Cool but quite humid conditions for our latest 3km Road Race, there
were minor alterations to the course and some pavement hopping owing to
standing water around the 500m mark after relentless rain over the preceding
days. With eleven athletes at the start line, four were competing in a PPAC
3km race for the first time.
There was some great racing action
out front with first timer Joseph pushing hard for the lead around half way
but Andarge held on and eventually pulled away strongly with a 10:05 finish.
There were personal bests for Sanket and Irina and in a youth category
contested by four athletes Erika ran an excellent time of 14:59 in her first
3km race while setting a new best +200 points score.
Sanket leads the consistency rankings with a well measured run resulting in
a new best Sokha lap time and a 3k PB by a significant margin of 1:57 (an
11% improvement). Erika also secured a best Sokha lap on her way to
finishing first in the youth category.
A big winner in this week's fitness factor rankings was Joseph, way ahead of
the rest of the field with one of the highest ratings recorded in a PPAC event
so far. The fitness factor is a great way to judge where you are with your
training - although natural talent is also an important element, it can give a
quick indication of relative levels of training across the field.
Thanks to Meyjou for a great solo effort officiating this week's race. Keep
running and see you all soon!
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