It wasn't the best day for a run along the downs, as it was really foggy and quite chilly, but I was still looking forward to the race.
The gun went at 11:30am and I made the mistake of starting quite close to the back of the field which meant it took a good 2 miles until we unbunched and I managed to get into my rhythm.
I'd heard from other runners that it's a hilly course, and they were definitely right! Straight from the word go it was hilly, with really steep climbs at miles 2-3 and 9-10 - right at the end!!!
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| Hilly challenging course to say the least! |
It's a 2 lap course of 5 miles, so I thought I'd take the first lap easyish so I could leave something in the tank for the last lap. I went through the halfway point in 45 minutes which was encouraging, but then suffered quite a bad stitch for miles 6-7 which slowed me down.
I managed to dig deep though and finished in 1hr 32mins with a sprint finish - I even felt like I had a bit more in the tank to be honest, so feel well prepared for the Brighton Half next month. I'm also comforted that Brighton is a flat course in comparison to yesterday!
Here's me at the end of the race - there was no medal this time unfortunately but instead they gave us a cool bag. Strange.
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| Loving my cool bag! |
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