After my first Half Marathon in 2013 (Christchurch Half). I knew
i couldn’t stomach another course that was out and back on the same track.
Huntly was one big loop of the entire town.
After spending 9 years there as a child I thought I could easily get a
PB. These were roads I grew up on. It
wasn’t until I hit the 5km point where reality sunk in hard.
Jumping back to the start of the race. It was pretty fresh
temp wise. I had decided I’d follow the 1 hour 50 min pacer but couldn’t find
them. So I headed off at my own pace. This was ok, it was working until the
pacer passed me at the 5km mark looking like he was sprinting. There was no way
I could keep up.
It was a testing course. I managed to get to the 10km mark at
53 minutes which wasn’t bad considering it wasn’t flat. I started getting cold –
(goosebumps) on and off which has never happen while running before. I thought
it may be due to being unwell leading up to the race. I continued anyway and slowly
kept going. The constant rolling hills really got to me. I was glad the last
2km were flat.
My finish time of 2:01 was really unexpected. I was disappointed but at least I finished. I
feel like I have unfinished business with this course and will be back next
year for another crack at it!
Thanks to Tara Fisher for the photo
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