Brighton virtual 10k aka “BM10k [TheEdit]” run report

[RunBrianRun]

What a lovely day for a race 😀

I ran the BM10km virtual race on Sunday with my son Dan. We were both running for the Brighton based charity called Speak Out which is an advocacy charity for people with learning disabilities.

The weather was perfect for running 13 degrees, sunny intervals, with a 12 knot NNW wind which shifted to a headwind for a kilometre or two. But I’m not complaining 😂

I recalled roseabi saying the gummy bears in the pack were hard to swallow on the run so Dan I stuffed a packet each down at the start line before we set off and I can confirm they were lovely but really chewy. 😂

It was lovely to be accompanied on the run as we both supported each other, chatted, and stayed together till 7k when Dan told me to push on as he was happy with the pace he was at.

I had an energy gel at 5k which we covered in 26 minutes which was just a little behind the target of 25 but we both felt good at 5.00km pace at that point and knew we could pick it up. So the plan was to pick it up a little for the next 2 k and then gun it for the last 3. The second 5k was completed in 22.39 which amazingly is the same time as my 5k PB! Not sure how that works tbh 🤔

The course itself was a straight run along the sea front from Bexhill to Hastings old town but neither of us had checked the route prior to the run. 🙄 This meant that for some stretches it was very pebbly and slippy to run on and there were 3 not insignificant hills, the last of which was the final 200 metres.

That final km was a nightmare tbh as the sun had brought everyone out for a Sunday stroll. Loads of folk munching their fish n chips and 99 flakes as they strolled along strewn across the path. I had to be super sharp here and, a bit like driving a car, I was continuously eyeing up potential lane wanderers, and other hazards until one dog decided to pull away from its owner right as I was approaching and the only thing left I could do was hurdle the lead, which was a mighty relief, as if I’d caught it, one, or all 3 of us, were going down.! 😬

Still, even with the hazards and that final hill I managed to run that last km in 4.13. Final time was 48.39 a new PB and finally I am under 50 minutes 🥳

Dan ended up just behind me in the end finishing in just under 50 minutes. I’m sure he would have been closer if he was feeling 100% that morning. Mind you, serves him right for overdoing it the night before 😀🙄. Oh to be young again. 😂😂😂

Met up with my daughter in law and my gorgeous grandson and spent the next hour in the play park at the sea front. Spent the day today on Grandad duties but weirdly nothing hurts?? Maybe tomorrow? 😬

Sorry I’ve rambled on so much and well done if you got this far 😅😊

Happy running all. 👍😃

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

What a speedy team Brian! Those are seriously great times and I bet you’re both over the moon - I can’t start to imagine how quick your son would have been if he’d been in top form. 💥

I’m so relieved the dog lead hurdling ended well. The alternative would have been carnage! 😅

A great inspiring run report and wonderful happy photos! Really well done! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Thank you Cheeky 😊 We will be having a rematch in December so I’m expecting that to be a great run too.

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

Oh wow, that’ll be a corker! 💥💥💥💥💥

[Hidden]

I absolutely love the pictures and congratulations on your amazing time. What a beautiful memory you will all share!

Absolutely fantastic running 👏👏👏

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to Hidden]

Thank you Hidden 😊. I really needed to do that run and it was so nice to have my son and his family there with me. Precious memories for sure 😊

[Buddy34 Half Marathon]

Well done Brian and son. Thats a speedy 10k and your photos are great. 👏👏👏

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to Buddy34]

Awesome thank you Buddy34 😊 It’s awesome when all the training finally starts to pay off. There have been some quite dark days when I’ve battled hard with the gremlins.

[Buddy34 Half Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

Oh yes the battles are real. But I've always said if it was easy that feeling of achievement wouldn't be the same. I tell myself that anyway 🤣👍

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon]

What a brilliant time! Congrats on the PB 💪🙂

Lovely photos to capture what sounds a special day, one for the memory bank. Well done.

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

Thank you so much Irishprincess 😊 I will be going to sleep reliving it for a few more weeks to come for sure. And as you say it is one for the memory bank to be called upon during any bad days that might lie ahead.

[roseabi Ultramarathon]

Amazing stuff - huge well done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to roseabi]

Thank you roseabi 😊

[Madge50 Marathon]

Fabulous Brian, well done! You’re very speedy! Great pics too, sounds like a lovely day, always makes me laugh when there’s a bit of unscheduled hurdling involved! (This wasn’t in the course description......🤔😂)

I’m not overly tolerant of dodging unpredictable wanderers though! Mind you as a virtual event I suppose you have to be prepared for that...😂.....I’m sure I did at least half the distance again when I did an event where walkers and runners were all mixed in together, and some groups of walkers blocked the whole width of the route!

Great stuff!

Mx

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to Madge50]

Thank you Madge50 😊 I guess it’s the peril we must face in these times now that there aren’t any official races. It was nice that people were out and about enjoying the weather and we really should have planned it better perhaps leaving much earlier in the morning. Still no harm done and a great run and day.

[C3PO Marathon]

Congratulations!

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to C3PO]

Thank you 😊

[Decker Ultramarathon]

Wow amazing run Brian! Congratulations on that fantastic PB!

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to Decker]

Thanks Decker 😊 And you too on that fab 50km. 💪 A good weekend for us 😃

[Decker Ultramarathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

Thanks Brian, Yes a good weekend indeed!

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Wow! that's amazing, but could all have ended so differently 😲

At those speeds I imagined a pristine clear track with no wind to contend with; it sounds more like an obstacle course! Just amazing times!!! But sharing it with your son - best bit of all 😊 A great read 👍

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Thank you linda9389 😊 And for all your wonderful encouragement and support throughout my injury earlier this year. It is very much appreciated 👍😊

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

😊 No-one would ever believe you'd been injured this year with times like these!!!

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

It’s hard to believe isn’t it that I was being helped to cross a road by a kind old man and weeping in pain on the pavement at one point in February. Bodies are amazing things if you care for them properly.

[Raspberrypink Half Marathon]

What a brilliant time. Well done. So nice to be able to run with your son 👍🏼👏🏼😊

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to Raspberrypink]

Thank you Raspberrypink 😊 it was the best run of my life. 😊

[Raspberrypink Half Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

That’s fab

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon]

Great photos Brian and how lovely to run with your son!🙂 Congratulations to both of you - and I am seriously impressed by your amazing time!😮💪🏅 8th place on the leader board is not a place I am ever likely to find my name!😂 Just - Wow!🙂

Not heard of Speak Out - but having worked with people with learning disabilities in the past (and having acted as an advocate too) sounds like a great cause.👍🙂

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to Sandraj39]

Thank you for your lovely reply Sandraj39 😊 I was so happy to be running with my son for the first time. We are like really good friends and not son and father tbh.

Yes Speak Out is a tiny charity but as you say it is a great cause as advocacy is so important for these people. I didn’t raise very much money at all but it all counts in these times.

[Jennypenny2]

Well done to you both ,felt like I was on the run with you ,great post.