Yesterday I took part in the Beckley 10k - a small event which is part of our Club Championship. Alongside the 10k there was a kids race and a 2 mile Fun Run which set off with the main race. As pianojunior is not quite old enough for the 10k he was doing the 2 mile run.
It was a beautiful day for a run - sunny and surprisingly warm for November! We arrived to find lots of other Hastings Runners - I think 49 of us ran the 10k! I really do love being part of a club - some super fast, some not so much so but the support everyone gives to each other is fantastic.
This was always going to be a tough one for me coming just a week after Beachy but my son was keen to race so I thought I might as well join in. Unfortunately I woke with the headache I had gone to bed with on Saturday night and was feeling a little sick on the start line. I positioned myself alongside other people I know to be about my speed and off we went. Pianojunior had started nearer the front so as not to get stuck but I could see him up ahead. It is an "undulating" course and with in a few hundred metres we were going uphill. As I wasn't feeling great I hadn't warmed up and I was beginning to regret it! At around 2k there was a water station and the main race turned left and the 2 mile race right. I resisted the temptation to turn right π
On we went through beautiful country lanes. There seemed to be quite a bit of downhill but as I had been warned about a steady climb between kms 6 and 7 I was conscious of pacing myself. To be honest I never really got going - stuck running at HM pace seemingly unable to go any faster! Quite a lot of people around me were stopping and walking so I was pleased that I managed to keep running. I managed a mini burst of speed downhill to finish in a slightly disappointing 57:32. When I crossed the line I realised my headache had been non existant during the run!
I found my son - he had completed the 2 miles in 3rd place in a time of 15:12. He was a little disappointed not to have gone under 15 but his watch showed the course to be a couple of hundred metres too long and as he doesn't like hills I think he did extremely well.
Unfortunately my headache returned with a vengeance and by the afternoon it had become a migraine - I'm still suffering the aftereffects as I type this. Strange that I didn't feel particularly unwell whist running but I think it must have affected my performance. Anyway onwards and upwards to my next stupidly hilly 10k in Crowborough at the end of the month.
Congratulations, don't be too disappointed with your time, it was sub 60 minutes, I assume that you would have been happier with sub 55 minutes, the main thing is that you and your son enjoyed it, well done. π ππΎ
Thanks Al I would have struggled with sub55 on that course I think but I would like to have been nearer 56. But you're right it was enjoyable and that's the main thing π
Well done to you and your amazing son - you definitely don't make life easy for yourself!
I'm convinced that running adrenaline masks a lot - I was only aware of a dull ache in my foot when running the last HM than resulted in a stress fracture, but within less than five minutes of the finishing line it was too painful to walk on let alone run. Hope that migraine eases soon, horrible things!
Well done both of you. I always find my running pace has slowed drastically after training for a HM or longer run and I have to really work on speed before doing a 5k or 10k.
However, well done for even getting to the start line after you last epic run. I hope Crowborough goes well!
Wow you did fantastically well especially with a sore head. Sorry to hear you are still not 100% . But that was an excellent time achieved. And an excellent time by your son,super speedyπxxx
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