# Reward Challenge, Saturday Session, Bridge to Brisbane

# Reward Challenge

It was mentioned at the sign on session #membersareawesome, now it is here.

Starting in September if you post a photo, cool comment or mention Brisbane Run Squad on Facebook make sure you put #brisbanerunsquad in you post.

At the end of every month we will count the number of likes your posts receive and the person with the most wins the monthly prize of a 1 hour massage voucher from Recharge HQ #massagesaareawesome.

Saturday Session

When: Saturday 29 August

Time: 6am-7:45am

Where: University Of Queensland Athletics Track. Sir William Macgregor Drive, St Lucia.  Meet in the Carpark (opposite the track!)

Cost: $2

Followed by Breaky and Coffee!!

Bridge to Brisbane & 

Sunshine Coast Marathon Festival

Good luck to everyone participating in these events.  Let us know how you went.

Cadbury Marathon Lead Up & Saturday Session

Caramello Koala Says................Read the Blog!

BRS on Tour: Cadbury Marathon Lead Up

20 Week Plan (Starting Monday 24th) 

By now those of you who are planning on doing the Cadbury Marathon on Januaary 10th 2016 should have some resemblance of a decent running base behind you.  We are going to asume you are up to a 20km long run.
Now it gets real!
You should be increasing your long runs at least 1km per week ( some weeks need to be a 2km increase) to get to a long run of approximately 38km.
We have put together a list of races and run-abouts that we are recommending you attempt in order to break down this rather daunting challenge.

20th September
Twilight Bay Run
21km

24th October
Run-About (a run-about is a run where the main achievement is to acomplish the distance.  Time doesn't matter)
30km.  Jim Soorley Bike Path, starting at Toombul, ending in Woody Point.

13th - 15th November
Tour De Tambourine
8km Trail, 16km Trail, Half Marathon.
We would reccomend the 8.5km Trail run on Saturday and the Half Marathon on Sunday.

13th December
Gold Coast 50
Kurrawa 2 Duranbah 15km, 30km, 50km
We would reccomend 30km

19th December
Run-About
38km - 42km.  Jim Soorley Bike Path, starting at Toombul, ending somewhere on the Peninsula.



If anyone has any questions or needs guidance as to the Km's they should be attempting leading up to the Marathon, please send us an email or speak to us at training.


Plus, as an added bonus, HERE is Renae's 20 Week Plan.  Remember this is a suggested guide to your weekly long run.  During the week should include regular attendance at BRS sessions.  Everyone will have different goals and abilities, run to your own individual capacity.

Drum Roll..........................................................................................On Tour Uniforms have arrived!!

You will have to wait 4 months to see what's inside.  Ha Ha Ha (evil laugh)

SATURDAY SESSION

When: Saturday 22nd August

Where: New Farm Park Rotunda

Time: 6am-7:30am

What:1.5 hr long run around the river, or

          50 min long run, followed by 5km Parkrun
          I encourage you to register with Parkrun its free!

Cost:$2

Markets are on again! So bring a blanket and some money for a well deserved post session breaky!

Saturday Session & Tour De Tambourine Early Bird Reminder

Saturday Session

When: Saturday 15th August
Time: 6am-7:30am

Where: Captain Burke Park, Holman St, Kangaroo Point.

Cost: $2

Followed by Breaky and Coffee!!

Tour De Tambourine Early Bird

www.tourdetamborine.com.au

Whether it’s cycling, running, hitting the trails or taking part in an organised walk, the 2015 Tour de Tamborine – Mountain Sports Festival is back in November celebrating its 13th year.

Super Early Bird entries close 26 August, Early Bird closes 21 October, so get in quick, the earlier the cheaper it is.

When: Friday 13th November - Sunday 15th November

Where: Tamborine Mountain Sports Centre

             400 Long Road
             North Tamborine QLD 4272

Events: Saturday 14th :  8.5km Trail Run, 15km Trail Run

             Sunday 15th :     90km Cycle, 50km Cycle, 25km Cycle, Half Marathon, 10km Run,                                           5km Run/walk, 4km Family Cruise, 1km Junior Bolt.

Can't say ther is nothing for you to do!

In future blogs this event will be recommended as part of the Cadbury Marathon lead up. So if you are joining us On Tour, you should seriously consider this event (or 2, one on Saturday and one on Sunday)

Happy Running

Renae and Matt

Sign on Session wrap up & Saturday Session

Sign on Session

A massive thanks to everyone who joined us for dinner last night  and joined our running squad for 2015 - 2016.

We had a great turn out mixing old familiar faces with new ones.  It really makes us feel proud and humbled that each of you are making yourself part of the BRS family.

Congratulations to everyone who won a prize.  And thanks to our sponsors for donating them.

As I mentioned during the night, our new cards are still in the post.  But, your current 2014/2015 card will be ok to use until the new ones arrive.  Our sponsors have been notified.

Saturday Session

When: Saturday 7th March 

Time: 6am-7:30am

Where: University Of Queensland Athletics Track. Sir William Macgregor Drive, St Lucia.
              Meet in the Carpark (opposite the track!)

Cost: $2

Followed by Breaky and Coffee!!

Brisbane Marathon Festival, Sign On Sesion, Saturday Session and........The final Guest Blogger, Nick

Brisbane Marathon Festival

Entries are still open for any event (marathon, half marathon, 10km, 5km or 2.5km kids) in the Brisbane Marathon Festival.  It's on this Weekend, 2 August 2015.  For more information go to www.brisbanemarathon.com

BRS has a team.  To enter follow the instructions on our "Whats On Page" here

For any BRSers competing lets all meet at the QUT side of the Goodwill Games Bridge as we have previous years.

Sign on Session

Just a reminder of our Upcoming Sign on Session:

When: Wednesday 5th August 
Time: 7pm after training
Where: the Ship Inn Beer Garden (bring a change of clothes, jumper, it might be chilly!)
What:

• Sign-on to become a BRS member for 2015-2016 year (bring your $30 membership with you please as cash, there will be no eftpos)
• Receive your BRS Membership Card to obtain our sponsor rewards
• Update us on your goals for the upcoming year
• An opportunity to ask coaches about membership, how BRS works, social events, upcoming events, and of course discuss your running goals
• a great chance to catch up with friends and meet new ones!! 

SATURDAY SESSION

When: Saturday 1st August

Where: New Farm Park Rotunda

Time: 6am-7:30am

What:1.5 hr long run around the river, or

          50 min long run, followed by 5km Parkrun
          I encourage you to register with Parkrun its free!

Cost:$2

Markets are on again! So bring a blanket and some money for a well deserved post session breaky!

Warwick Pentath Run

Guest Blogger :Nick, talking about the final 1500m

The Mental Games: A tale of 1500m

Four races completed. 40.7km of pavement pounded. I'm tired, my legs are done and my calves are screaming. My approach for the final 1.5km of the weekend was to put in a hard effort. I had no particular time goal in mind. I didn't think too much about my collective time for the weekend until just before the race. Dan calculated I had a chance of finishing the event in under a total of 3 hours. The catch was I had to complete the race in under 5 minutes and 30 seconds (3:40m/km pace!). I have done this before in training and 5k races but never after running 40.5km! Queue the expectations! Being the harsh critic I am of myself, my satisfaction level for the weekend would now all come down these 1500 metres.

At the start line I was nervous and questioning myself as always. The 750m turnaround was visible but looked a very long way away. I figured I would just run solid in the first half and bring it home strong with the wind and a slight downward slope. Ten, nine, eight...three, two, one, bang! The first half played out almost the same as the other events over the weekend. Surrounded by the same guys. Same guys going too hard. There was one particular runner I had grown a dislike for because of his antics. There was no way I could let him beat me. Just like in all the other races he was in front of me for a period. I didn’t panic because I knew he would fade like a red t-shirt in the sun once we reached the turnaround.

As expected I passed him and a number of other guys right on the turnaround. Once I completed the turnaround my eyes were fixed on the golden finishing arch in the distance. The end was only a couple of minutes of pain away. I ran towards that golden arch like a hungry 8 year old runs towards the M shaped golden arches. The second half of the race was over in a flash. I was so fixed on the finish line I have little memory of it. I may have passed a few guys but there was no way I was going to let anybody pass me. I managed to bring it home in 8th place in 5 minutes 4 seconds (3:22m/km pace). I achieved my goal of a total event time under 3 hours and also picked up 3rd place in my age category for the race!

Even though we race against tens, hundreds and even thousands of people our primary competitor is always within. We are our harshest critic and toughest competitor. That little voice almost always takes a negative/conservative approach. This weekend was more a test of mental strength than physical fitness. I found warming up before every race following the first was quite a stiff and sore experience and I began to question how I would get through the race that followed. As soon as the race started the stiffness and soreness evaporated (somewhat!). The distraction of having other runners around me, the determination to get one up on the "rivals" I had developed over the weekend and knowing they are hurting as much as I pulled me through. Nothing is more demoralising than being passed approaching the end of a race. In every race I passed somebody in the closing stages. That helped silence that inner voice which gave me a great boost to finish strong.

Before I joined BRS I ran my first half marathon at this event 4 or 5 years ago. Back then I saw other running clubs competing in the event and hoped I could do the same myself one day. I had such a great time with the crew and the running was pretty good too. It would be great if we could get a big BRS crew out there next year. Major events like Gold Coast and Bridge to Brisbane are a buzz but I get the most enjoyment out of the smaller community run events. There is a lot more passion amongst the organisers and competitors and there is always a great feel about it. Many thanks to Matt, Liss, Dan and Bridget for the great weekend and well done on your efforts!

THANKS SOOOOO MUCH NICK for your contribution!!! Love it

Happy Running Renae & Matt

Sign On Evening & Saturday Session

It's Membership Time!!!

We have been having alot of reports that our online sign on form is not up to date.  Apologies for that things have been so hectic lately!

So, instead we thought we woud have another sign on evening as we did last year.  This worked very well last time.

BRS membership works on a financial year basis from 1 July to 30 June each year. We also allow a grace period of July for members to keep paying $6 until all memberships are sorted. 

MEMBER SIGN-IN EVENT - be there! 

When: Wednesday 5th August 
Time: 7pm after training
Where: the Ship Inn Beer Garden (bring a change of clothes, jumper, it might be chilly!)
What:

• Sign-on to become a BRS member for 2015-2016 year (bring your $30 membership with you please as cash, there will be no eftpos)
• Receive your BRS Membership Card to obtain our sponsor rewards
• Update us on your goals for the upcoming year
• An opportunity to ask coaches about membership, how BRS works, social events, upcoming events, and of course discuss your running goals
• a great chance to catch up with friends and meet new ones!! 

PLUS

• Celebrate the BRS member birthdays from July-Sept with dinner and cake! (please note: dinner and drinks are at your own expense from the Ship Inn Menu).

No need to RSVP just be there! 

Saturday Session

When:  Saturday 25th July

Time: 6am to 7:30am

Where: Meeting Point, Car Park, Regatta Hotel, Sylvan Rd, Toowong

What: a long run, depending on your current goals. 

Breaky: 8:00am at the Regatta Hotel!!

Cost: $2

Happy Running!

Renae & Matt

Our Holiday and Saturday Session

Bali

The adventures of Renae and Matt continue.......

It wouldn't be a typical holiday for the two of us without some kind of hiccup, this one being in the form of a volcanic eruption.  I am glad to say that we did make it back to Australia after only 3 days delay and we are back in the swing of regular lives in Brisbane again.

We had an awesome time, swimming, eating, drinking (in moderation of course) and shopping.  The people in Bali are so friendly, the weather a balmy 32 degrees every day and no rain.

We did manage to get some running in.  30 minutes every second day in that humidity is enough I think. Renae hit the local yoga studios for some hard core sessions (2 hours each!!)

We would like to take this opportunity to again offer our thanks to Matt and Liss for stepping up with training during the days we were delayed in Bali.  We couldn't do it without you guys.

Saturday Session

When:  Saturday 18 July 2015

Time:  6am -7:30am
           
Where: Meet on the steps of the Southbank Surf Club at Streets Beach, Southbank

What: Long Run with plenty of options.......

• 1 hour run, followed by some stretching and chatting, 
• Use the full 1 hour 30 min run
• 55min run followed by parkrun 5km to help you push yourself for that last 5km!**NOTE: Parkrun meeting point has moved to the green opposite the River Quay. **

Breaky: followed by Breaky and Coffee!

Cost: $2

Good luck to those doing Jetty to Jetty on Sunday! a fabulous event. 

Happy Running 

Renae & Matt