After Thursday’s 5k exploits, I thought I had a sporting chance of beating my 36:08 10k PB and even perhaps a sniff at Sir Darth’s MV45 CR of 35:53. I failed on both counts!
This is a fairly flat course, but there are two long (1.4km and 2km) stretches that are gradually climbing (albeit not too steeply). The first of these sections seemed to pass without problem, but the second one did not. I passed 5k in 17:50 (5:45 mile-pace) and kept this pace right up to the 6k mark. Then – I turned into the 2nd 2k section mention above - and - the wind!
This second 2k 'climb' is part of a 3k section on an exposed airfield perimiter road. My mile-pace tumbled, with an average mile-pace between 6 and 8km of 6:04. I managed to get back on target 5:45 pace for the last 2k, but the damage was done and the sub 36m 10k will have to wait – again! My time of 36:12 (17th, 3rd MV45) was only 4s short of my PB and, given the wind and my recent 5k exertions, perhaps a pretty good effort.
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