Race day - (Sunday 09/03)

I like racing, any distance really, not just the race but that preperation, that banter before and after the race - comparing times, sob stories and success stories - its the reason we all run.

Today was no exception, woke nice and early, usual race breakfast (toast and honey and black coffee) and wait for the bowels to kick in (too much detail I know...).

The Mizuno 10K is a relatively loval race run by Altrincham and District Athletic Club in conjunction with Sweatshop and Mizuno - its really well run and the field of about 400+ means its manageable with no complaints of slow starts etc.

Despite feeling tired over the last couple of weeks with the marathon training I was pretty sure of a PB today and set off in good style, albeit perhaps to fast with a 5:58 first mile but then soon settled in to the suggested 6:20's - one slow mile into the wind with a 6:33 and a finishing position of 99th in 39:09 gave me my second 'road' PB of the year and is a good confidence booster during a hard training period. Winner finished in 29:45 - nearly a minute per kilometre quicker than poor old me !

An easier afternoon with trips to the tip to dump old IKEA furniture (dont they sell some shit) and old carpets full of plaster- there should be a TV series about the local tip, so many nutters go there - ye sincluding me ! Then off to my mum and dads to chill out for an hour or so watching football