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1/2 Marathon Race In Feb?Any in Melbourne??


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#1 40kmPassOut

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Posted 20 January 2009 - 08:15 PM

Hi All,

As part of my preperation for the Canberra Marathon in April, I am supposed to be running a 1/2 Mara in the middle of Feb - problem is I can not seem to find any to do....

Does anyone know of any races in Melbourne at that time?

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Posted 20 January 2009 - 08:25 PM

I'm not aware of any-unless you can do the run leg of the Geelong 1/2 ironman on Feb 7. If you feel like going interstate for a weekend, SMC (Sydney Marathon Clinic) have a 25km run on the 22nd. Other than that I have no idea. Sorry!

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Posted 20 January 2009 - 11:32 PM

This one isn't in Feb but it is 4 weeks out from Canberra which is a good time to judge how your training is going. I did this one in 2005 when it was 3 weeks before Canberra that year. Mostly a flat course on country roads. Male course record is 64:10 by Magnus Michelsson.
I think I was given a loaf of bread and a drink bottle as my gift of entering the half.
The cake stall after the race is excellent. ;)

Details are EagleHawk Half Entry form Eaglehawk is just outside of Bendigo if you didn't know.