Race Report - Edinburgh 10k

[sTrongFuse]

Yesterday was my second Edinburgh 10k, my first being in 2019 (last year's event got cancelled for some reason...). My stravas of both are attached for comparison.

Same route, pretty much the same conditions (it chucked it down prior to the start, but was dry and bright albeit decidedly chilly, with a gentle breeze throughout) and the 2km climb from 4.5-6.5km was still horrible.

When I did the 2019 event, I'd only been running for 8 months and has only run 10k about a dozen times before. The official chip time of1:03:52 that I set on the day was a personal best at the time.

Skip forward to yesterday, and another 250+ runs of 10k or more in the intervening 2 years and I posted an official chip time 54:17, which is currently my second fastest 10k time (the fastest being 53:43 which I ran during my HM at the end of September).

Taking my official times, I knocked 9½ minutes off my 2019 time with yesterday's run; despite moving up an age band category in that period.

On the whole, I'm rather please with how yesterday went and the progress I've made.

[Sulley101 Graduate10]

Congratulations! Nice when you can see the improvement 😁. Great pace! You must be dead chuffed! 👏😁

[sTrongFuse Graduate10 in reply to Sulley101]

Definitely very happy with it. It demonstrates the progress that can be made, even for a late starter like me, in a relatively short period if you are prepared and able to put the miles into your legs.

[Beatlesforever Graduate10]

Amazing, you must feel so happy to see that improvement! Very well done 💪👏👏👏

[sTrongFuse Graduate10 in reply to Beatlesforever]

The challenge is now to see if I can improve on it again next year.

[ForbiddenPlanet Graduate10]

Excellent progression! To take 10 minutes off your 10K time is great going. 👏🏃‍♂️💪

[sTrongFuse Graduate10 in reply to ForbiddenPlanet]

Its a shame last year's event was cancelled. It would have been interesting (to me at least) to see the year on year progress.

[Ian5K Graduate10]

Excellent job!

Pretty good the first time uphill though this time it’s only just noticeable. Have you been hill training?

[sTrongFuse Graduate10 in reply to Ian5K]

Hill training, or as we call it in these parts, going outside...😂

[Ian5K Graduate10 in reply to sTrongFuse]

😂