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It is said that the soul comes to the fore on one’s birthday, and Canberra certainly proved that on this Canberra Day.

One of those magical misty mornings over the lake presented a fresh, still day promising pacy running and pancakes aplenty.

Records, they say, are made to be broken, and today was indeed a day destined for such deeds. Carinna Tong’s best time for Females 17 and Over in the 4km race has stood for 10 years, hence it was appropriate that Carinna was on hand today when her time was bettered by 3 seconds by Hannah Walmsley’s 15:50. Hannah was using this race to step out after returning from injury.

Yet even despite breaking this record, Hannah still did not win the race! This honour belonged to an exceptional run from Jordyne Rauter, who lowered the best time for the Girls Under 13 to a new mark of 15:35. There must be few races indeed, where the record for Girls Under 13 is faster than the record for Females 17 and Over!!

Ahead of Jordyne were only two boys competing in the Male 17 and Over category – Connor McCormack (14:15) and Korey Summers (14:17) – and the impressive Jack Wallis who took out the Boys Under 17s in 14:38. First in the Boys Under 13 was Spencer Burns in 15:42.

Not content for the short-distance youngsters to take all the records, Caroline Campbell – one of the most loyal stalwarts and a quiet heroine of the Canberra running scene – shattered the best time in the 10km race for the Women 70 and Over category with her outstanding 58:21. Incidentally, Caroline still holds the record for the Women 60-69, set 6 years ago to the day.

Representing the Women 60-69 today was Robyn McLelland, who ran a fine 57:19. Elizabeth Bennett took out the Women 50-59 with her 46:52; while the open women’s race was won by Kelly-Ann Varey with an impressive 39:53.

Luke Schofield had meanwhile taken out the men’s race in 36:15; with Kim Houghton a happy winner of the Men 50-59 in 43:22 (just edging out David Clarke’s 43:26); Tony Cummings won the Men 60-69 in 50:21; and Alan Wilson the Men 70 and Over in 54:32.

The event photo album offers a good record of the personal struggles and joys of this memorable Canberra Day morning.

The annual Sri Chinmoy Labour Day 10km & 4km Fun-Runs were staged fro the Acton Ferry Terminal, Canberra on Monday 6 October 2014.  Full results for each of the distances follow:

Sri Chinmoy Labour Day 10km Fun-Run, 6 October 2014, full results by category>>

Sri Chinmoy Labour Day 4km Fun-Run, 6 October 2014, full results by category>>

The annual Sri Chinmoy Canberra Day 10km & 4km Fun-Runs for 2014 were staged on the Canberra Day holiday Monday 10 March 2014.  Full results for each of the distances follow:

Sri Chinmoy Canberra Day 10km Fun-Run, 10 March 2014, full resuts by category>>

Sri Chinmoy Canberra Day 4km Fun-Run, 10 March 2014, full resuts by category>>

After a week or so of windy, or rainy weather, we were pleasantly surprised this morning to be greeted with an absolute pearler of a day: clear blue skies, and nothing more than a gentle breeze to rustle the leaves. Not even forgetting to bring the legs for the barbeque could mar the perfection!

It has been nearly thirty years since the Sri Chinmoy 10km running course was inaugurated on the bank of Lake Burley Griffin. Since then, bike paths have been added, signposts and lampposts erected, a particularly scenic stand of pines has unfortunately  burned down, and more than one of the green metal signs that mark the course has mysteriously disappeared. Happily, signs can be replaced, and Canberra's most established 10km running course lives on.

Before the race began, I remarked that it is usually the younger participants in the 4km race who run the fastest times. And today was no exception: Keely Small in the Under 13 Girls' category led the field in a blistering 14:54. Next fastest was Mark Bateman who won the 17 and Over Male category in 15:12. Spencer Burns was first U13 boy in 15:58,  William Zeitlhofer  won Under 17 Males in  16:37, and Kylie Wilson won the Over 17 Female category in 18:30.

In the 10km race, Shane Farrant scored first place in a time of 33:30, which is the fastest time anyone has run on this course in at least the last three years.  Joshua Torley's second place time of 35:33 would have been fast enough to win any of our Acton Ferry 10km races held in 2011 or 2012 (and would only have been beaten by Travis Haslam at our March race by nine seconds.)

Joshua's sister Nicola Torley won the U50 Female category in 42:25, one mnute fourteen seconds faster than her finish in the race held here in March.

Anna Konig won Female 50-59 in 53:30, and Geoff Hawke won the Male 50-50 in 40:20.

Michael Wilson won the Male 60-69 in 50:40, Lynne McDonald won the Female 60-69 in 53:38.

Caroline Campbell won the Female 70+ category in 58:55. In the Male 70+ category, Lachlan Lewis took the honours in a time of 1:11:10. After his customary speech praising the race organisers, he posed for a photo with his daughter and granddaughter, both of whom also competed in todays' events!

Thanks to all who took part in the 10km and 4km races. On days like this, running and race organising seem to bring out the best in everybody. And we got the barbeque legs just in time, too.

Full results are posted here>>

You can see the photo gallery here>>

Canberra turned 100 years old today (well, actually tomorrow, but we celebrated the birthday today). For 30 of those years, the Sri Chinmoy 10km Race has been held from Acton Ferry Terminal, and has become a regular feature for the city’s running community, many of whom would still run along the beauteous Lake Burley Griffin even if there was no race. (They wouldn’t get pancakes, however.)

On this Centenary day, race organisers were not sure of what to expect. With so many events surrounding us, would the people of Canberra be preoccupied at the world’s longest bubbly bar or the balloon festival, or would they celebrate the day by converging on Acton Ferry Terminal?

It soon became clear that many were keen to take advantage of the excellent weather (one of Canberra’s great qualities over the past 100 years) and enjoy the 10km and 4km races. In fact, we had the largest field in our 30-year history!

It was a race that came together well, despite the hints of foreboding. There was a faint greyness in the sky, which – accompanied by weather reports – suggested that the sunshine wouldn’t last forever. Would we have enough breakfast for this record field? Would we run out or water? (Well, probably not… but cups were a different matter.)

Happily, the Sun continued to shine. If anything, it provided an extra challenge for the runners. As they headed back along the cycle path – hopefully in time to enjoy the procession of veteran cars, as they drove to the rally at the nearby National Museum of Australia – the day was becoming convincingly hot.

Cups? Relax, there were plenty. Pancakes? We were convinced that our supplies wouldn’t last, but as the last runners enjoyed the breakfast, we were left with a single pancake.

Congratulations to all who participated today, and congratulations too, to Canberra for your first Century!

Full results are published for both races.

The Sri Chinmoy Labour Day 10 km & 4 km Fun-Runs are traditionally the best-attended of our Acton Ferry races (which, admittedly, have shrunk to a scant two per year!) But today's race was a genuine blockbuster, smashing all records at the box office; 268 runners and walkers in total took part in the events.

It was a lovely warm Spring day, which definitely enticed a lot of on-the-day race enter-ers to come out! The registration personnel knew it would be a big day when we ran out of entry forms, and runners were reduced to entering their details on blank paper, power bar wrappers, and pieces of bark (ok, maybe not the last two.)

Fortunately the race started more or less on time. An Under 13 trounced the field of female runners in the 4km; Keely Small crossed the line in 15:05, claiming the second-fastest time overall. Only Michael Torley in the Male 17 and Over category was faster, with 14:25.

14 male runners broke the 40-minute mark in the 10 km race. Dean Erasmus took line honours in 35:40. Among the female runners Vanessa Haverd was fastest in a time of 38:41.

No doubt some runners took advantage of the close proximity of Floriade to stop and smell the flowers after the race!

Full results are now published, as well as a photo album.

The Sri Chinmoy Canberra Day 10 km & 4 km Fun-Runs took place on Monday March 12th commencing from Acton Ferry Terminal and following the Sri Chinmoy 10 km Recreational Running Course; a popular signposted training and recreational facility on pedestrian and cycle paths along the northern shore of Lake Burley Griffin, in the heart of Canberra.

Overcast yet mild conditions provided agreeable conditions for the field of 145 runners.

There were many notable performances on the day: Callum Burns' outright win in the 4 km in 15:37, from the Boys Under 13 division (with younger brother Spencer in outright 2nd place); while David Hertzberg (36:32) and Jodie Barker (41:38) took out the men's and women's 10 km respectively.

Despite all these excellent performances, it should be noted that none came close to the all-comer's course record, held by Nick De Castella, brother of marathon legend Robert de Castella. Nick's 1985 time for the hilly, challenging 10 km course still stands at an impressive 30:13.

A big thank you to all who participated. We look forward to seeing you at our next race.

Full results are published, as is a photo album from around the course.

A dusting of fresh snow on the distant Brinbabellas was fitting backdrop for this year's Sri Chinmoy Labour Day 10 km & 4 km Fun-Runs from Canberra's Acton Ferry Terminal.

Yes it may say October on the calendar, but the breeze across the lake this morning missed its appointment by about 3 months. Thankfully the sun shone and post-race pancakes were warm and scrumptious, leaving a cheerful gathering dispersing to their various Monday holiday pursuits.

Stuart Grey showed his cleanest heels in the 10 km run, his 35:37 a really decent time in the cool breeze, with Tony Piazza and Mark van deer Plaeg filling out the podium positions. Alex Gossman ran a super 43:32 to take out the Male 50-59; Jim White winning the Male 60-69 in 50:55 and the inexhaustible Bob Chapman leading home the Male 70+ division in 57:36.

Meanwhile, Kim Wilmshurst dominated the women's field with her fine 41:48, ahead of Lydia Stove and Patricia McKibbin. Diana Wright took the honours among the Female 50-59s in 1:00:26; with the evergreen Caroline Campbell taking the Female 60-69s with an impressive 54:17.

It's not often that an entrant wins a race outright from the Under 13 Girls category – yet that's just what Keely Small achieved with her superb run over 4 km of 15:35! She was nearly 9 minutes ahead of the first Female 17 and Over runner, Philippa Brotchie in 22:32.

Gary Potter took out the Male 17 and Over category with 16:02; Callum Burns winning the Boys Under 13s in 16:27 and Nathan Runge the Boys Under 17s in 17:09.

Despite Winter's final fling, a wonderful morning was enjoyed by runners and organisers alike.

Full results are now published along with a photo album from the course.

The cold weather of the early morning, which threatened to provide the wettest  Sri Chinmoy10-kilometre run for some time, rapidly gave way to sunshine and perfect running conditions.

For this runner, it was the first race since a car accident, three and a half month ago, had left me in hospital (for a brief time) and unable to run (for a longer time). I hadn’t run so far for several months, and I was overtaken by many well-trained people, but the hilly bitumen course proved to be an excellent venue to return to my running.

Out on the field, I couldn’t not witness the excitement the 4km “sprint” race, in which the first four people were all members of the phenomenal Torly family, all winning for different categories. But while I didn’t know who was winning, or even who was behind me, there was plenty of excitement for me as I transcended my own injuries and raced to the end, never stopping to rest. At all the races in which I’d helped with timing or registration, the pancakes had never tasted so good.

In the 10km race, Anthony Kennedy came home first in 36:21, followed seconds later by Chey Pettingill and Stuart Grey. In the womens' division, Mace Neve won in 43:06 followed by Fiona Hedgecoe then Lydia Stove.

Full results are published, as well as a photo album of the race.