Wow I am unfit, and it is frustrating! I had really hoped to improve my 10km time, especially as this is a flat run. For some or other reason this felt like the longest 10kms ever. At the 5km mark, my heart sank as I realised that it was only the 1/2 way mark and we were already up to 40 mins (I had done a time trial the previous night at Harriers, and my time was 00:33:38 for 5kms, so I was really disappointed). The run towards the turnaround point was hard, every time I thought that we would be turning around, I would see runners ahead with no sign of turning around - it was tough! I pushed myself not to stop - I was so annoyed with myself for stopping during the race on Saturday, so I had the words of Jim Collins' Great by Choice in my head - have a steady pace instead of spurts of speed and then slowing down. This seemed to help especially the last two kms that went a lot better; I also seemed to pick up some speed towards the end, but my time was horrendous - 01:15:something, five minutes slower than Saturday's race where I had walked, faced strong winds and an uphill!
With all that said though, it's a beautiful run, nothing quite beats watching the sunset as you run along the promenade!
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