Finishing ahead of fellow Bathurst natives Shelley Hanrahan and Kellie Gibson in second and third respectively, it was the first time three locals women have taken first, second and third in the Bathurst Half Marathon.

Corby, who has been competing in CrossFit events in recent times, said she was pleased with how the raced unfolded.

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"I'm pretty new to the running scene, so it wasn't too bad," she said.

"I went out hard and stayed with Shannon [Short] and then I realised shortly afterwards that she was doing the 10km, so I was thinking, damn I went out a bit too fast," she said.

"The CrossFit really helped with being able to deal with and stick with the pain.

"It was good. I thought I was going to get caught at the end.

"I could've went hard all the way or saved some in the tank, but I'm glad with how it went."

Corby would finish the Bathurst Half Marathon in a time of 1:33:56, 36 seconds ahead of Hanrahan in second, while Gibson came in at third in a time of 1:36:10.

She was also first in her age category of 25-34.

A win in her first ever half marathon now has Corby thinking about entering a full marathon in the future.

"I've never done anything like a marathon or a half marathon," she said.

"I did a 10km once before, but nothing like this. I can't wait to start training for a full marathon now."

With the Bathurst Half Marathon out of the way, Corby will now turn her attention to the UTA22 on May 14, a challenging loop course that takes competitors through the scenery of the Blue Mountains.

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"I'm doing the UTA 22 kilometre in a couple of weeks in the Blue Mountains, so that will be a whole new kind of pain," she said.

"I want to qualify for the Six Foot Track Marathon next year, so I've just got to get the kilometres in the legs and build up towards that."

In the other categories, Annabelle Hayes won the 15-24 age group, Hanrahan won the 35-44, Victoria Taylor finished first in the 45-54 and Terisa Ashworth was the quickest female runner in the 55-65 age category.

"There's a lot of runners in Bathurst. You see them running the streets early in the morning, so it's a good little environment and a free way to stay fit," Corby said.

It was the first time the Bathurst Half Marathon was held since 2019.

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