Sunday 18 September 2011

go jump in the lake

Posted by speedygeoff on Sunday, September 18, 2011 with
Sydney running festival
Very hot condition meant most runners slowed down drastically in the second half and made full use of the water stations. Our Warrick was no exception: his first half was run in 1:45, and his second half in 2:09. His preparation and his physical condition were not the issue; it was simply far too hot for running a marathon, and Warrick was far too sensible to rush past drink stations. I would have been looking for a lake to jump into!.

speedygeese in the Sydney marathon
Warrick Howieson 3:54.00

speedygeese in the half marathon
Michelle Wells 1:31.43 pb for any half marathon
Elizabeth Bennett 1:35.36
Bronia Rowe 1:45.59
Craig Davis 1:46.35
Suzie Gye 1:56.00
Susan Sturgeon 1:58.11

Michelle's performance to run a new PB under those conditions is extraordinary. She was 33rd female and 10th W35. Liz was 4th W45. Others in the half marathon I know of include Tesso 1:34.56 and Jeff Grey 1:26.36