Met a bunch of Cool Runners b4 the race at Centennial Park. Lined up with about 4/500 entrants at the start/finish line only to find that my practice run on Sunday over the course was run in the wrong direction ! Doh ! Anyways, course looks the same either way. On the gun (or shout go ! I think) the surge took me towards the first hill. I knew that I was chugging up way too fast but that seems to be the way I run races. Too fast too soon. CR Johny Dark zipped past me at the top of the hill about 3/4 through the first lap, as did half the other entrants. Finished the first lap feeling OK and took on the hill to Paddington gates the second time a little more sensibly this time. CR Pelican overtook me with about 3 km to go and vanished quickly in the crowd. Finished lap 2 in a final time of 41.13 official time (41.04 my watch, banner to banner). Average pace 5.13 min per km. Considering all the hills, quite happy with that.

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