Hello, just decided to follow Pizza Man's suggestion and do the Headington 5 on 25 August. Anyone else out there doing it?
It will probably turn out to more of a regular run than a real race for me, but I dont care, it will be my first ever race (so automatic PB!), and that's what makes it exciting.
Cheers,
Hild
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I only live a few miles from the start, so getting there will be my warm-up! I just registered today, so I hope I get my race number beforehand!
Good luck!
Am I right in thinking this is your first race since school? If so,
GOOD LUCK & ENJOY
I won't be doing it myself as it's a little bit too far to go.
All the best
PM
I would like to run it in 50 minutes, but my main goal is not to walk! I'll let you know how I get on.
Cheers,
Hild
Just home from the race, where I got a stunning all time PB of 43 minutes!! So I'm very pleased. Met a couple of friends at the start, so my anonymity was gone, but they sped away quite quickly! I started off slowly, which enabled me to pace myself and not burn out too soon, as well as speed up at the end and pass lots of people.
I haven't been awake this early on a Sunday in ages, so it's quite a novel experience all in all!
Nobby, how did you get on?
Cheers,
Hild
Well done on your time. I'm also very pleased with my 36 mins. Coming from High Wycombe it makes a change to run on the flat for once!!!
Does this mean you have got the bug for some more races???
Perhaps I'll choose a 10K in a few more months? What are your upcoming racing plans?
2 races in a week. Doesn't sound so good on the thesis and begging front though!!
I am taking it easy for the next month before I compete in the Amersham 5 on 22nd Sept and the Windsor Half Marathon on 29th Sept. I'm hoping to get under 1:50 in the Windsor race so I've got to get some serious training in.
What's the thesis on... anything to do with the Hildegard moniker??
The thesis is on medieval English/Norse literature. So, basically I have no life, but it will all be worth it in the end. Hildegard was a German mystic nun. I, however, am not.