Last Sunday, two members of Newport & District Running Club took part in the Du Motion Dubrovnik 5K, which starts and finishes on the iconic Stradun, the main street through the old town of Dubrovnik. Heather and Daniel Campbell-Miles were there on holiday, made a last-minute decision to enter, and Daniel was kind enough to send us this report of their experience:
Heather and I had not planned to take part ahead of coming on holiday, so didn’t have our club kit, or a running buggy, but we were representing Newport internationally nonetheless! More than 50 nations were represented across the weekend of racing, which included a 21k race starting 5 minutes before the 5k, and a 2.5k run around the city walls (including 1080 steps!) yesterday. Heather ran while I walked with Acacia in the pram (though a jog briefly threatened to break out on a particularly smooth section of tarmac).
The course leaves the old town through the Ploce gate and follows the city wall before going towards the port on a very undulating course (over 100m of elevation gain). It then loops back and enters the old town through Pile Gate, with a 250m sprint down the Stradun to finish!
Heather finished in 32:21 for 262nd position (83rd female) and Acacia and I finished in 43:35 for 687th position out of 838. The weekend of racing was well organised and if you’re looking to combine a unique race with a city break then I’d definitely recommend it!
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