

Well... Cambridge Half this year was not like that. From getting absolutely drenched walking from the car to Registration, the rain hardly stopped for more than 10 minutes all day.
Cambridge will however always hold a special place for me... last year I entered at the last minute when the Rotorua City Half was cancelled... and then proceeded to PB and at the same time break 100 minutes for the first time (and probably last).

Some I only get to see for a few minutes... like Kerry Suter and Lesley Turner Hall who I see briefly before they sprint off into the distance. But there was also Brian Prescott and Mgcini Masuku, as well as the lovely Carla Moriarty who zoomed by me at about 3km - all of who made it over for the Fat Man's Run. Owen Roberts the friendly Chemist from Rotorua was there ... and quite a few others


From then on it was a case of surviving to the end. I had thoughts of pulling the plug... but decided just to push gently to the end . There wasn't really too much else to report.
The Cambridge race is quite pleasant for a road race in that it is through the countryside just out of town. You start at the High School on the northern side of town and complete a nice country loop. It is mainly flat bar a short hilly section from about 9km to 12km and another short uphill coming into town.
We got drizzled on frequently and there were a couple of really steady and heavy showers of rain to 'keep us cool'

The biggest kudos had to go to the many volunteers out on Aid Stations and the marshalling the course. We were running and so staying pretty warm... those guys were out in the rain doing their jobs with smiles on there faces... awesome!
As usual these days I had a few chats with runners on the way around about what 52 in 52 was and usually just after that about how I was nuts!


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