World Masters Athletics Championships : Half Marathon, Marathon
Weather windy to gale force for the marathoners, sunny, very warm to hot. The course out and back on a bike path. It was into wind going out, tailwind coming home. Tailwind means no cooling. It was tough going.
It was fun heading out. A bunch of Kenyans, a couple of younger age runners and a bunch of M50-59. I got dropped at 8km, lost my wind shelter. By that time the Kenyan in M50 plus John and Anders were dropped. That left me in 2nd M50 to Paul Thompson. Dave Sweeney in between us with the other M50s Kenyan (M50 in program and bib, M55 on start list). I could see Dave for a long time but not in the last 5km. I caught the Kenyan at 2km to go Dave was previously running with, made sure I ran past and beat him just in case he was in M50 and not M55 as per start list. It was tough going coming home. Just survival in the sun and heat.
Splits: 3:20,3:27,3:22,3:26,3:25,3:24,3:24,7:16 (2km split,dropped),3:41,3:37,3:30,3:33,3:33,7:23 (2km split),3:40,3:37,3:38,3:35,3:56(1.1km)=74:57. 1st Paul Thompson, 2nd Me, 3rd John Meagher. Australia defeated Great Britain in teams.
Jeff Grey ran 3:00 for the marathon, 6th M50. Results later.
It was fun heading out. A bunch of Kenyans, a couple of younger age runners and a bunch of M50-59. I got dropped at 8km, lost my wind shelter. By that time the Kenyan in M50 plus John and Anders were dropped. That left me in 2nd M50 to Paul Thompson. Dave Sweeney in between us with the other M50s Kenyan (M50 in program and bib, M55 on start list). I could see Dave for a long time but not in the last 5km. I caught the Kenyan at 2km to go Dave was previously running with, made sure I ran past and beat him just in case he was in M50 and not M55 as per start list. It was tough going coming home. Just survival in the sun and heat.
Splits: 3:20,3:27,3:22,3:26,3:25,3:24,3:24,7:16 (2km split,dropped),3:41,3:37,3:30,3:33,3:33,7:23 (2km split),3:40,3:37,3:38,3:35,3:56(1.1km)=74:57. 1st Paul Thompson, 2nd Me, 3rd John Meagher. Australia defeated Great Britain in teams.
Jeff Grey ran 3:00 for the marathon, 6th M50. Results later.
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