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At last Saturday’s opening round of the Winter Cross Country season, Rebecca Cooper was presented with her winning trophy for the Friday night Walk, Run and Socialise Program. Rebecca ran 11 out the 12 possible rounds, missing only one round, while away in Melbourne. Rebecca pipped runner-up Perry Strand by a mere point. Last year’s …
Rebecca Cooper wins the Friday Night Walk, Run and Socialise TrophyRead More
The last day of summer was also the last day of the Friday Night Walk, Run and Socialise Program. The venue for the evening was the beautiful Beach Road in Gerroa National Park. As the French would say, a ‘petit’ number of runners took advantage of the cool evening and the magnificent bush track course. …
Husky Running Festival and the NSW Master’s Championships limited Friday Night Walk, Run and Socialise participation to a small, but keen contingent of walkers and runners on Friday 21st February. Cool weather and vista views of St Georges Basin were a feature of the evening and were enjoyed by all. The newly completed million dollar …
Bernie Reagan was the venue for the Valentine’s Day event on Friday 14th February 2025. There was a real positive social buzz as runners waited for the 2km and 5km events to start. Runners also welcomed back Leith Babian to the club, after a lengthy stint in Wollongong. Leith was happy to be back in …
In competition with the local Nowra Show, the last of the holidays and some uncomfortable hot humid weather, only a small group of runners ventured out to Friday Night running at The Wharf on February 7th. 2km The 2km event welcomed back club legend and stalwart Rob McDonald. Rob’s recovering from knee surgery and followed …
Walk/Run/Socialise kicked off for 2025 on Friday 31st January at the the Shoalhaven campus of UOW. 2k Deb Sansom continued her winning form, crossing the line first, in a winning time of 14.46. This was Deb’s best time since returning to running. Sky Martin, Terry Bailey, Lisa Caroll and guest Vicki Sansom all enjoyed a …
The final walk/run round for the year at the Lady Denman, Huskisson, attracted the most runners so far. The evening was billed as Christmas drinks at Jervis Bay Brewery so this may have had some influence! 2km: Deb Sansom continued her comeback, running the 2km solo and finishing well; pleased with her effort. 4km: To …
Lady Denman proves popular as final walk/run venue of the yearRead More
As walkers and runners assembled on Friday December 6th to take on the Beach Road course dark, grumbling skies threatened. Keen walkers and runners crossed fingers and a few toes hoping they could complete the course before the impending downpour. The picturesque Beach Rd is one of the favourite courses and the general feeling was, …
Walkers and runners enjoyed another lovely night at The Wharf on Friday 22nd November. The warm temperature, still evening and photogenic light provided very favourable conditions. All the action was captured on drone by club member Bill Turnbull. The blockbuster to be released shortly! 2km The 2km course saw the return of Deb Sansom …
Friday Night Path and Trail on 15th November, headed out to Greenfields Beach, Vincentia for the hill challenge. The run is completely on a bush track that ascends to the water tower and descends back to the finish. 2km First home in the 2km course was John Smith, who came out to run the course …
After a warmish day, a gentle breeze and stunning evening light greeted the runners at the starting line of The Wharf course. Despite a show in town and a caravan escape to Kiama, 15 runners took the opportunity to test out the run over the bridge. It was pleasing to see some new runners, and …
Despite the HSC, Husky Running Festival, NSW Athletic events and inclement weather prior to the start, 15 walkers/runners still enjoyed the course at Gerroa National Park. All walkers/runners were highly complimentary of the course with “what a beautiful course” being the most common exclamation. 2km Power walker Eva Moeller-Duhme took out the 2km event with …
2Km The 2km course was a mother and daughter affair with Jackie and young Bella enjoying time together while completing the two laps of the grassed area. Opting to walk and run it truly was a stroll in the park. Podium finishes for both and chocolates for their achievements. 5Km A healthy band of twenty …
Positive Start to Friday Night Walk / Run & Socialise ProgramRead More