RAIN BLOWS TRACK MEET AWAY
Illawarra Blue Stars has not been so lucky with the July Track and Field Meet set down for the last Sunday of July. The meet had to be cancelled due to continual rain and weather that was not acceptable under the strict conditions for conducting such an event. Officials had no alternative, but to look forward to the scheduled meet in August.
PROGRAMME FOR AUGUST MEET
Hopefully track and field athletes can compete in the August meet, set for Sunday 23 August, at the Kerryn McCann Athletic Centre commencing 10.30 am. Events scheduled are 60m, 150m, 300m, 1km on the track and shot and long jump for field events. Any athletes wishing to take part must be at the ground no earlier than 15 minutes prior to commencement.
CROSS COUNTRY
Cross county for the club has been going very well and the Wiseman’s Park course looked a real sprint course, but athletes advised that the course had a lot of ups and downs with the terrain and presented as a good and challenging course. The short course was won by Rebecca Dos Santos from Andrew Rodda.
The long course was won by Geoff Hynoski from Chris Thurbon, both placegetters handling the course very well. The Wollongong City Beach course was beautiful. The weather was perfect and what a great beach run this was, with 2km and 4km being the distances. Jess Hogg took out the long course from her father John, who rang a great race over this course, and Chris Thurbon in 3rd. Over the short 2km course, Andrew Rodda took line honours from son Jack Rodda.
The following cross country events are listed for IBS members and anyone interested in taking part. Just come on down to the course and officials will assist you with the process.
9 August: Roy Johansen Park: Euroka street, west Wollongong – CANCELLED due to the weather.
16 August: Back to Mount Kembla for another go at the mountain - Mt Kembla Lookout.
23 August: Kerryn McCann Athletic Centre - 10.30 commencement of track and field program, all ages.
SAM TACKLES BANKSTOWN 5KM
Sam Jones took part in the Bankstown Winter Distance an inside running podcast challenge, a new event to cater for distance runners in separated groups. An Interesting innovative idea and we will be keen to hear Sam’s reaction to this newly designed event. Sam took part in the 5km, on the track, and ran in terrible conditions, but showed he is a force over distances ranging from 800m to the 5km.