A large contingent of Striders travelled to the Gold Coast Marathon this weekend to contest 3 distances: 10km, Half and Marathon. We had a number of people doing their first Half, including the incredible Tommy Donnet, who came in at 1hr43min taking out 5th place in his category, Male 60-65. Congratulations Tommy, you continue to astound us all! Another great debut was Pamela Murch in in the marathon. Fresh from Wales and a recent newcomer to Striders morning and evening sessions, Pamela overcame injury and posted an amazing 3:46. Pamela’s beaming smile almost outdid the sunshine and she’s probably still smiling today. It’s great to see someone do so well after so much hard work and enjoy the benefits so visibly!
Karen Brown nailed a 1:42 Half, must be that new 2XU outfit she was sporting!
Emily Glegg contested the 10km and took out 8th place in her category with a 49:01. Others to debut at the Half were Jess Flintoff with an awesome 1:51 and Jo Filmalter who came in under her goal of 2hrs at 1:57. Well done girls!
Stan just missed out on a sub 3 marathon with 3:00:23 after struggling with a calf injury from 25km, and Jenny Cawood continued her remarkable run with a 3:44 marathon. Mary paced Jo C through her first marathon with a 4:47. Mary rarely races for herself and always helps others out, a true clubster and coach!
I have the results of those who I know, and will add more as I become aware of them. Here’s the list so far, (all showing chip times and not gun times) and some more pics:
SANDRA SCOTT
Half 01:53:10
Cat place F45-49 49
FABIAN GONZALEZ
Half 2:26:21
Cat place 40-44 506th
PAMELA MURCH
Marathon 3:46:11
Cat place F30-34 49th
JONAS MARTENSSON
10km 00:52:05
Cat place M35-39 161
EMILY GLEGG
10km 49.01
Cat place F18-20 8th
JERROD SMITH
10km 46:54
Cat place M35-39 75
STAN FETTING
Marathon 3:00:23
Cat place M40-44 21st
GAVIN HENDRY
Half 01:34:51
Cat place M45-49 49
BRETT JACKSON
Half 01:38:20
Cat place M45-49 88
JO-ANN FILMALTER
Half 01:57:42
Cat place F35-39 289
MARY JACKSON
Marathon 04:47:17
Cat place F40-44 112
KAREN BROWN
Half 1:42:28
Cat place F40-44 64
JO FIELD
21KM 02:30:25
Cat place F25-29 511
LISA MAY
Half 01:43:36 1
Cat place F30-34 78
THOMAS DONNET
Half 1:43.17
Cat place 60-65 5th
JENNY CAWOOD
Marathon 3:44:36
Cat place F40-44 28th
JESS FLINTOFF
Half 01:51:12
Cat place F30-34 202
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