{"id":10304,"date":"2018-04-04T05:56:39","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T19:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=10304"},"modified":"2018-04-06T15:14:28","modified_gmt":"2018-04-06T05:14:28","slug":"world-championship-personal-best-for-aussie-runner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/sport\/world-championship-personal-best-for-aussie-runner\/","title":{"rendered":"World championship personal best for Aussie runner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TORQUAY resident Ellie O\u2019Kane has run a personal best whilst representing Australia at the IAAF half marathon World Championships in Valencia, Spain.<\/p>\n<p>Ms O\u2019Kane said the conditions were windy but flat for the March 24 race which ensured a fast course and tactical approach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI finished 24th out of 130 other runners in a time of one hour, 11 minutes and 43 seconds. It was a two minute personal best for me,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrying to get into good packs was important. I was really happy as it was significantly faster than I thought I could run. My team mate Sinead Diver from Melbourne was 23rd so we ran together almost the entire race.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ms O\u2019Kane said the race was won by Ethiopian runner Netsanet Gudeta Kebede, who set a new world record of one hour, six minutes and 11 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>She beat the favourite Joyciline Jepkosgei from Kenya who came second.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-10304 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/04\/Ellie-OKane-and-Sinead-Diver.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"251\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/04\/Ellie-OKane-and-Sinead-Diver.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10289\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10289'>\n\t\t\t\tEllie O\u2019Kane pictured with fellow Victorian runner\nSinead Diver, both ran an impressive race whilst\nrepresenting Australia at the IAAF half marathon\nWorld Championships in Spain coming in 24th and\n23rd, respectively.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TORQUAY resident Ellie O\u2019Kane has run a personal best whilst representing Australia at the IAAF half marathon World Championships in Valencia, Spain. 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