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Is anyone else doing this race, or has done it before?
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As zeb says, couple of little inclines when you go over/under rail/road bridges - but there's a wonderful stretch from 4K to 8K (mostly along the A51) which is either flat or slightly downhill, and provided you haven't started off too quick, you can really go to town here.
I'd love to give it another go - but not sure whether I'll be able to make next Sunday alas....then again, it would only show how much slower I've got in 2 short years....
Pug
Pug
The slow improvement continues - but in the end this run just underlined how far backwards I've gone since PBing here 2 years ago.
Didn't look like too smart an idea at all on arrival in a thunderstorm of biblical intensity, 45 mins before the start. Got absolutely drenched just trotting from the car park to the Village Hall to register. Are there any Health & Safety regs which apply in respect of racing in forked lightning?
Anyway, it miraculously cleared up in the minutes before the start, so conditions weren't too bad at all - quite warm when you didn't have a head wind.
I started off OK, logging 3:50 Ks which was about the pace I was aiming for. However, by 5K (19:26), I began to drift off the pace I wanted and never got it back. The little undulations that dismissed so airily when I breezed over them 2 years ago looked a lot more substantial today.
Something else that made a difference for me was the stretch along the A51. 2 years ago, the nearside of the road was coned off and provided a much better and faster surface to run on than the somewhat uneven pavement. This time - no choice but to run on the pavement - my rhythm started to suffer & I began to worry that I was going to hit calf trouble.
In the event this didn't happen, but I wasn't too impressed with 8:01 over the last 2K which ensured I finished outside 39 minutes (39:05 on my watch). Actually gained 1 place in this period, but should be finishing stronger than this.
So - 2 mins 34 slower than 2004. That's a good 700 metres at this pace - aaargh! And 14 days to Borders 1 - my @rse is going to be kicked good and hard....
No actual injury to either calf by the end of the race - but they both felt pretty tight afterwards.
My personal inadequacies aside, I must say this is a really nice, enjoyable event, with something almost of a "village fete" feel to it.
Only grouse? something might have to be done about the race car park - the storm left the exit from the field a complete bog - I noticed 1 or 2 cars had to be pushed out & I ended up hosing out half a ton of carp from inside my wheel arches this evening.
Still - looking forward to next year's event!
I found the race impossible to get to, many due to my innovative decision to turn right on the roundabout off the motorway instead of left. I got to within a mile of the race at 10am, then to the start line at 11.01.04 am (I've never been given a time for actually crossing the start line before).
The downside of missing the start was catching up to people on the single-file roads and then unable to pass which held me up a lot at the start. Still, it made me feel very refreshed at the end, and was probably why its one of my most enjoyable races this year. Given how stressed I was with driving round aimlessly for a hour I was surprised how mellow I was with the run - although that might just have been due to staying out of the rain.
It was a flat course is a nice little location and I'll definately be back next year, hopefully on time though.
But for the next 11 months can you address me as "the current Cheshire 10K Champion"..he.he.he
Was really surprised to finish 2nd overall and 1st in Cheshire Champs, I can name half a dozen runners at least who I expected to be there as it was the Champs but to my surprise wasn't on the start line. Perhaps lady luck in the form of a thunder & lighting storm was shining on me today.
As Mike S says, it miraculously cleared up about 5 mins before the race.
Think I'll try and Park nearer the Village Hall next year, my warm up was a sprint to the car and back in the pouring rain.
Pug
I did 33.42. Was beaten by Tarus Elly from Salford who ran 32.??
Didn't see anyone from Liverpool RC but results aren't up yet and sometimes they can take a few days to post.
I had to battle for 2nd and kicked with about 300m left to beat Simon McKevitt from Liverpool Harriers who finshed 3rd in 33.50
...."not progressing as much as I want to" doesn't really seem applicable in the circumstances ;-)
I spoke to Tarus after the race about the relays, not sure if he knew who Mark Hudspith from Morpeth is but i'm sure he's ran 28 or 29 mins for 10K and ran for GB in the past.
From what i've seen on the Multi terrain races your not doing to badly yourself!!
How long have you been running?
I started in 2003 with the Chester Half and clocked 2.01.10 and have never done high milage but have just listened alot to people and gained experience mainly from my mistakes.
Defo agree with racing too much, I did about 10 races in Sept 2003 because I was new to the game and got a buzz out of racing so much. I still do love racing and probably still race too much but am trying to cut back and get a block of training in. I've entered 10K next week and then our Border's League start week after. No idea when I'm going to get my next long run in!
Pug
Pug - keep it up m8, youve been aiming your training at the marathon, i think it will benefit the shorter distances next year...
Pug
It all depends on my position at the start as ive been given a green number due to my half pb...but im going to try and get closer to the front! but apparently theyve employed extra stewards to stop people doing this, so i could end up with a few thousand infront of me!
Pug
Came all the way from Stafford for this one, coming very close to some lightning on the way (the flash and the bang almost at the same time!) and was very glad the rain stopped just before the race.
Did this one three years ago and forgot about the distance between the car park and registration. It must be the first time I have ever done a warm up run!!!
Took me about 5 seconds to figure out your Alias from your profile. Key word "Ultra"
Will work on new User name...maybe "The Athlete formally known as Crowie"
Woke up full of cold this morning and it's got gradually worse, something to do with the pre race down poor I think.
Hope to shift it for Flintshire 10K on Sunday.