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Hunter Valley Half - A Win
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Whippet gal
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19 July 2011
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Quick update. I entered the Hunter Valley Half Marathon in the hope it would give me an indication of my form in the lead up to Cities Marathon. Unfortunately, I didn't realise what a bugger of a course it is!! I won, but with the time of 1:27 I'm really hoping it's not indicative of how I'm going to run in the marathon in a couple of weeks time.
It was a great day, and I'll definitely go back next year if I can. The organisers have created something that caters for a really wide range of runners (kids race, 6k, 10k, half and full mara) and the start/finish venue (Hunter Valley Gardens) and the expo area made it really social and enjoyable.
The course was hard - big hills which slowed me down considerably. I'm not as disappointed by the time as you would think, because I noticed that when I was running on relatively flat areas my splits were under 4 min/k and I was making up time. Still, I'm worried Cities may be a disaster - I very honestly don't give a fig about what position I finish in, I just desperately want a new PB. I guess it won't be long until we find out.
Good to see lots of people support the event on the weekend - saw lots of Coolrunning gear there. Spent the afternoon with Brick (who had a solid run in the marathon) and hubby (who ran the 10k and was disappointed with his time until I reassured him it was a hard course).
Won a cool, star shaped trophy and some Hunter Valley wine, which I gave to my dad (because it was his birthday and I am such a good daughter!!).
Onward to Cities.
It was a great day, and I'll definitely go back next year if I can. The organisers have created something that caters for a really wide range of runners (kids race, 6k, 10k, half and full mara) and the start/finish venue (Hunter Valley Gardens) and the expo area made it really social and enjoyable.
The course was hard - big hills which slowed me down considerably. I'm not as disappointed by the time as you would think, because I noticed that when I was running on relatively flat areas my splits were under 4 min/k and I was making up time. Still, I'm worried Cities may be a disaster - I very honestly don't give a fig about what position I finish in, I just desperately want a new PB. I guess it won't be long until we find out.
Good to see lots of people support the event on the weekend - saw lots of Coolrunning gear there. Spent the afternoon with Brick (who had a solid run in the marathon) and hubby (who ran the 10k and was disappointed with his time until I reassured him it was a hard course).
Won a cool, star shaped trophy and some Hunter Valley wine, which I gave to my dad (because it was his birthday and I am such a good daughter!!).
Onward to Cities.
