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PPAC-64 3km Road Race

For the first time in just over two months the 3km road race is back. We welcomed seven first timers, including several members of a local youth running group for some great early Sunday racing action.

From seventeen athletes at the start line we had fifteen finishers, eight of whom recorded their first 3km time at a PPAC event.

There were PBs for Andarge, Matt and Simon, with Matt continuing an excellent run of form after a 5km PB at the previous event. Just behind Matt, Paul came agonisingly close, missing out on a new personal best by just 0.1s!

Consistent running again formed a solid base for some of the top performances, with the top five finishers taking the top five consistency ratings, albeit in a slightly different order. Simon and Bora both recorded a Sokha best lap, knocking off a respective 1:10 and 1:44 from their previous best efforts.

All seventeen starters recorded a time for the Park Lap section (approximately 860 metres) and we'd really like to encourage the runners who didn't quite make it to the finish to come and try again soon!

As runners get back into their training schedules the Fitness Factor indicator suggests that fitness is really on the up with several athletes rising to the mid-to-upper 50s, but first timer Lorinda topped the chart scoring in the low 60s.

It was great to see such a diverse mix of athletes taking part in the latest 3km road race, and we hope to see you again at the next PPAC event!

© PPAC 2021

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