Please click on the link above to read all the latest news from the Gen Run Squad!
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Please click on the link above to be directed to the Order Form for the Gen Run Exclusive Grey Apparel. Including Men’s and Women’s: tees, singlets, long-sleeve running tops and hoodies!
Please email your order through to Coach Bec Rosel at: stayingpower@live.com
Steve Rosel – Assistant Coach and Gen Runner
Steve Rosel is a Qualified Level 1 Athletics Coach who has been focused on his running career since his late twenties. His passion for all things active and fun radiates through his every pore and is infectious! Steve is not only a talented runner and enthusiastic supporter of Generation Run, but also the Manager of Active Feet in Heathmont; where his extensive knowledge of all things footwear and his passion for running collide and extend far beyond his daily employment. Steve is the perfect go-to-person for all your running footwear queries – he will happily talk all day about your shoes and running goals!
Steve’s aim for his running has always been to keep fit, to enjoy his running, to challenge himself and to help and encourage others to do the same. He has competed in many road and trail races, both interstate and internationally. The first few months of 2016 has seen Steve complete his first Ultra Trail Marathon at Two Bays 56km and also run a Half Marathon PB on the road at Geelong Half Marathon.
If Steve isn’t coaching at Generation Run he is sure to be training with us – don’t hesitate to grab him between breaths for a training tip, running shoe query or simply a chat!
Session One: Wednesday 13th January 2016, Croydon Athletics Track – 2km & 4km Time Trial
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Session Two: Wednesday 10th February 2016, Ringwood Lake – 1km Timed Reps x 1-5
Warm-up at lake on paths.
Exactly 1km loop
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Session Three: Wednesday 9th March 2016, H.E Parker – 5km Time Trial
Warm-up on oval then out onto Dandenong Creek Trail – exactly 5km loop
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Session Four: Wednesday 13th April 2016, Croydon Athletics Track
Coached Interval / Sprints / Fartlek Session
Session Five: Wednesday 11th May 2016, Croydon Athletics Track
Coached Interval / Sprints / Fartlek Session
Session Six: Wednesday 8th June 2016, Croydon Athletics Track
Coached Interval / Sprints / Fartlek Session
Session Seven: Wednesday 13th July 2016, Croydon Athletics Track
Coached Interval / Sprints / Fartlek Session
Session Eight: Wednesday 10th August 2016, Croydon Athletics Track
Coached Interval / Sprints / Fartlek Session
Session Nine: Wednesday 14th September 2016, Croydon Athletics Track
Time Trial on track – 3km, 5km, 7km
Hope to see you there,
Let’s be honest – sheep are not known for being a highly intelligent species! They are likely to follow each-other over the side of a cliff rather than contemplate the consequences of their actions! Now monkeys however…smarter than some humans one could say! Speaking for myself, I seem to have great years (as far as my running career goes) on the even numbered years, and am destined to be plagued by injuries on the odd numbered years! Put 2015 together with the not-so-smart ‘Year of the Sheep’, and let’s just say, there have been times I too felt like hurling myself over the cliff with the flock!!! So onward and upward into 2016 we go! An even numbered year + monkeys = Happy Running and no injuries! 
I will be out of the Moon-boot (of doom!) for good on Wednesday, never to be seen again!!! Though it will still be a while before you all see me running again, I’ll be on my way to returning to the activity that I fell in love with just over 5 years ago now.
So much to do and this is only January!!!
There is something to be said for running 42.198km and joining that collaboration of slightly crazy but truly dedicated runners we call ‘Marathoners’. Today, two of our Gen Run Squad did just that; and to those who are within this unique circle, we know exactly how you are feeling, and words just cannot do justice. Kevin and Garry can, from this day forward, call themselves Marathoners, and in that there is so much pride and a learning about yourself that I feel can only come from putting one foot in-front of the other for a grueling 42kms. Kudos to you boys – what a run!
From start to finish, today was certainly about friendship and support. With runners encouraging each-other out there on course, squad members who weren’t running but came along to cheer and high-five (with some awesome signage to bring a smile to a weary face!) and all the well wishes, comments and posts on Facebook from friends, family and running buddies not only today but in the lead up to today’s event brought such a sense of community and involvement that really harnesses the spirit of running and the ethos of Generation Run.
To say I am proud of each and every one of you is a massive understatement! Regardless of what distance you ran, how fast you ran it, or whether you reached your target time or not, you are all faster than the people on the couch, and are a credit and inspiration, not only your yourselves, but to all those around you, who, whether they run or not, will agree that you did a bloody good job out there today! You didn’t give up, you didn’t let those negative voices in your head get the better of you, and you didn’t – through vomiting, chafing, cramping and pure fatigue – stop!
So the results are in:-
Marathoners:
Chris Burton – 3:38:23, Garry Elsum – 3:48:09, Kirsty Ham – 3:48:32, Sarah McWilliams – 3:49:32, Lisa Fleming – 3:53:40, Kevin Burns – 3:55:44
Half Marathoners:
Alex Brauneis – 1:32:51, Siobhan Hungerford-Gerth – 1:40:30, Bronwyn Grass – 2:02:12, Sally Morris – 3:19:12
10km Runners:
Hannah Easton – 43:33, Matt Sullivan – 46:02, Dani Hart – 51:00
5.7km Runners:
Lachlan Finn – 22:10, Rhonda Cook – 36:56, Terri Baldwin – 37:36, Brigitte Jung – 41:21
There were many more runners out there today who are associated with Generation Run in one way or another and I congratulate you all on your spectacular races today. The lovely thing about Gen Run is the fact that it’s members stretch far further than those who we see at training; but moreover, those who follow our Facebook page and website, who recognize us at Parkrun, and at other races throughout the year, those who train with other groups like the DTR’s, LTR’s, TXR’s, Knox Road Runners and Running In The Burbs and cross our paths from time to time, or know us through our partners Active Feet and Bayswater Foot and Ankle Clinic. I certainly recognized many many faces out there today, too many to mention, but no less deserving of praise.
And so we conclude another highly successful Melbourne Marathon Festival. We push on to recovery, to training and to getting out there to race, or simply run, another day.
To say I was thrilled to receive a call from Renee at Maroondah City Council inviting Generation Run to be the face of an article promoting their up-coming ‘Run Maroondah Fun Run Event’ in the council’s local paper is a massive understatement! Having only had the Gen Run Squad up and running for less than 2 months; the involvement, interest and enthusiasm we have received has been overwhelming and continues to grow as our current number of members draws ever closer to reaching the BIG 50! 
On the day of the photo shoot, 10 of our members braved the chilly conditions to show off their Gen Run Squad training singlets and were rewarded with some Spring sunshine to keep them warm as they ran back and forth across the oval as the photographer snapped away looking for that elusive ‘keeper’! Having the morning off school was well worth it for Tom, Tilly and Josh, three of our Junior Squad members, who got to show off their running prowess, leading the way for the others.
Run Maroondah will be held on Sunday 27th September at the H.E Parker Reserve in Heathmont where runners will be able to post a quick time in the 5km or 10km events on a flat, fast course along the Dandy Creek Trail bike/walking track.
The Gen Run Squad will be there on the day, as entrants, supporters and promoters of the event. Come and visit us at our marquee and find out what makes this fast growing recreational running squad the hottest ticket in the Outer East!
On her 32nd birthday, Hannah vowed to give up her afternoon and ‘Run For Joy’.
She would run 32kms; the furthest she had ever run, and in the process she would raise much needed funds for the Hilltop Foundation’s ‘Jobs For Life’ program which endeavors to: Restore hope and joy to those who have found themselves in the situation of being long-term unemployed.
Why?
Because this is just who Hannah is; Constantly reaching out to others, putting others before herself and going beyond the call of duty where-ever possible. As a dedicated wife, mother of four young children and full-time employee of Thankyou, the mind boggles as to when she finds time to even contemplate such things! However, yesterday was testament to her true devotion and she did not only run 32kms, she tacked on another 3 just for fun!!! I was appreciative to be able to give her a high-five as she flew past with her running buddy Scott along the Gardiner’s Creek Trail in Burwood yesterday afternoon, her happy smiling face said it all – Hannah really was ‘Running For Joy’.
Read Hannah’s blog here at: http://www.hannahsheruns.com/ and meet this inspiring Gen Runner, Mizuno Brand Ambassador, 2015 Ausruncon Ambassador and She Science Ambassador at training!
