Today
I ran the Stone 10k. This race is a two lap course , very flat so I
had set myself a task of beating last years time of 54.11.
For the
past 4 years this race has been a good one for me, not because the sun
is always out and I have
had to wear suntan cream and sunglasses but
because I have improved my times. However, today was a disaster. I got
on the M6 only to find out that there was an accident at Junction 15
but got through that. I got to Stone and went the wrong way and ended up
going round the roundabout twice before I followed another car to the
start. Got there with 30 minutes to spare, the bag drop queue was
massive so took 20 minutes in that standing out in the pouring rain.
Finally with about a 5 minute warm up I was on the start line. The gun
went off and I realised I was at the front of the start line. So many
people passed me by!!
I
was hoping that I would have done a great race, but alas due to a fall
in Waitrose on Saturday when I slipped on some clear liquid and hit the
floor with an almighty clatter my deep tissues injuries had an impact on
my running. At 4 miles pain kicked in and I just hobbled in . just
glad to have finished the race. After the race I headed for home
wishing I had just stayed in bed with an ice pack. Granny Liz was
babysitting Erin and Lily who were staying overnight. They gave Granny a
big cuddle and said “ooh Granny you’ll do better next time” (bless).
Jammies on at 5pm, built a den and ended up having our pizza and ice
cream there.
However, if you do want a good flat 10K then Stone is one to do. You only get a medal but this year they ran out of bananas.
My time was 59.45. Worse time ever
for 10K. Nurisng a sore shoulder, elbow, wrist left ankle injury and
bruised rib cage
For more information visit the Stone 10k website.
Liz
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