Sport
3 May, 2026
Isaac falters in final 200
BOORT running machine Carly Isaac collapsed just 200 metres short of the finish line in Sunday’s Ballarat Marathon and failed to finish the race.
BOORT running machine Carly Isaac collapsed just 200 metres short of the finish line in Sunday’s Ballarat Marathon and failed to finish the race.
She was on track to smash her personal best time and break the three-hour barrier for the first time.
Isaac succumbed to dehydration in the warm weather.
“I was on track to run a 2.57, but there were some trying conditions on the second lap,” she said on Sunday evening after recovering from her ordeal.
“I mustn’t have taken on enough fluids and ended up dehydrated.”
Isaac would have beaten her personal best by a whopping 11 minutes had she been able to complete the race.
“I’m shattered because I would have been the 12th woman across the line and third in my age group, the under-29s.”
Isaac’s race report showed she had achieved a personal best at every check point until her collapse.
“It definitely wasn’t the plan to finish the day in the medical tent, but that’s marathon running for you,” she said.
“I’m ready to go again,” she said.
“I just love the sport.”
Almost 2500 runners took part in the event, with the leading woman, Australian Olympian Ellie Pashley, running 2.30.46.
The Aireys Inlet-based runner took part in the 35-39 age group.
Isaac’s PB remains 3.08.13, but she is determined to break three hours when next she runs a marathon.
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