In the Fukuoka International Marathon Samuel Gebremichael
came 28th in 2.18.46 and Dion Finocchiaro came 75th in
2.28.01. Online client Ashley Miles from Hong Kong came
122nd in 2.31.37.
Sammy had a massive crack at a super fast time and was with
the leader, Moens from Norway (who eventually won in a
European record of 2.05!) at 5km. His race become a massive
struggle as the kms ticked over, but he fought on gamely for
his second Commonwealth Games qualifying time.
Dion went through halfway in 1.11.30 and was all set for a 4
minute PB, however the wheels fell off with only 4km
remaining. He just missed his PB.
Ashley ran a PB after running relatively even pace the whole
42km, with only a slight drop off in the second half.
Lessons learnt!