Flying visit: UK’s Jack Martin takes Men’s 10km race in record Hong Kong time
Briton claims first place and sets new course record at the Standard Chartered Marathon 10km race after flying in from the UK a few days ago for business meetings
It’s been one hell of a trip for Jack Martin: He claimed first place and a new course record at the Standard Chartered Marathon 10km race this morning after flying in from the UK a few days ago for business meetings.
I’m from Manchester, I’m used to running in the rain
His time of 31 minutes and 45 seconds was nine seconds faster than the record set by local runner Clinton Mackevicius in 2013 of 31 minutes and 54 seconds.
“He was so fast, even in the first kilometre we couldn’t catch him,” remarked second and third placed finishers Wong Tsz-to and Abraham Kok Yu-hang
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With a 29 minute 30 second 10km personal best, the 27-year-old marketing assistant for Ronhill sportswear arrived with high expectations, despite the jetlag and workload.
Aware the course was hilly, he was still surprised how much the undulations impacted his time. “I was off-pace by about 5 or 10 seconds every kilometre because of the hills – I found it quite tough.”