by Jesse Archer
Finished the Blackmores Half-Marathon Saturday. Gorgeous day racing across the
stunning Harbour Bridge and finishing at the iconic Opera House. I came in at
1:27 (158 of 7500), and that includes an unprecedented (but 911 emergency)
port-a-john pit stop at around the 12k mark! Not at my peak, but I was happy to
have achieved my personal goal to
beat anyone wearing headphones, an artillery belt, compression socks or those
hideous primate shoes with toes.
For
some reason, the half-marathon began before the full, which meant getting up at
4:30 and across the harbour for a 6:15 am start. And the spectacular scenery was
dulled by the dull (and deadly quiet) streets of the CBD and its raked
overpasses... but just look at this finish!
