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Nov. 11, 2006 - Martigny, Switzerland

Strong Fall season opener with 4th place finish

Spectators lined the streets of Martigny this past Saturday to cheer on athletes of all ages in over 25 different races ranging from around 1km to 8km at the 31st Corrida d'Octodura. Runners looped around the 1km course along the main centre street that included six turns per lap, which made it quite technical, but interesting at the same time. And although the weather was cool and rainy, it did not seem to dampen the spirits of all the runners or spectators at this excellent event.

The Elite Women's race was one of the final races of the day, was 5035m and featured some top level athletes from Ethiopia, Russia, Switzerland and Canada. When the gun went off, Hilary took off with the leaders and was able to stay with them for the first few laps. The leaders broke away in the the last kilometres. However, Hilary finished strong in 4th place with a time of 17:06, and just 26 seconds behind winner Aster Bacha Denisie.

"I was pretty happy with my final result today," said Hilary after the race. "I've been training really hard and it's nice to get a race in and see where I'm at. I feel that I'm stronger than last year so hopefully I can just stay healthy and keep training like I've been."

Hilary's next race is another road race in Bulle, Switzerland on November 18th.

See full results of Martigny here>>