Running 56:10 [4] 13.9 km (4:02 / km)
am: Hbf fun run. 13000+ runners.
Quite pleased with this one! Ran solidly most of the way. Started close to the front of the field, and had no problems with congestion. Was expecting it to be really crowded and difficult to run freely in the first few k, but the field thinned out very quickly. Started to fade away a little at the end and wasn't really prepared to push too hard, but as my fitness improves I guess I'll get better at pushing it right to the finish.
Splits are almost meaningless because the km markers were so far out. You'd think that they could get them right for such a big event. No real drama but it was very hard to judge the pace. Ran with a guy who was aiming for 56 and it seemed comfortable enough so I just tried to stay with him and maintain a consistent speed.