Freo HM 5k

Ran a reasonable race today finishing in 17:00 in 5th just behind the elusive Balinga Pascoe. Good field for the race, with Ethan Heywood winning in 15:18, Josh Tedesco second in 15:59 or so. Emily Loughnan was first woman in 17:39. The start for these things is always a bit of a bunfight but that was successfully negotiated and I could start picking up some places. Ran pretty well but legs (and body) were a little tired from the reasonably hard running I've done in the last weeks or two. Happy with the pacing that I managed to keep going, but didn't really have any 'zip'. Conditions were reasonable with a bit of wind, not really a factor though, and it's a course that has a few twists and turns, so not the fastest.


Splits: 3:23/3:24/3:26/3:24/3:23 = 17:00 (3K in 10:13)


Half marathon winners were Michael Dymnicki and Tina Major with 1:14 high and 1:21 low. The wind kicked up for the half so conditions would have been tough, but some Rotto marathoners managed to pick up some PB's with Kate S running a great 1:43:58, and Jo C getting her NYC qualifier with 12 minutes to spare!