A rush of blood to the head saw me enter this last night.
Apparently the first ever road 10 miler to be ran in the UK. Supposedly a fast course. 400 entered already.
Anybody done it before...?
A rush of blood to the head saw me enter this last night.
Apparently the first ever road 10 miler to be ran in the UK. Supposedly a fast course. 400 entered already.
Anybody done it before...?
My partner and I are accredited course measurers and have recently measured this race which has a net descent of 65m so potentially very fast on A689 and then through some nice vilages before crossing the M6 and into Carlisle where it finishes on the bridge over the River Eden.Originally Posted by Travs
Charmian Heaton
Oh dear.... no excuses then when i fail miserably against my target time!
It's a fast one.
I was 65th one year in 54 minutes. It was won in 46.
One step beyond.
I'll be looking to go under 64, never mind getting anywhere near 54...
Previous winners include Steve Cram and Ron Hill
Charmian Heaton
I looked at the 2019 results and it does seem a high standard race... i guess the fast reputation attracts people looking for a quick time.
If it's the same turnout and standard as 2019 i won't be making the top 100.... by contrast last weekends Coventry Half Marathon i would have made top 50 out of 2200 runners without any issue.
A cold morning, but great running conditions.
Bit of a headwind most of the way... little respite as its a linear course... but otherwise it's a very quick course, so no complaints from me.
Had a target of 64mins, and fell short by 20 seconds. Realised it was just slipping away at about the 7 mile mark, and threw the kitchen sink at it to try and pull it back, but unable to find those 20secs.
I don't often race on the roads, but that was a goodun' and i expect i'll be back next year.
Entered this excellent race again for November.
Once i've done Sedbergh Hills next weekend, will have a proper run-up to this one, 13 weeks of flat work.
This is it then, next sunday... the race i've been off the fells since July/August for....
Hoping to knock at least 90secs off my previous time, which would put me at 62:50.... but on the other hand i'm not sure i'm capable of under 62:00..... which leaves a very small margin for a satisfactory time.
Although i'm not really sure where my capability lies.... i ran a 5 mile trial on the track a couple of months back in just over 31mins, but doubted my capability to do that twice in succession... but since then training has generally been really good and i feel confident.
Hopefully conditions are favourable.
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