A relaxed crowd shortly before the start in front of the YMCA.

1795 registered for this event. Not far to go to reach the 2000 participant mark!

Beautiful blue skies for the third event.

Passing underneath the Manawatu River Bridge just before the turn-off for the 3km course.

The clearly marked and manned route. No getting lost.

One of two similar “hills” on the course – about 1.5m climb to get over the river bank.

Some welcome refreshment at the halfway mark.

Things were going well for the back-of-the-packers. We did our daily jog. Fitted in the long-runs on weekends. Entered for the Rotorua marathon which is happening on 2 May. And then life got in the way. Funny how this always happens the moment you commit to something big. Continue reading →