Hinckley Half Marathon

Hinckley Half Marathon

Long Eaton were out in force at this Leicestershire Half Marathon and even though not a PB course 5 new best times for the distance were set , this was all the more remarkable as the weather was hot, the course hilly and there was a strong breeze blowing in the runners faces. The Harris Family were once again to the fore with Rod in 3rd in 74 mins and wife Sarah 9th in 1:18 and 2nd lady. Both the Men and the womens team won the 2nd place team prize. The Ladies Team comprised Sarah,Jackie Mather and Rachael Woollard (who set a new PB). The Mens team were Rod, Andy Peat(new PB), Paddy Fitzgerald and Alan Maplethorpe. Other PBs were set by Chris Garrat,Paul Burchell, and Leanne Thompson who was running her first half Marathon and set and debut time of 2:21:31, Karen Preston ran round with Leanne to keep her motivated.
The phrase “Hitting the wall” is usually most associated with marathons but can happen in other distances and in this race Paddy Fitzgerald, starting very Strongly, Hit this at 7 miles and lasted 4 miles, which made his time of 1:27 even more remarkable.



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