Come along and join the Red Man Runners. It's completely FREE and you'll be running with a group for company and motivation.Everyone is welcome.                                                Check out the list of THIS WEEKS RUNS below. We charge no fees but also carry no insurance.                                                                               All participants are warned that they run at their own risk.                                                                                      

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Gary to Judy, and the spirit of the Redman Runners at the 2008 Endeavour Road Relay.

 Site last updated 14th Dec.

       THIS WEEK'S RED MAN GROUP RUNS:   

                     Tuesday  5.30pm  December 16th:    SPEED WORK   Meet at the Red Man. 

                                or 5.50pm Under Nth end of the Story Bridge.  MAP                                                      

                                                                TBA.

                               Thursday 5.30pm December 11th :   TEMPO RUN  

                                9.92 KM          Capt Burke, Story Bridge, Gardens, Goodwill Bdge, Vic Brdge, Goodwill Bdge - Red Man. (J.J)

                      Saturday   5.30am    December 13th :  LONG RUN

                                                               10 Kms                 -     Story Bridge, Sydney St Ferry, City.

15.5 Kms  TXT     -      New Farm Pk, Longland St, Anne St, Goodwill Bridge.     

                                                               20 Kms                -    Almost Brett's Wharf and return 

                                                              25 Kms                -      Brett's Wharf, return via Anne St , Vic B.          

                                 RIDE  -   Looking for suggestions for our next ride. Possible date Sunday 21st of December.

     Kurrawa to Duranbah Redman Runners Results.

     John.D 1hr 48min-ish, Andrew and Alan (controversial dead heat) 2hr 06min-ish, Gary.H 2hr 08min-ish, Dave.Y 2hr 34min-ish, Peter.W looking comfortable      at 25km turnaround during his 50km odyssey. Official times, placing's and full race report to follow.

    Brett's Ironman day. Hey everyone, Patrice and I are currently sitting in a cafe overlooking the beautiful, calm waters of Geographe Bay and we are     both very content. (Will be more content when the wedges and sour cream show up!)

    Yesterday was a long day but a good day. I would have thought Ironman would get easier the more you do, but trust me, it doesn't. Had a good race with no     problems at all to report. Nutrition was good and I ran the whole marathon. My overall time was 13:22 so that is a PB by over half an hour. My swim was 1:11, my     bike 6:29, and the run 5:41. Conditions were pretty good and the sea was dead flat for race start. The wind on the third lap of the bike was a killer, and the heat on     the run also made things a bit tough. Overall though, a good day out.

    I was very happy to finish smiling, and even happier to avoid the triage tent at the end. As you know, my last two efforts have seen me laid up in the hospital tent for     a couple of hours. If that had happened again, I think P would have killed. But then again, it almost did! I had collected my shirt and medal, and was making my way     to the food area where I became a little light headed. Thankfully my experience at Port Macquarie last year meant I was able to recognise the signs early so I raced     outside into the cool air and sat on the ground for a rest. I mustn't have looked good because some volunteers came to my rescue and fetched a couple of bowls of     fruit for me. That helped a lot but the next thing I know a wheelchair appeared to to take me down to the hospital tent. Thankfully I was able to convince them I was     okay, and after topping up my blood sugar (???) was confident to go back in the tent and have a hot meal. Ironman is tough.

    Thanks for all your words of encouragement and text messages. We'll have some photos on Wednesday when we get back to Brisbane. Patrice as always was a     champion, and bar for missing me off the bike because she had gone to KFC, was awesome in support.

    Will see you next Saturday to show off my medal! I saw Rachel out on course a couple of times and she was looking really good. She was going into the finishers     chute as I started my last lap, so I reckon they finished in about 12 hours. It was good to have a familiar face to see out there. I look forward to comparing notes     with her.

    Ironman WA has been run and won. Brett.R finished in a time of 13:22:46. He completed the 3.8km swim in 1:11:15, the 180km bike ride in 6:24:14 and the     42.2km (marathon) run in 5:33:50. Congratulations Brett on completing your third Ironman race! Rachael.P decided to run her first Marathon as part of an all girl     team at the Busselton Ironman. I'll let her txt to Elf do the talking. "4hrs and 19mins in 28 degrees and 25k wind..... So pleased considering conditions! Our all girls     Iron Maidens team was second". Fantastic effort guys !!

    Rachael's Ironman Marathon. I'm back in Bris as one very tired Iron Maiden......(mostly because I arrived back in Bris Vegas at 12.15 last     night and had to contend with an e-mail inbox of 90 e-mails this morning!)

    I've attached the breakdown of the team event. My run time was 4hrs 19 and 19 sec(excluding transition), our team was 11hrs, 10 mins and the IRON MAIDENS     all female team were second (out of 8)!!! I had hoped to be nearer the 4hr mark but considering the 29 deg C and the 25km wind, I figure that for my 1st marathon     effort it wasn't too bad!

    Brett definitely saw me at my best as I was quite comfortable on the 1st and 2nd lap. I was chatting to competitors (only to those who were willing to chat back!),     taking in the ocean view and keeping myself cool by throwing water over myself every 2k after shouting "water!" at the poor, unsuspecting volunteers and deafening     other competitors in the process! However by my third lap I was in pain! Amazingly I didn't hit the wall, or get dehydrated (certain advice from a training run "to     drink at every water station" rang through my head every 2K!) but my quads were like jelly whilst my stomach was in bits (I'd had too much caffeine to help me     through)............ At 36Km I just wanted it to end and to keep myself going I started talking to myself (out loud) whilst visualising a strong, svelte Iron Maiden.....

    However, I did reach the final chute with my team mates running beside me and the pain went for a few seconds as it was announced that the 2nd all female team     was coming through and the crowd went off...... It was just awwwweeeessoooooome! Crossing that line was one emotional experience and yep, I broke down in     tears.... The tears are gone now, but the sore quads remain!

    I probably won't see you guys before Christmas so if not "have a good one!"...... but most importantly thanks for all your support, advice and encouragement over     the past few months - especially to Elf Man. I couldn't have done it without you.......THANKYOU!

    Two short Youtube videos from the Redman Road Relay bus trip. WARNING both clips contain language which may offend. CLIP 1, CLIP2.

    Christmas shopping is on everyone's minds. So why not consider doing some of that shopping with one of the businesses that helped support the Redman Runners     in 2008?

    Talk to Judy and Phil at Sportsco Westfield Toombul. PHONE 3266 9204. The perfect place to shop for all of your sporting needs and great Christmas gifts.

    Gifts from meejewellery.com where you can select an individual piece of jewellery at affordable prices for that special person for Christmas. Remember that all     purchases from mee are giftwrapped, free of charge and that 10% from all purchases by RMR are passed onto the Redman Runners.

    or Hall's Jewellers & Watchmakers 116 Boundary St West End 3844 3877.

    or that special pre-Christmas meal at Bella Della Spaghetti Casa. 803 Stanley St Woolloongabba. 3391 6111. (At the base of the Gabba Central development).

     Sad day for Australian running- Marathon champion Kerryn McCann has died, succumbing in her long-running battle with cancer. The 41-year-old who had      won two Commonwealth Games gold medals died this morning. She leaves behind her husband, Greg, and three children, Josie, 4, Benton, 10 and Cooper, 15      months. Link to full news story. Judy's Tribute.

    Kurrawa to Duranbah Sunday 14th of December: Good luck to the Redman Runner entrants, John.D, Andrew, Alan, Gary and Dave.Y.

    Run Report for Tuesday 09th of December: 

    Roughly 20 runners were present for this speed session. Judy had dreamt up a set that kept us all honest and competitive. The only problem was everyone     attempting to get themselves into the slowest possible group. Except of course Elite who was keen to be in the quickest group.

    Great to see the majority of the Redman Runners beginning to recover from the Road Relay and still feeling fit after a long hard season where the performances     throughout the group were simply fantastic. Time to enjoy the summer and let the body recover ready to go hard again next winter.

    One of newest Red Man Runners Kellie tore the field apart last Sunday at the Tre-X Off Road Triathlon short course race. Not only did Kellie dominate her age     group leading home the 9 girls in the category, she was the first female finisher in the race finishing 17th from 81.

    Redman Runners Xmas BBQ will be held immediately after the run on Saturday the 20th of December at South Bank. Finish your usual Saturday long run with a     quick dip in the South Bank pools and join your fellow runners for a BBQ breakfast. Full details coming soon.

    Run Report for Saturday 06th of December:

    Even at 5.30am it felt more like lunch time.  The humidity was very noticeable and the heat was starting to impact on bodies standing quietly under the trees. You     know it is hot when the cyclists glide past with their tops unzipped.   Even the police boys were a little quiet.  After a bit of a chat, everyone organised themselves     into distance groups. 
    Surprisingly, the only taker for the shorter effort was Jason who was being very good and resting his injured calf.   Elfman and “His Girls” set off to do their run to     Orleigh Park.  Johnny D, Chris, Kelly and Elite all decided to go the distance and run 20k in preparation for Kurrawa next weekend.  The largest group (ok most of     us) couldn’t resist the lure of Gladstone Road so we managed the 15k loop while some of the sensible ones completed 13k.
    We did see Peter Wilson at the start, we saw Peter Wilson chatting to some ladies on Corro Drive (why does that not surprise anyone), then we saw a bloodied and     bruised Peter Wilson at the finish.  His story is that he tripped over a gutter.  At least he managed to keep the damage in the same area as last week’s fall.
    Those of us wanting a little distraction were very keen to check out the non singlet wearing Broncos players warming up on the track at Uni.  My spies tell me Demo     was ready to challenge them but apparently got no takers.  Being the only female in a group of males was no good either as they weren’t interested in discussing     muscle structures, tanned bodies etc..  Where’s Liz.D when I need her???
    All groups were very chatty at the end which means everyone enjoyed the run.  Our group spent most of the run as a post-mortem for the year’s racing.  We all     came to the same conclusion, hindsight is a great thing.  If only we were smart enough to realise before a run, that running when not well or injured is such a stupid     thing to do, racing is even worse, ignoring it and hoping it will go away or will be right on race day – never works. 
    Numbers at breakfast were greater than those running.  It was good to see our injured comrades come along for a coffee and a chat. 
    Best of luck to those tackling Kurrawa next weekend and those heading to Bribie for the Tri.
    Safe trip for Liz.D who is heading to Copenhagen. Yes she is going for work purposes.

    Sunday run report. Having missed Saturday's run due to a bout of the Friday night "Tara's"; Mel was feeling guilty and keen for a Sunday run. Alan, Dave.Y, Deb     (a friend of Dave's visiting from Canberra) and Elite "G" joined her. We opted for a sleep-in and started at 6.30am. Hot and humid! It was oppressive and running     on tired legs from the ride the day before I was really struggling. When 'Elite' decided Mel was taking too long at one of the taps and started to bathe under the dog     tap at the base of the water fountain I knew I wasn't the only one struggling. We covered the 15km Gu Stop run and headed down for a lazy Sunday breakfast.

    Saturday RIDE Report 6th December:

    Dave.Y, Alan, Tamsyn, Deb (visiting from Canberra) and Thor rolled out of the Robina train station with a 116km loop ride through the mountains of the Gold     Coast hinterland ahead of them. Once again Dave predicted we wouldn't be bothered by storms and annoyingly he was correct again. It was a warm but generally     overcast which meant conditions weren't too bad.

    Before we knew it we were making our first border crossing at the top of one of the nasty climbs. From there it is one of the more harrowing descents down toward     the Chillingham fruit shop. About 5km out from Chillingham I was cruising along about 10 metres behind Deb when a loud nasty sounding noise came from her bike.     At first I thought something had broken loose from her bike and was looking to avoid it but it turned out to be her tube bursting and her tyre giving way. We had     plenty of tubes but no spare tyres so we went into improvisation mode. We eventually decided on lining the tyre with a GU wrapper. Is there anything GU can't fix?     We got Deb's bike into Chillingham and decided to try and get it 15km more to Murwillumbah where we hope to find a bike shop. The Chillingham fruit shop lady     told us she new a bike shop owner in Murwillumbah. (Why didn't that surprise me?). After a phone call to 'Jim' I was sent off on a solo sprint into Murwillumbah     before closing time for Jim's Bikes. The whole town closes at lunch time on Saturday. He did give us his home number in case he had to head off first and promised     he would come back down to the shop to help us. I'm guessing that wouldn't have been a promise in Brisbane. Would you believe that Plan A worked perfectly and     Jim was still in the store when I arrived? Well it did, and they even managed to get Deb's bike into town so we could repair it while eating lunch.

    After that excitement it was just the toughest climb of the day (about 5km long and nasty) and some leg sapping short climbs and we were back at Robina. Whew!     What a day out. Fantastic company and great fun. There was even a discussion on the way home of putting together the ultimate bike adventure from Bangkok to     Singapore. Of course Dave had to go one step too far and suggest we start the adventure at the Phuket triathlon. We are now looking for suggestions for our next     local ride possibly on Sunday the 21st of December.

    Run Report for Thursday 04th of December: 

    By Elite.G:  It seems the Redman Runners we will run in any weather from thunderstorms, cyclones or hail. After the big thunderstorm which hit Brisbane last     Thursday out came the Redman Runners down to the Redman eager for a 10km tempo run. The group did Mel's run, even though she wasn't there which was out to     Capt Burke Park around to Gladstone Rd and then home. It seemed much cooler and only puddles to watch out for. Elite says he took it easy although others claim     he caned it, Mr Generator did what a generator does. Chris, Johnny and Mocha all took it easy and some said there was still talk about the Chris beat Wes story. I     quite like this run as after running 5km the Gladstone Road hill hits you. A smaller version of Sydney's city to surf.

    Mel responds. It turns out that Mel was there and she can only assume that the Elite 'G' was travelling so quickly that he didn't see her.

     The Bella Della Restaurant is NOW OPEN and the Elfman tells me the food tastes absolutely fantastic. He enjoyed lunch there yesterday.               Bella Della Spaghetti Casa. 803 Stanley St Woolloongabba. 3391 6111. (At the base of the Gabba Central development).

  Hash House Harriers annual Red Dress Run:

   RED DRESS RUN 08 Its that time of the year when all good Hashpersons dust off their Little Red Numbers and come out to play !!

   YES ....IT'S on AGAIN !!!!! When Monday 15th DECEMBER Where CHALK HOTEL Stanley st Wooloongabba @ 6-30 PM Cheap meals will be    available...... If you dont rush... Run doesnt finish @ pub ,but in a park near by. SO, All you hashers FROCK UP for biggest hash Event of the YEAR    !!!! There will be fund raising for a nominated charity !!! So please bring your Gold Coins!! More info Radar 0439739653 

        Liz Has been at the movies again. This time it's THE WOMEN.

    Upcoming Events:

     DECEMBER 2008      

     Brisbane Road Runners           Sunday 14th of December 2008. 5 km splash and dash.

     Kurrawa 2 Duranbah               Sunday 14th of December 2008. 50km run.(Part of Gold Coast Ultras) Solo or team of 2 running 25kms each.

     Gatorade Tri Series                 Sunday 14th of December 2008. Race 3. Raby Bay

     Red Dress Run                        Monday 15th of December 2008. Hash House Harriers. 6.30 PM Chalk Hotel, Stanley St. Wooloongabba. Radar 0439739653

     Brisbane Road Runners           Sunday 28th of December 2008. 5 km / 10 km.

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