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[WestAustralianMarathonClub]

WAMC FOUNDERS 10 MILER (16.1km or 5.25km)

One of the WAMC's oldest races - a  good old fashioned 10 miler- just like the club's founders used to run. If you don't fancy the 10 miler, you can always do the 16.1, or 5.25km!

WHERE: Hockey Club Rooms, Perry Lakes.

WHEN: Sunday 4 December 2011.

TIME: both races start at 7am (0700 hours).

ENTRY: Entry is on the day. Please make sure you register AT LEAST half an hour before the race start at 7am. Members $3, non- members $12.

COURSE: 2011 Founders Map

ENQUIRIES:wamc@wamc.org.au.au or telephone 9472 4833. Or, on the weekend  Race Director Ian Roberts 0400 721 390.

The 16.1km race is part of the WAMC Club Championship series

2012 Online membership and 2012 Programme coming soon!


Happy Running,

West Australian Marathon Club

[cappy]

Looking forward to this - 3rd race weekend in a row. Another course I've never ran previously. Will again seek out some poor bugger to hook on the back of so they can drag me round the last few k's when it gets hard. Will target sub 4:00/kms average again and see how I go.

[GrantWholey]

Sounds like you are ready for a long slow run through the bush on December 18th. See you there!

[Nate]

Hard 2hr on the trails Saturday and then this race on Sunday will be perfect.

[tommytherunner]

Im going for the 16km, hopefully get sub hour, nate convince david to do it he's convinced that he'll beat me on anything longer than 10km

[cappy]

GrantWholey, on 28 November 2011 - 09:10 PM, said:

Sounds like you are ready for a long slow run through the bush on December 18th. See you there!

Hey Grant. I'm a long way off fit enough to do that, sadly. Half mara is probably my limit right now, and only on a nice grey piece of tarmac

[cappy]

Edit: deleted post as I posted in wrong thread because I'm brain dead

Edited by cappy, 30 November 2011 - 10:29 PM.

[colindp]

Hi all,

I'm a newbie to running, to WA and WAMC....did the 15k last week and thinking of trying the 16k this Sunday, can anyone tell me about the course please... i.e. flat, hilly?

[tommytherunner]

colindp

DISCLAIMER: never actually run the exact course but my 4km school cross country is held there every year.

If its anything like the course we run for school its not too hilly though it also shouldnt be considered a "flat" course (fairly similar hardness in comparison to the 15km you did), i checked out the map and as far as i can see the entire run is on concrete/pavement (no grass).

look forward to seeing you out there!

[Jodieck]

Here's a link to my Garmin activity of the Founders 10 miler from last year.  There are three laps with a bit added on the first one I believe.  Please listen to the race director on the day though as it may have changed from last year.  There isa map on the WAMC website as well.  Getting off course is not a problem as there are plenty of marshalls to direct you in the right direction.

http://connect.garmi...tivity/58802097

Not sure if I will do this again or not.  It will depend how far I run on Saturday and other options available on the Sunday.  Plus I have a party Saturday night although the year before I ran this with a massive hangover, I must say, running 10 miles is great for a hangover.  I felt much better after.  I have never regreted going for a run.  

Cheers,
J.    

[Jodieck]

colindp, on 30 November 2011 - 09:59 PM, said:

Hi all,

I'm a newbie to running, to WA and WAMC....did the 15k last week and thinking of trying the 16k this Sunday, can anyone tell me about the course please... i.e. flat, hilly?

Now that I have put a link to my Garmin activity for the race I noticed by looking at the map on the first post here that the course has indeed changed again this year.  The 'hilly' bit around the old Perry Lakes stadium site has been removed.  It wasn't that big a hill anyway but this course will now be less 'hilly'.  It will definitely not be as undulating as the Deepwater Point run as there are no bridges to cross.  

Cheers,
J

[colindp]

Thanks so much guys, much appreciated.

Now a bigger problem...for me anyhow, I would really like to do the City Beach 8k on the 18th unfortunately my lad who works shifts will have the car, I've checked Transperth and there are no services from my area at that time of the day...is there any one attending from the Midland area that I could sponge a lift off..I live in Swan View??

Cheers

    Colin....

[trailblazer777]

looks like liam and lauren are some of the frontrunners today at founders

[cappy]

My god I struggled today :-(

Legs felt really tired only 4km in and seriously considered bailing into the short race chute after 1st lap. Instead I carried on and plodded home over 3 mins slower than target time, using it as a mental strength training run. Pussy! :-)

Well done to all volunteers, of which there were plenty

Congrats to all runners. Tough  gig today. 25oC at start and 28 at finish

Edited by cappy, 04 December 2011 - 11:05 AM.

[Stephan]

LOL, sounds like an exact copy of my race, started comfortable at just below 4 minutes/k for the first lap then my legs bailed on me! Only difference is I missed my target time by a lot more than 3 minutes Heat, wind and hard week of training not good combination for a fast race.

Luckily I now have a PB that should be easy to beat in the future  

[cappy]

Results

http://www.wamc.org....ltsFounders.pdf