Mrs S and I drove down to Lymington in bright sunshine for our first crack at the 10k race. There was a huge crowd in the starting field and a jolly, carnival atmosphere.
I hadn't run since Thursday, and I was twitching to be running again. As a result, I went off a bit fast. We were soon heading gently downhill towards the sea and I glided past both Nathan Renyard (Hardley) and Kath Bailey (Winchester).
The scenery was flat and bleak and beautiful in the way that saltmarshes are. Approaching the halfway mark, I recognised familiar territory as we came into Keyhaven, and then abruptly turned sharp left, heading east along a coastal embankment.
Nathan had already overtaken me. As we progressed through the second half I was right at the top of my threshold and struggling to keep my breath under control. Kath cruised passed me without any apparent effort, and it was an almighty job to hang on.
I pushed like mad to the finish line and collapsed in a heap. A lady approached me and I was briefly concerned that I was going to be first aided... but she was just taking the chip off my ankle.
With a time of 37:49, this was a respectable time. Here are the GPS stats, and here are the results. This was my fastest 10k for a while, but I wasn't happy with the way I handled this race. I fell into the classic trap of going off too quickly at the start. Next time...
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