The Hamilton Island Hilly Half Marathon kicked into gear last Sunday with 243 competitors taking on the 3 x 7 relay of roughly 21.1 kilometres across “one of the most scenic marathon runs in Australia”.
The iconic race began around 8.00am, heading up along the road running parallel with Catseye Beach, up through the trail in the first of three legs for the Hilly Half.
The marathoners completed the course in roughly 3:20:13 overall, with a majority of entrants female.
Backing up a win in last year’s Open Male, runner Daniel Mcdonnell placed first overall, followed by Roland Henderson, and Dirk Van Hest.
The Open Female victory went to Hanny Allston with a time of 2:05:01, followed by Ella Appleby and Francesca Bellicini.
The overall winner, Mcdonnell tore through the Hilly Half with a time of 1:45:40, beating out Henderson by over 15 minutes with an impressive 4:35 minutes per kilometre.
The young running prodigy – a local Hamilton Island Fireman - is making a name for himself as a serial winner in half marathons with previous wins at the Airlie Beach Marathon last year, where he finished first in the Half Marathon as well as the 2021 win at the Hilly Half.
Hanny Alston – overall women’s winner and event ambassador for the marathon – said the super warm and hilly event covered the plethora of new trails on offer on Hamilton Island.
“It truly is a world class setting,” she said.
“I cannot encourage you enough to add this event to your bucket list and I was very stoked to win the women's race.”
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