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. 👍😃
Virtual Winter 10k Run. Thrill of the hill and jog in the bog all for a good cause.
HU 10k Race Report
