2024 townsville running festival

**Townsville Running Festival Recap: A Day of Outstanding Performances!**

This Sunday, many of us took part in the Townsville Running Festival, and it turned out to be a fantastic day of racing. Here's a recap of the achievements:

**10km Results:**

- **Clint** finished with an impressive time of 34:14.

- **Paula** ran a very consistent race, crossing the finish line at 01:08:06.

**Half Marathon:**

- **Toby (U18)** paced his run to perfection, clocking in at 01:28:35!

- **Vanessa** finished 3rd overall with a time of 01:33:27. Congratulations!

- **Pete** won his age group with a brilliant run of 01:35:17, just like his son Angus (U18)!

- **Erin** managed a beautifully paced run, winning her age group and finishing in 01:36:49.

- **Hailey** overcame some niggles during preparation to finish strong at 01:38:24. Great run!

- **David** had a great race, finishing in 01:41:50 with the last 5km at a pace of 04:35/km and an overall pace of 04:42/km. Preparation for the Sydney Marathon is paying off!

- **Lorne** kept it together despite an ambitious start, finishing in 01:43:32. Solid run!

- **Mitch** ran a solid 01:52:03 just weeks after the GC Marathon. Well done!

- **Andrew** managed a great run, finishing in 01:57:18. Well done!

- **Maja** ran a very steady paced race toward a 01:58:12 finish time.

- **Naph** finished in 02:04:33 congrats on this great run, the last kms were tough, you got the job done!

- **Liz** finished in 02:43:53 and was without doubt the happiest looking runner out there!

**Marathon:**

- **Saskia** and **Carmen** finished 2nd and 3rd overall with amazing times of 3:13:40 and 3:21:03.

- While experiencing a tough finish, **Becky** managed an amazing 03:58:34. You have improved so much over the last months!!

**Special Mentions:**

- **Anthony** was a "Run Angel" at Pallarenda, volunteering to help and motivate runners to the finish line. He ran an impressive 27.7km! That's definitely worth a mention!

- **Liz** for pacing the 5hr marathon group! You nailed the task!

- **Ella** couldn't make it to the Run Fest 5km, so she decided to run a parkrun instead and got a PB with a time of 00:25:08. Nice run!

Congratulations to all the runners for their outstanding performances and dedication!