A great morning up at Eaglehawk just near Bendigo for the half marathon.
Thanks to the organisers and the sponsors.Excellent prizes for the winners in the half and a 10.55klm race. Prizes presented by Malcolm Norwood the Australian Running legend.
The race pack included a loaf of bread, a brooks drink bottle and some energy drink tablets & powder. And that was at the start.
I ran this race to pace for Canberra Marathon in 3 weeks. Have had a light week due to a swollen ankle so I thought I might be a little underdone.Goal was to run at 4:15 per km pace.Worked very well.
Went through the first 10.55klms in 44:37 and finished in 89:51. Average of 4:15 per klm. Very happy with that and a PB by 1:18 seconds.
The course is a 2 lapper and has a long slow hill about the 5k mark which goes for about a k. So you do it twice. Well marshalled, cars were stopped at least 50metres before we came through any intersection.
Finished 17th out of 67 finishers. Plus there was another 40 I think in the 10.55k race.Winner did 71:19.
Met G.T at the start and the finish just back from the King Island race and pacing a friend of his.
Now to start the taper/sharpening for Canberra Marathon.
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Congratulations on your sub 90 half Paul. It goes well with your sub 40 10km at Lane Cove. Now you only need the sub 3 hour at Canberra for the trifecta. Pleased to hear that the ankle didn't restrict you and you were able to run fast and free. Remember, nothing silly in the last 3 weeks. You only need to do intervals, fartlek sessions and tempo runs for the next 2 weeks and a very light last week. Hope it goes well for you.
Great effort on the weekend Superflake. Starting to get real excited about Canberra now. There are going to be so many of us all out to achieve our goals.
Certainly you have put in the hard work up until now. Enjoy the taper and I'll see you in a few weeks. :)
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