The Race for Life

I did my 10Km race for life this morning, in 1 hour and 10 minutes. In all honesty, I'm really disappointed with the time, as I've done it in 1.06 in training and was really hoping for a PB. I don't seem to perform well in races! I felt I'd prepared as well as I could have - I'd got my long run up to 8 miles, had done the 10K distance 3 or 4 times, ate breakfast really early, drank lots of water yesterday and this morning.

I do have a number of excuses: 1. It was very hot and sunny and there was no shade; 2. The course was much more hilly than I was expecting, in fact it was pretty much constant up and down; 3. The running surface was dodgy - a mixture of grass, tarmac, sand and some weird woodchip type stuff that I seemed to sink into. I think the heat was the main factor though - I just don't run well if it's sunny and the temperature climbs above about 18 degrees.

Still, I'm glad I did it, I raised £100 for Cancer Research UK, there was a great atmosphere and it was a good experience . But, as I was running, I was thinking about the half marathon in September and wondering how on earth I will be able to run over twice as far by then. It's only 2 months away now, so I have some serious training to do between now and then!