Episode 28 | Swan River Half, Xterra and more Results | Shane Johnstone Bibbulmun Recap

In this episode: 

- Dan continues to check out social run groups while completing his first full week of preparation for Transcend
- Matt has an up and down week, pulling up sore from the Bridges 10k last weekend
- Sinead has another consistent week & manages to snag a Strava crown at 6 months pregnant

Results:

The 5th Annual Swan River Fun Run took place on Saturday 20th April. Results for the Half Marathon, 5k & 10k can be found here - https://my.raceresult.com/276136/ 

Xterra Dunsborough took place over the weekend. Benjamin Forbes took out the Long Course, Dave Byrne the Half Marathon & Blake Hose the 10km - https://bluechipresults.com.au/results.aspx?CId=11&RId=1721&EId=4

Debbie Donald came 4th at Christchurch Half Marathon, which doubled as the NZ Half Marathon champs in a time of 1:17:19 - https://results.timingsports.com/list/christchurchmarathon/2024/21R/

Ben Chamberlain finishes 5th at Melbourne’s Run the Tan, in a close race with only 9 seconds separating the top 5 - https://tomatotiming.racetecresults.com/results.aspx?CId=16&RId=29617&EId=1

- Matthew Ramsden backs up after last weekends National 5,000m Championship victory to compete at the Diamond League opener in China (Xiamen) as he chases an Olympic qualifier, running 13.26:60 - https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7174050?eventId=10229609&gender=M 

 

Upcoming:

London Marathon is taking place as we record, with several WA athletes competing - results recap coming next weekend

Perth 32 (WAMC) takes place next Sunday 28th April - https://www.wamc.org.au/event/perth-32

Lighthorse ultra runs over next weekend 27th & 28th April - https://lighthorseultra.com.au/

The 2024 Gallipoli Run (1km, 4km & 8km distance) takes place on Sunday the 28th of April. In partnership with Legacy WA, to commemorate our service men and women - https://www.athleticswest.com.au/events/225199

Wrapping up this weekend episode, Matt sits down with Shane Johnstone to discuss his recent Bibbulmun Track FKT attempt. 

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Wishing you all a great week in running and see you next week!