indeed !!Katfer wrote:We're back
A good day out
Moi and I left the wee toon around 9am and reached our destination at 12pm ...in good time to see Sam run his first official race . Sam took it all in his stride and by the look on his face at the end he enjoyed every minute of it and he told us he did . Well done Sam !
Well cant say the same for myself ...
A windy day it was but at least it stayed dry for most of the race. As this was my first time doing the Nigel Barge I wasnt quite sure how bad the hills were so decided to hold back my on the first lap (5k )and increase my pace on lap 2 but in hindsight I think I should have pushed more on lap 1as I settled into lap 2 much better and enjoyed it even at a faster pace . I have got to say it had more hills than I had expected but for some reason I 'enjoyed ' them even tho it was a challenging route and really not a PB one if you used to a flat 10k . My time was 55:35 on my garmin and I was slightly disappointed as really wanted 54 mins or less . I know if I had went that bit faster at the beginning it would have helped and also I did not check my Garmin for my time so mad at myself for that too. I knew that after I had crossed the finishing line I had more to give and that was not a good sign however it was a great day away and I enjoyed everyone's company.
When Moi and I got back into the car to drive home I said to her I think I could do that again and she replied me too !! so it could not have been that bad after all. Definitely one for the diary next year !!
Katfer 48:20 a fantastic time and you should be proud of that . As for Moi and Elaine I was really pleased for them achieving sub 50 (48 something) which I know has been a goal of Moi's for a long time and to get it on a course like this is even more amazing just think what you could now achieve on a flat 10k . And well done to Stu and Chantal too . It was good to see so many of us from the WEE Toon support this race.
Katfer even though I am now starting my training for the half I do plan to still join you most Tues and Thursdays but wont make this Tues as promised myself a day off however I am itching to get going again , think the endorphins are still working from yesterday .