Today, was my first ever 10k race and the first time I did more than 5k in one racing session.
The race started at 8.15am - too early for me! I made the mistake of wanting to start near the front. I got overtaken by so many other runners. The first km came around very quick.
Annoyingly, I had to stop 3 times to sort my shoes out - that was so off putting.
Part way through the race (and for the second time this week) I got pins and needles - apparently, this is because I "strike" too hard. This makes running rather difficult and somewhat interesting...
Part way through the race, I ended up racing with about 4-5 people and kept trying to overtake them - including a man dressed as superman!
A quick glance at my watch at just over 5k showed that I had beaten my current 5k personal best. (38:50)
At around 5k, I could see a lot of people on the other side - including one of the people I ran with on Thursday at the running club. They cheered the rest of us on; as did the marshalls.
Not wanting to finish last, I knew I had to keep on running and no (or very little) walking.
The last km seemed to take ages to come around. Coming across the finish line was a lovely feeling.
Finish time - 1:18:41
You'll have learned things from that - if only to make sure your shoe laces are tied properly in future!
ReplyDeleteWell done on your result.
I will do! In training, I had the opposite problem of tying them too tight and having sore feet because of that.
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