Done in teeming rain! They say it is going to rain all week! My course was blocked off in the Botanical due to 'Parklife' so had to double back on myself and ran longer than my standard course.
I heard from Pete Magill today. He was putting me in the picture regarding his historic defeat in this years USA Masters 5000m. He was just coming back from a knee injury that had seen him put on weight over a couple of months of inactivity and then a crash course in get fit quick and lose weight and hadn't raced in 7 months. He was happy just to be running and to manage a 15m26 2nd place was probably beyond expectation. The experience of that defeat and some of the older boys suggesting they might take him on age graded results has spurred him on in his training this US Fall. He is back to his best and ran a 5mile XC in 25m26 last weekend and is gearing up for the USA Masters 5KM road Champs in two weeks. Depending on the course I would not put another Sub 15min beyond his reach! Pete is 49 years old.
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Great runner and great guy to boot! Didn't think we heard the last of him.
Like to see him and Monna race sometime befor they are 55!
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