HAMSTREET 10KM
Promised Lucy that I would run this race with her, as it was her first 10km for about 3 years. Advertised as follows 'the course will be run along quiet country lanes and we'll be looking to set a flat or slightly undulating course to enable some fast times to be posted.'
Unfortunately this was not strictly correct - in fact the route started off as alap of the village green, then we were on the road for about a quarter of a mile before we entered Hamstreet Woods where we completed 2 laps which totalled about 5.5 miles. Due to the rain yesterday some parts of the course were very muddy and slippery, especially so in road shoes!! Also the paths in the woods were quite undulating. Coming out of the woods we followed the same route back to the finish area.
I think the surface conditions where not condusive for fast times.
All in all I did enjoy the course, proabably because I like cross country, and If I had been racing seriously then would have probably been up at the sharp end. It was run by Grace Nichols in 38'21.
Lucy did really well and finished in 52'14 just piping me by a second, it must have been the sprint finish!!.
Distance: 8 Miles (Overall) Time : 00:52:15 Pace Race:
Weekly Summary - Easy come back this week after having the back ache problems last week. The ache in back and hip had not totally gone but were 10x better, even after the off road 10km. Kent Champs 10000m next week , will assess how I fee before deciding to run.
LONDON MARATHON - 21 April 2013
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