Last Sunday was the Great Eastern run otherwise known as the Peterborough Half Marathon. It was a great race last year which I did with several friends. This year I ran with my friend Chris again and my friend Lee was also there supporting his girlfriend Anne.
Again I really wanted to try and get a PB and beat 1:30 for a half marathon. Again I promised myself the new Peter Kay book as an incentive but again I didn't quite manage it. I got 1:32:19 which is 0h:0m:07s slower than my time last year. I was still 255th out of 2780 people though and the fastest runner of my department (and quite a few people went) for the 2nd year in a row (http://www.peterborough.gov.uk/leisure/events/great_eastern_run/results.aspx) so I guess I can't complain.
I think the course was slightly different than last year though it finished in the same place. I still enjoyed it though and I tried out some of the new Skins compression socks, which seemed to work quite well. They cost a lot but worth the cash I think.
You can see pictures at
http://www.marathonfoto.com/index.cfm?RaceOID=23172009M1&LastName=JONES&BibNumber=989&Mailing=23328
Ely run tomorrow and then I turn 31 on the 23rd. I'll be in Lingfield for a family do so may have to do the old long run there on the Sunday.
Signed up for the Stevenage Half Marathon on 1st November as well.
Saturday, 17 October 2009
Cheltenham 10km
On the 3rd Oct I did the Cheltenham 10km. I had to get up quite early to get over in time for the 10am start but I was hopeful I could get a good time. The run was run entirely on roads within Cheltenham Race course, starting in front of the grandstand there was opening loop of the TV/emergency vehicle road circuit inside the race track, a return past the front of the grandstand and a short out & back section before a second circuit of the race course circuit at the end before finishing in front of the grandstand again.
The weather was cold and windy so I ran in my running jacket and gloves. I really pushed hard to try and get a PB but the wind (which certainly made the undulations seem worse) and course (very soft ground) were against me and I only managed 00:44:56 (http://www.racetimingsystems.com/public/results.aspx?raceid=925) Still that did make me 36th out of 327 people. I had promised myself I would treat myself to Peter Kay's new book if I broke 40 minutes though.
In the afternoon I went for the Aquasphering session that my friends kindly got me for my birthday last year. This involves getting in a large inflatable ball with water in it and being pushed down a hill so it's like being in a washing machine. My friend Paul came in with me but unfortunately my experience with cold water last week seems to have made more of an impression than I thought. I had a bit of a panic attack in the sphere and really didn't want to do it at first. I got over it though and after I had finished I got dry and went for a really nice meal with my friends, many of whom had come a long way to see me. I really enjoyed that. The next day I ran the Ely run and did a lot of training in the week for the Peterborough half marathon that is coming up soon.
You can see pics of this race at http://www.perfect-timingphotography.com/eventshow.php?sid=3b8d8a9b31e63b5d6b8880c1e4a52063&e=20091003_Cheltenham%2010km and put in runner number 588.
The weather was cold and windy so I ran in my running jacket and gloves. I really pushed hard to try and get a PB but the wind (which certainly made the undulations seem worse) and course (very soft ground) were against me and I only managed 00:44:56 (http://www.racetimingsystems.com/public/results.aspx?raceid=925) Still that did make me 36th out of 327 people. I had promised myself I would treat myself to Peter Kay's new book if I broke 40 minutes though.
In the afternoon I went for the Aquasphering session that my friends kindly got me for my birthday last year. This involves getting in a large inflatable ball with water in it and being pushed down a hill so it's like being in a washing machine. My friend Paul came in with me but unfortunately my experience with cold water last week seems to have made more of an impression than I thought. I had a bit of a panic attack in the sphere and really didn't want to do it at first. I got over it though and after I had finished I got dry and went for a really nice meal with my friends, many of whom had come a long way to see me. I really enjoyed that. The next day I ran the Ely run and did a lot of training in the week for the Peterborough half marathon that is coming up soon.
You can see pics of this race at http://www.perfect-timingphotography.com/eventshow.php?sid=3b8d8a9b31e63b5d6b8880c1e4a52063&e=20091003_Cheltenham%2010km and put in runner number 588.
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