Yesterday, a local running club, Coburg Harriers held a half-marathon race. I'd no idea the club had such a great history - set up way back in 1896 and with no less than the great Herb Elliott as a past member. Herb won the Commonwealth Games 1500m in 1958 and the Olympic Games 1500m in 1960 in Rome, in a then world record of 3:35 - not a bad time nowadays 50 years later!
So I was totally chuffed to be a little footnote in such a great club's history, winning the half-marathon race in a time of 80:36 in cold, windy conditions. Big smiles all round. Margaret and I celebrated with a brandy at home afterwards!
Well done Patrick! Meanwhile I've been staying in a backpackers whose owner is a friend of the legendary middle distance runner - Steve Ovett - bet you wish you were here too Patrick!
ReplyDeleteThat was an outstanding run. Thanks for taking part. I was taking photos at the finish and here is a picture.
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Coburg Harriers fun run commitee
www.coburgharriers.org.au