zoeimogen | Run10k

It's been a couple of weeks since I did the Run10k and I should probably write something about it, at least so that those that sponsored me (Thank you!) know I completed it. It's been a while and there's really not much one can say about a run like that, so I don't actually have much to write. The format is pretty simple - turn up at 10am, having been driven there by with C in tow, queue for ages to get into the car park (Actually, wasn't too bad - the queue moved pretty quick) and then it's just a case of waiting until the start and of course, take a few photos. They had someone on stage doing some warm ups, but I pretty much ignored that - on a long run, I warm up by starting off slow. There were something like 1,500 people or more doing the run so it was pretty busy - at least as many people had come to lend support, etc as to run.

Group start, all up against the tape that forms the line - I was near the start - the horn goes and we're off. Now, running isn't exactly a spectator sport so I'll save you the blow-by-blow account of my run around Hylands Park, but I'll give you the highlights: There's a lot of grass, the odd road and some trees. I wasn't in top form for the run, having been ill recently and only managing to fit in practice runs once a week. (I usually try to get out running 2-3 times a week) I suspect if I'd manage to fit in a little more training I was hoping to have managed it in under an hour, but as it was I managed it in an hour and two minutes - although according to the log from my GPS watch it wasn't quite 10km anyway. Still, I'm quite pleased with that time - I find doing a "real" race is always better motivation to push myself than training, even training with a target or race in mind. I couldn't have come close to that time even 3-4 months ago and 6 months ago I'd have been lucky to get more than 200m from the line at any pace before collapsing into a heap.