I needed to do an event for my hm training so I could re-experience my faffage prior to the event. I chose a local flat 5 mile (8km) run in the grounds of a grand house. I organised myself the night before and wrote faffage lists. All went surprisingly well! It was a 2.5 loops with a long section down a farm road. The run itself was fine although a little disconcerting when a tractor with trailer came rumbling down the farm track dividing and slowing the runners, I guess they didn't get the email about the 1000+ runners! I had a panic that my legs were not as happy as I would have liked over 5 miles which made me somewhat concerned for my 13.1 miles. Then the result came in as 46.36 minutes with an average 9.20 min/mile (5.48min/km). No wonder my legs were a little tired and hopefully a slower pace will get me through the hm. Anyway, medal and t shirt were awarded before tea and cake were consumed. A good run out!
Local 5mile run done.: I needed to do an event... - Bridge to 10K
Local 5mile run done.
wow - that's a brilliant time. No wonder your legs ached - you will be fine.
Thank you AR! I was very happy with my time, almost another 5k pb, just seconds off. Now enjoying a glass of wine 😁
Well done. When's the HM? (I've not been keeping up! - found it, lol). Is that the t-shirt or the table cloth under the medal? (fab time, btw)
T shirt was being proudly worn!!! Hm is end of april, i am nuts to be doing it lol.
Well done!
Great run and time...you were on for a sub 60 10K
You’ll do the HM in Apr, loads of time left to train 🏃🏃😊
A sub 60 10k would be a new pb, my last was 61 mins! That may be achievable now.
Wow brilliant time and pace RFD! You will have that HM in the bag!
Wow that's fast! Well done - you will have that HM in the bag 
For the hm i will need to control my pace from the outset, something I need to learn!!
Brilliant run H!
Thank you, it felt fast & I got swept along!
Good stuff!
Great run and fantastic time, well done 😀👍
Fantastic stuff and what a pace, too! Glad the faffage lists worked out well. You’re so going to smash that HM! 👍
Oh yes to faffage lists, they keep me marginally sane lol. I wish I had the confidence regarding the hm, I do find the distance to 10 miles hard going. I think that is knocking my confidence 😣
You’ll get there - you’ve got plenty of time yet. For me, I found that slowing right down on my long runs helped.
Thank you, I will try to slow down when I go out on Thursday. I have a 13.5 mile route now so the plan is to do my 10 miles and keep plodding the rest as long as I can. Hopefully i will get there or I will have a bit of a walk home lol.
the tractor driver must have got a surprise
Well done! All those miles I've seen clocked up on Strava are working a treat. Keep up the good work.
Lots of miles, in fact 67 miles in January! I think my most before was 47 miles in October. Hoping my legs are reaping some rewards for all this work!
Brilliant result! Very well done!😊
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