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Hexham 10k done!!! enjoyed that.

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After a sleepless night due to a car alarm going off I didn't feel confident of a good run of the way to the race, particularly as the drive was through a massive downpour and I was thinking it would be more of a swim than a run.

However the sun broke through on the walk from the car park to the start and as it turned out it shone brightly for the whole of the race.

It was hard to judge numbers but I reckon about 500 started. I was near the front as we set off and was straight away passed by the quicker runners (most of themπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚) but I settled into a decent rhythm quickly and managed to go along at a pretty quick pace, for me at least.

The route turned out to be pretty much a there and back again from Hexham to Corbridge along a closed minor road and we had some great views across the Tyne Valley, the trees putting on a spectacular autumn show.

All my splits we well under 7 minutes per km and I even managed to pass a few people on the way back!!!, I crossed the line in 1 hour and 4 minutes, just missing my best 10k time by a minute but still very happy with that.

Still waiting for an E Mail with my final position but not to worried about that, I took part and ran well, that's all that matters.

Now to start upping the distance again in preparation for the Northumberland 10 miler in 4 weeks!!.

Run happy, run safe.

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Well Done Chris. Great time !

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Tasha99Graduate10

Well done! Not too far from me πŸ‘ŒπŸ½

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linda9389Graduate10

Sounds like a great run. Well done. Perfect that the sun came out for you with today's temperatures :)

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TedGGraduate10

Well done Chris, really good effort mate πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸƒπŸƒπŸ€—

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misswobbleGraduate10

Fabulous! Glad the rain stopped in time for you

Great run, well done πŸ’ͺ😁. Love the medal by the way πŸ…

Beautiful part of the world to run in πŸ™‚

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Sandraj39Graduate10

Well done on your 10k race Chris... and great bling too! πŸ‘πŸ™‚πŸ…

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate10

Great time for you Chris, congratulations on completing the Hexam10K, good preparation for your next Northumberland 10 miler in 4 weeks. 😊

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BaddieThePirateGraduate10

Wow, you're a whole minute quicker per km than I did on my 10km. I love the way Runkeeper says 'Fastest 10km' at the end of the run, but doesn't say out of how many (it's my only 10km to date!)

So how fast do the front runners go? I think your pace is ACE!

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ChrisAllen1Graduate10 in reply to BaddieThePirate

I'm pretty sure the winning time will have been about 40 minutes!!! probably less

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BaddieThePirateGraduate10 in reply to ChrisAllen1

Unreal! Like my friend's teenager who always comes in the top half dozen at Park Run.

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ChrisAllen1Graduate10 in reply to BaddieThePirate

It was actually 33 minutes for the winner.

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BaddieThePirateGraduate10 in reply to ChrisAllen1

Unreal! I wouldn't have thought that was humanly possible.

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ChrisAllen1Graduate10 in reply to BaddieThePirate

Sir Mo and the Kenyans would do it in about 26 minutes!!

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BaddieThePirateGraduate10 in reply to ChrisAllen1

They're younger than me/us, and have had more practice!

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SaskAlliecatGraduate10

I'm glad the weather improved in time for start time! Great job and a lovely medal!

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Sadie-runsGraduate10

Woo hoo! What a great race you ran, Chris! Massive congratulations! πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

Youre pretty fast yourself. doing 10k in that time is excellent, and you will get faster in time :)

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Equi-geekGraduate10

Well done πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»

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MutleyShuffleGraduate10

Well run, Chris! Great time! Good luck with your training for the 10-miler... very impressive! 😊

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Dexy5Graduate10

Well run Chris, and so pleased it stayed dry for your run. πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ…

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SaartjieGraduate10

Great run Chris and a beautiful part of the world to do it in. Love it there! πŸ‘πŸ…πŸŽ‰

Well done Chris! And loving the bling petπŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ…πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸŽƒπŸ‘»

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