the 2009/2010 SKAAC AGM will take place on Saturday 1st May. Details are below:
Date: Saturday 1st May
Time: 6:00pm sharp
Address: 1 Ventnor St Mitcham (Andrew Thomas' Home)
Date: Saturday 1st May
Time: 6:00pm sharp
Address: 1 Ventnor St Mitcham (Andrew Thomas' Home)
APSOC, Brighton by the Sea Results
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Despite low numbers representing SKAAC at APSOC's Brighton by the Sea race, a great effort by Mark De Luca by winning the scratch event. Results of SKAAC's three runners:
- Mark De Luca (30:31, Scratch 1st, H'cap 18th)
- Rob Neylon (38:42, 28th, 70th)
- Andrew Thomas (38:56, 30th, 34th)
Full results are available here.
- Mark De Luca (30:31, Scratch 1st, H'cap 18th)
- Rob Neylon (38:42, 28th, 70th)
- Andrew Thomas (38:56, 30th, 34th)
Full results are available here.
Friday Statistics: St Kevin's 4x800m
Friday, April 16, 2010
St Kevin's has traditionally done pretty well in the 800, with quite a few national titles and state records in the solo event and 4x800m relay.
For an all-time team, taking the results from everyone who has come off the SKAAC production line and including post SKAAC times you get:
1:44.78 - Peter Bourke (post SKAAC time)
1:45.60 - John Higham (post SKAAC time)
1:47.06 - Simon Lewin (while at SKAAC)
1:47.56 - Alex Rowe (while at SKAAC)
7:05.00 - Total time
7:03.50 - (rough conversion to relay time, deducting 0.5 for each athlete with a running start)
Alternatively, doing the calculation only with times by people who were current, paid up SKAAC members on the day they ran the time, we get:
7:08.34 (Lewin: 1.47.06, Rowe: 1:47.58, Higham: 1:47.6, Rinaldi: 1:47.62)
For comparison:
World Record: 7:02.43 (Kenya, 25/08/06, Brussels)
Australian Allcomers: 7:20.0 (Queensland, 6/03/82, Brisbane)
Australian National: 7:19.0 (22/08/66, Clough, Doubell, Roche, Wheeler)
Now it might be said that comparing all-time results to actual race times is unfair. But in the history of SKAAC covering the athletes above, it has probably had a few thousand members. At any given time the population of the world (or Kenya or Queensland or Australia) is comfortably above this number, so on a per capita basis it is not an unreasonable comparison.
So depending on which St Kevin's/SKAAC time you accept (7:03.50 or 7:08.34), SKAAC is very close to world record status or at least well ahead of Australia. All we need to assemble the team is a Delorean, Doc Brown and 1.21 gigwatts to power the flux capacitor, and the record is ours.
(as an aside, putting together 4 athletes who can average 1:49.5, while not something that you see every day, has to be a pretty gettable national record - surprising that it has stood for 44 years!)
For an all-time team, taking the results from everyone who has come off the SKAAC production line and including post SKAAC times you get:
1:44.78 - Peter Bourke (post SKAAC time)
1:45.60 - John Higham (post SKAAC time)
1:47.06 - Simon Lewin (while at SKAAC)
1:47.56 - Alex Rowe (while at SKAAC)
7:05.00 - Total time
7:03.50 - (rough conversion to relay time, deducting 0.5 for each athlete with a running start)
Alternatively, doing the calculation only with times by people who were current, paid up SKAAC members on the day they ran the time, we get:
7:08.34 (Lewin: 1.47.06, Rowe: 1:47.58, Higham: 1:47.6, Rinaldi: 1:47.62)
For comparison:
World Record: 7:02.43 (Kenya, 25/08/06, Brussels)
Australian Allcomers: 7:20.0 (Queensland, 6/03/82, Brisbane)
Australian National: 7:19.0 (22/08/66, Clough, Doubell, Roche, Wheeler)
Now it might be said that comparing all-time results to actual race times is unfair. But in the history of SKAAC covering the athletes above, it has probably had a few thousand members. At any given time the population of the world (or Kenya or Queensland or Australia) is comfortably above this number, so on a per capita basis it is not an unreasonable comparison.
So depending on which St Kevin's/SKAAC time you accept (7:03.50 or 7:08.34), SKAAC is very close to world record status or at least well ahead of Australia. All we need to assemble the team is a Delorean, Doc Brown and 1.21 gigwatts to power the flux capacitor, and the record is ours.
(as an aside, putting together 4 athletes who can average 1:49.5, while not something that you see every day, has to be a pretty gettable national record - surprising that it has stood for 44 years!)
Sunday Morning Jog
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
This season we will be meeting up for a few Sunday morning runs at different running spots, starting this Sunday 18 April at the Tan.
We will be meeting at 10.00am at Gate D, which is at the top of the hill near the corner of Domain Rd and Birdwood Ave/Park St. It won't be a race, just a Sunday run, so everyone is welcome. If they can't be persuaded to join you, significant others can be installed with a coffee across the road at a Domain Rd cafe and kids can be turned loose at the nearby Children's Garden, so come along and enjoy a run and autumn at the Tan.
For the directionally challenged, there is a map of the Tan linked here.
We will be meeting at 10.00am at Gate D, which is at the top of the hill near the corner of Domain Rd and Birdwood Ave/Park St. It won't be a race, just a Sunday run, so everyone is welcome. If they can't be persuaded to join you, significant others can be installed with a coffee across the road at a Domain Rd cafe and kids can be turned loose at the nearby Children's Garden, so come along and enjoy a run and autumn at the Tan.
For the directionally challenged, there is a map of the Tan linked here.
AGM and Presentation Night - 1 May 2010
The Club Presentation Night and AGM will be held on 1 May 2010. Full details including venue will be posted soon.
Full Results From Commonwealth Games Combined Event Selection Trials
Steve's full results (including a big new javelin PB and club record, plus the same for the overall score) are now available here.
It's now in the hands of the selection committee, but with both the national title and a B-qualifier secured, Steve should be pretty well placed for Delhi. Fingers crossed for now and we'll post more news as it comes to hand.
It's now in the hands of the selection committee, but with both the national title and a B-qualifier secured, Steve should be pretty well placed for Delhi. Fingers crossed for now and we'll post more news as it comes to hand.
Jack Howard Gig - 1 May 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
Jack Howard is a pretty handy thrower (top 10 in the club all time lists in all the throws).
He is also a pretty handy musician. It is hard to go past his years with Hunters & Collectors, but he has also performed with or featured on albums by a who's who of Australian music, including The Living End, Pete Murray, You Am I, Tex Perkins and others.
He is currently performing in Jack Howard & The Nightbirds and they have a gig on at Spenserslive on 1 May 2010.
Details from the venue (including ticket info) is available here.
Jack's website, including discography and some downloads can be found here.
He is also a pretty handy musician. It is hard to go past his years with Hunters & Collectors, but he has also performed with or featured on albums by a who's who of Australian music, including The Living End, Pete Murray, You Am I, Tex Perkins and others.
He is currently performing in Jack Howard & The Nightbirds and they have a gig on at Spenserslive on 1 May 2010.
Details from the venue (including ticket info) is available here.
Jack's website, including discography and some downloads can be found here.
Jamieson Results
A reasonable start to the APSOC season at the Jamieson, with SKAAC finishing 6th. Our #1 team was:
- Anthony Aloisio (16:22, 8th)
- Mark De Luca (16:32, 10th)
- Nick Murphy (17:17, 17th - great set of numbers)
- Peter Shearman (19:45, 63rd)
- Joe Lynch (20:04, 70th)
- Rob Neylon (20:18, 73rd)
Others running included:
- Nick O'Neill (21:07, 85th)
- Chloe Cornwall (22:59, 117th)
- Patrick Noonan (24:48, 137th)
Full results are available here.
- Anthony Aloisio (16:22, 8th)
- Mark De Luca (16:32, 10th)
- Nick Murphy (17:17, 17th - great set of numbers)
- Peter Shearman (19:45, 63rd)
- Joe Lynch (20:04, 70th)
- Rob Neylon (20:18, 73rd)
Others running included:
- Nick O'Neill (21:07, 85th)
- Chloe Cornwall (22:59, 117th)
- Patrick Noonan (24:48, 137th)
Full results are available here.
Steve Cain Gets Commonwealth Games B-Qualifier
Competing at the Commonwealth Games Combined Event Selection Trials this weekend, Steve Cain has achieved a Commonwealth Games B-Qualifier and finished as first Australian in the decathlon, improving his PB to 7541. Full details and results will follow as soon as they are available.