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Has anyone any advice on where to park? I collect my number on the day and have not raced this event before.
I am really looking foward to this. I ran 41:52 at Liverpool and I am looking to break 40 which has been a year long objective.
My number arrived today, so all systems go!!
sounds like almost everyone is PB chasing.
You probably will be lapped nutty1976, I ran around an hour in 2007 and was a bit surprised when the leader came storming through when I still had half of the second lap to complete, lol!! Don't worry your b/f will not lap you 3 times, he might just catch you before you finish your 2nd lap, so only the once
Cheers Xan, i'm number 419 and i'll have a Bowel Cancer UK vest on.
My 1st race and only my 3rd 10K run but i'm up for it!! Just dont want to panic and go off like a bullet and regret it later!! I have a Garmin to help me but it'd be great to run at least the first 2/3's in company!!
If I have a push left in the tank I wanna do my best and finish well over the last 3rd!!
What plan do you have in mind Xan?? Oh and I hope you dont mind me tagging along too Kicked it??
No problem Paul! I'm no. 339
At least Xan will have some company when I slow up!
He managed to get me under 50 minutes at the Blackpool Hilton run, and that was 3 miles with a tailwind, followed by 3 miles into a head on gale force wind with 50 foot waves crashing onto us over the sea wall!
Alone I'd have all the excuses i need to call it quits and jog home in a slow time. It really does help to have a pacer.
My excuse this time is I've got a toenail just starting to go black after two, 10 mile plus runs this week! (which is a bit poor compared to running a Half Marathon on a twisted ankle eh xan?)
Just so you know Xan, i've been in training (for the Preston HM) for 3 weeks now after doing nowt for about 4-5 months and before that I just ran every now and then!!
During this time i've done 10K twice (1st @ slow pace - 56:15, 2nd on Sunday @ semi-speed pace - 52 mins) i'm hoping to get under 50 mins too. I've never 'really' pushed myself TBH and it'd be good to have a go for once!! I dont wanna finish over 50mins and think, I could of pushed more!!
Thanks for the advice on the parking. My number arrived in the post today despite me being advised to collect it on the day, so happy days!.
Good luck to everyone chasing their PB's, Lets hope the weather is in favour. A tail wind all the way round would be nice!
Just got my number in the post today, so looking forward to the race. I'm not looking for anything special time wise but under the hour mark will suit me fine.
Dont worry Kerry, if you've put the training in your sure to finish!!
Its my 1st race too and as you say the butterflys are there already!! Wrap yourself up and get dosed up on Lemsip tabs or similar and you'll be fine, you should'nt be running before Sunday now anyway!!
Dose yourself up with cold remedy. I ran Ormskirk a couple of weeks ago with the remains of a cold and was ok. When I get a cold, normally it goes straight to my chest and with me being asthmatic, i then get very very short of breath at my usual rate of exertion and then I know I've had it. But you'll be fine, try and start not too close to the front then you won't get dishearted by the faster ones passing and just go out and enjoy and not worry about the time for your first one. I got hooked since last year and have polished off 9 10ks this year already
Hey Kerry dont be put off by the PB under an hour talk.
I only did my first competitive 10k in June of this year and was very happy to finish in under an hour.
Another 4 or so 10k jaunts since then and I finally broke 50 minutes last attempt. The first 10k is hugely exctiting and will probably leave you with the same addiction as the rest of us to competing and chasing ever better times! Your first 10k also has the advantage of being guaranteed to end with a PB!
I didnt realise there was so many 10k races, ive heard about the Manchester one but not all the others.
Is this the last local 10k this year?or is there others, just incase my cold comes back with a vengance!
There are dozens Kerry, try going to events tab on here for a starter.
Click distance of 10k, and how far you want to travel i.e. 20- 30 miles, preferred surface and see what it comes back as. There is one in Accrington a week after southport for example.
Kerry you are in for some fun!
The headline events like the Manchester 10k, Great North Run and London Marathon are the ones that everyone has heard of, but there will be a 10k race on somewhere within 50 miles of you just about every weekend.
Along with all the 10 milers, one off 7 and 8 milers and the Half Marathons, you will be spoiled for choice in the end.
The country is littered with running clubs, and all of them put on at least one race each per year with roughly 100 to 300 runners. Then you get the more popular club runs with up to 1000 runners.A lot of people find they enjoythe smaller club events more than the headline grabbing ones like the Manchester 10k
The northwest is particulalrly ricgh in club events
Enjoy Sunday and try not to be too nervous!
I guarantee you will be scouring this site for another event by Sunday night, and buzzing off the event all week!
These seem to be the targets for RW ruuners - amend and add if you can
KickedIt - 48 mins
Eric2 - 52 mins
Clarkster - sub 40!!!
Xan (No 27) pacing at 49 mins
Nutty1976 - sub hour
Goldpig - sub hour
Paul Williams (No 419) - sub 50 mins
JPAtko - new pb - 48 mins??
lfc runner - sub 50 mins
Kerry Purvis - first 10K
NB Last year - 567 finishers with 477 sub hour and 48 sub-40 mins, median time: 50 min 50 secs
REALLY cant wait for Sunday, pinned my number on my vest earlier!! LOL Good luck everyone!!
Think Xan said he'd be warming up near the bowling green, anyone fancy a RW meet up to say hello/ swap notes etc....??
These seem to be the targets for RW runners - amend and add if you can
KickedIt - 48 mins
Eric2 - 52 mins
Clarkster - sub 40!!!
Xan (No 27) pacing at 49 mins
Nutty1976 - sub hour
Goldpig - sub hour
Paul Williams (No 419) - sub 50 mins
JPAtko - new pb - 48 mins?? >>> sub 43 target
lfc runner - sub 50 mins
Kerry Purvis - first 10K
NB Last year - 567 finishers with 477 sub hour and 48 sub-40 mins, median time: 50 min 50 secs