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Runners
make marathon effort
Running
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A
relieved PO Lex Davison crosses the finish line as part
of the ADF Marathon Championship in Sydney. AB Danielle
Hale was also crowned ADF female champion following the
event.
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The
Navy usually sails into Sydney Harbour, but recently some of them
decided to run across it.
The ADF Marathon Championship was held as part of the Sydney Marathon
and 10km Bridge Run, with about 30 members tackling one of the toughest
marathon courses in the country.
AB Danielle Hale (4hrs 44mins 01sec), HMAS Albatross, was crowned
ADF female champion, with PO Lex Davison (3:12:24), Maritime Intelligence
Wing, taking out third place in the men’s section.
PO Davison said it was a privilege to run across the closed bridge
on such a glorious sunny morning.
The race was run on the second anniversary of the Sydney Olympics
and finished beside the stadium, complete with cauldron alight after
following the famous Olympic blue line course.
Battling sunny yet smoggy conditions caused by local back burning,
PO Davison said although the course was quite scenic it was a tough
run.
“Sydney was picturesque but much harder compared to the very
flat Gold Coast course,” he said.
Also climbing the hills but somewhat quicker, visiting Tanzanian
runners made a clean sweep of the medals with Stephen Bwrie winning
in a new course record time of 2:17:35.
Bowral mum and 1998 Commonwealth champion Heather Turland was the
first female across the line in 2:51:05, just ahead of the new ADF
men’s champion, CPL Wayne Heath.
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