04/05/2026
Well, it has been quite a marathon month for Caboolture Road Runners. Geoff running the Hobart Marathon, Matt running the Sydney Half Marathon, Leah doing her very first marathon in Adelaide, and Rob and Charmaine marathoning in London. Congratulations to you all and a special mention for Leah's amazing first time finish of 3.51hrs.
We also held a club weekend event, combined with the May Handicap event, at Blackbutt Showgrounds. The intermittent showers kept things interesting, however the sun came out just at the rights times.
We started the weekend running the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail parkrun where on this morning, the visitors outnumbered the locals. A very friendly parkrun with great scenery to run through and enjoy. The run director pulled out their 250th sash so we could celebrate Jed's 250th parkrun in style.
Saturday afternoon Jason, Kerry and co. hosted our very own mini Olympics complete with opening and closing ceremonies. The events were not quite the same as the real deal, however the competitive energy was real! Gold medal taken out by Jason, Silver by Kaye and Bronze by Cameron.
Following the Olympics, we held our Beer Mile, Champagne Mile and Donut Mile races. One mile to run and four beverages or donuts to consume along the way. The biggest surprise was how challenging the donuts were. But it wasn't meant to be easy right? The Beer Mile winner was Phil, Champagne Mile was Sara and Donut Mile was Cameron. Prizes for the Olympics and Mile races were donated by Travis from Run The World with vouchers to spend in his online shop.
Saturday night we had a club BBQ dinner followed by a Trivia night hosted by Kelly. Along with the trivia, we were given a number of physical challenges.
And of course, we need to mention running into one of our club's life members camping at the Showgrounds, Geoff Williams.
