Race Report: Trentham 10m 21/07/2013

Just before the race I treated myself to a massage by Brian Coles who worked on my tight calves, especially the left. And I really felt the benefit whilst running. 

My game plan was to try and beat last year’s time of 1. 31. 



But as I was standing on the start line I could not see any other “W” ladies in my NSSRA category that I normally run against.  

So I thought to myself just go for it.  This race is a two lap course. It start with a nice downhill but there is a very long drag of a hill past Tittensor caves. Worse luck you have to do it twice.  A lot have to walk this but I was determined to get up it with my mantra of “hot chocolate drinking chocolate”. The course then flattens out for a bit with a couple more downhill’s. The only bad bit of the course is that you have to finish on a hill and when you are knackered it is a bit of a bind to try and keep the legs moving!!

Mandy from South Cheshire Harriers asked me if I was good on long distances (she was in my W category) and we ended up having a bit of a cat and mouse game for most of the race. The weather was humid but a lot better than running in the very hot weather we have had recently. This year I unfortunately did not beat  1.31 but came home just a minute after Mandy in a time of 1hr.35.06. 

Next year will be the 50th anniversary of the Trentham 10 and the club hope to something special to commemorate this. So if you are free next year then put this one in your diary.

More information is available on the Trentham website.

Liz