So there seem to be two accepted sporting truths in relation to the Gold Coast. The first is that it is where sporting franchises go to die (and a special hello to one of the six remaining Gold Coast Suns supporters if you happen to be reading this) and the second is that it is the setting for a very fast marathon. I had that second idea in my head as I made my way through the enormous race precinct in Southport towards the start line. Ordinarily I am pretty confident I know roughly what I am capable of and make a race plan with this in mind. However the first half of this year had been pretty disruptive for a number of reasons and I really didn’t have a feel for how well I was running. As a result I had about as much plan for this race as the Tasmanian Government has to tackle the housing affordability crisis. “I’ll just run based on my body is feeling,” I had said leading up to the race (and if anyone ever hears me repeat that sentence before another race, please slap me). Read full report
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