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Watford 10k 07-05-12
May0720126:14 p.m.
Krim, upon his return from Florida, was keen to do a race, so i was strong armed into signing us all up for this. That is me, Krim & his daughter, Ciara, my daughter Suzie and my boy Ben. Ciara was recently 10, so had to run the 3k, unlike Suzie & Ben who were down for the 1k. This was actually Suzie's 5th Watford 1k.
I've been coming back off injury :yawn: steadily, and i'm now runnning up to about 3 or 4 miles, 2 or 3 times a week, and even trotted round a parkrun last month! So the plan was to take it easy.. and 6 miles is pretty much the same as 4 eh? :o)
Anyway, real life put a spanner in the works, as lil' Ben was still recovering (and perhaps still suffering) from some sort of virus which renders the kids unable to walk and in pain whenever they put weight on their limbs. The docs said this is not uncommon and is attributed to the immune system inflamming the bones... wierd eh?!
We arrived a bit late and we ran to the registration tent to pick up our numbers, which we were just putting on when we heard the fog horn... they had started!! 3 minutes early! What a pain... Anyways we ran accross the moor and onto the path and must have run over 1k already as we hit the start line. I encouraged Suzie to pick a pace she could hold and she was great... i was really impressed; by far her best performance at one of these events, as she only had to walk once... worringly enough however this was because of numb feet (she too has recently had this virus thing). Anyway she ran well, finishing really strong and then had a nice masage in the masage tents...
....quite happy with herself
...before meeting some lads who got her number!!Unfortunately they only offer gun time not chip time for the kids races (we wasted a good 2 mins putting the chip on her shoe!) and so bit gutted about that as i forgot to start the garmin in all the mayhem!
Krim's lot descended on us after the race and had a bit more time to hang about (a full hour between the 1k & the 10k always seemed a little much to me!) and try not to get too wet/cold... then we all headed off to the start.
The 3k was set off 5 minutes after us and Ciara did well...
....after the prerace nerves...
....to find a friend to run with....
....and a super sprint finish!After only walking a little bit... Impressive cos that 3k is a long way! Great pics Jonno!
Back to the 10k....
The 1st few miles really were a bit crowded.. mind you we were back in the 1hr+ area and we fouind ourselves working through the field steadily, hitting a comfortable 9mm. A few faster bits downhill and definitely taking it easy on the ups... still shows how unfit i am with an average HR of 162bpm! It's all the weight i'm carrying really.. i never felt too bad at all, a little toe pain about mile 2 for a few hundred yards but apart from that nowt. They had rerouted us through the forest along the bridlepath as this afforded less mud and standing water... and tbh it worked there wasn't much at all. A pleasant run it was. Had a good chat with Krim, though it was hard to hear him what with his mumbling and my heavy breathing/bad hearing lol... must be getting old :)
...still we finished strong and held each others hand aloft as we crossed the finish line haha, much to the amusement of the commentator :o)
We finished in 56:02, happy with that!
Medal Winners!
Group PhotoWas feeling very full still from yesterdays roast dinner but stayed for a coffee then headed off to the inlaws for our traditional after Watford 10k/1k lunch.
Thanks Watford round table, another hassle free event. Good move to give chip timing instead of race Tshirt... as they were always pretty pants tbvh lol. See you next year... rain or shine. Race webbie HERE. Direct link to results are HERE.
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Comments (4)
SeanG 'Sounds like your starting to get your fitness back. Well done to you and your Daughter. Virus's can be very strange things. Hope that your son picks up soon.' added 7th May 2012
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Claggman 'Well done Andy...top stuff....really jealous ;( ..... ;) Hope ben gets well soon' added 7th May 2012
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Nick 'Well done on getting back into racing mode. It must be nice to be part of an event where your kids can take part as well!' added 7th May 2012
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laurasaurus76 'Hi, just found your blog through the Watford 10k Facebook page and realised I was running pretty near you, I remember thinking it sounded like you'd not seen each other for ages as you had loads to chat about! You both overtook me in the last 100 yards though, I came in just behind at 56:08! Well done on your time!' added 13th May 2012
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