10K

Did a 10K race in Victoria Park on Sunday. The results are now out and my official time was 41:21, as I had expected having timed with my own watch (excuse — not training). That’s my new official personal best, my previous best in a race being 41:48 in 2005 (excuse — weather / over–long course). The goal remains to get round in under 40 and to that end I have signed up for a series of six 10Ks around Regents Park, taking place on the first Sunday of each month starting from October. The target time is a big ask for me: although 8 seconds per kilometre quicker doesn’t sound like much, I have now had three attempts at getting under 40 minutes, having decided in November 2004 after my first one that this was the goal, but have not managed it yet (excuse — crowds) (although I guess three tries in four years isn’t exactly a lot).

Labels: training