Waiting in the muster for the start of the Waiheke half-marathon and 10km races. These two champions won their respective age divisions in the half-marathon. I somehow manage to come 2nd in my age division for the 10km. Go the Waiheke Harriers!
Waiting in the muster for the start of the Waiheke half-marathon and 10km races. These two champions won their respective age divisions in the half-marathon. I somehow manage to come 2nd in my age division for the 10km. Go the Waiheke Harriers!

This was my third time running the Waiheke 10km race. It has only been run three times, so I have competed in every one to date :)

My official time was 47:56 which is just one second slower than my time from last year, although the course has changed slightly every year. Hopefully they will settle on this course which is a nice mix of beach, gravel, road and hills.

This is the first road race I have competed in where I have made the division podium. In these sort of events where the blue-ribbon event is the half-marathon, the shorter distances are generally not quite as competitive. But I will take it! I am pleased with 2nd out of 28 in my division and 20th out of 488 finishers overall :)

For the GPS here is the Strava activity.

About 3.5km into the race running along Oneroa beach. You can make out the long line of runners on the beach behind me.
About 3.5km into the race running along Oneroa beach. You can make out the long line of runners on the beach behind me.