But the running has got to be for fun. And he has hopes of a better time next year. There is always a rabbit willing to take you out. Horman has had a varied career in and out of athletics. He narrowly missed selection in the Australian walking team for the 1968 Mexico Olympics, is a former mayor of Ringwood in Victorian and was once a construction engineer in Africa.
Results are here.
Peters mastered the hilly course in 2hr 30min 43sec despite it being in the middle of a campaign in which he intends to run three marathons in 12 weeks. Peters has a programme which would horrify Australia's top marathoners. He intends to attack his third marathon at the Gold Coast in seven weeks and possibly Noosa in August. It's not only a win for me, it's a win for grey power. A lot of us old blokes aren't finished yet.