My first race in months, in fact my first race since the Adam Cole Foundation way back in September 2009.
So I was a little bit rusty.
The race is a bit of whopper, around 25000 runners, and in its 10th year. I was given a place at the last minute from the lovely people at NCB, so a huge thank you to them for that.
A free for all at the start meant spending the first couple of miles dodging and weaving through slower runners. Not ideal for a relatively short race. Organisers might want to spend less on marching bands (?) and more on the runner experience. Timing pens would be a a good idea for a race this size.
That niggle aside there was plenty of water on the course and the crowds turned out on a beautiful day.
Wide open roads in the last half mile line gave me a chance to muster a good sprint finish. Not that it made much of a difference to the time. My slowest ever.
Nice to be back though.
- Letting Ruben watch the footie on tv for longer than he should. Don't tell @rietteoos #
- Why do italian footballers have to cheat ALL the time? #
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I have become a Dad in the past 5 months. Something that has had a fantastically positive effect on my life.
With fatherhood comes plenty of change and one thing that has taken a bit of a bashing has been my running.
I have still managed to get a few runs a week but I have had to be pretty flexible. Grabbing 30 mins here and there pretty early in the morning or late at night. One run started at 10.15pm. Not recommended.
Every run has been a tempo or speed session. No LSD for me at the moment.
This doesn’t mean that when it happens the running hasn’t been enjoyable. When you know you only have a limited time available you squeeze all you can. That’s what every session should be like. You don’t have to become a parent to learn that lesson!
- France being dumped by some other boys in green #
- RT @MarketingWeekEd: Brand Union are projecting a twitter feed (@TheFootwall) onto a building in Farringdon, sharing World Cup opinion #
- RT @MarketingWeekEd: The Brand Union are currently projecting a live twitter feed (@TheFootwall) onto a building (cont) http://tl.gd/1vdbkn #
- For the 2nd half can we just focus on loving the soddin ball #
- RT @gabyhinsliff: RT @Kevin_Maguire: BBC says angry fan got into England dressing room. Forget security breach. Has he got his boots? #
- RT @mikebakeredhack: My BBC column this week is on the void of Govt policy on the primary curriculum and diplomas http://bit.ly/aSJvrq #
- RT @SchoolDuggery: Excellent blog on the hard details of Academy funding from @schooltruth. http://is.gd/cVBGK #
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- Ok, here we go then. Is everybody ready? #
- France are the most boring team in world football #
- No, BBC, go on, seriously, tell us why you employ colin murray and force him upon us #
- This is the first time this has ever happened in my lifetime, but ITV is slaughtering the beeb for world cup coverage #
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- Have been on the phone to fabio for the past 2 hours explaining why I should be in. Sorry for holding everything up #
- Loire valley beckons tomorrow and not before time #
- Am staying near Tours and Saumur for the week. Any suggestions for quality wine tasting and hidden gems? #
- How is that cooking a bbq on holiday is so much easier than it ever is at home? #
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- Previous 5 weeks, a total of 5 miles. This past week, a total of 25 miles. #thecomeback continues #
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- Finally. First run in 29 days. Easy 5 miler in the south London sunshine. Tough going but now feel so much better. #thecomeback #
- All 3 much angrier tonight. I predict a flurry of fists by next week #leadersdebate #
- RT @themanwhofell: "David is anti-European. Nick is anti-American. I am antediluvean," says Brown, confusing everyone. #
- RT @WineOfTheWeek: #leadersdebate have to say I for one am looking forward to a hung, drawn and quartered parliament #
- RT @themanwhofell: My coverage of the Leaders Debate is now available as a PDF: http://www.themanwhofellasleep.com/LeadersDebate.pdf #
- Good luck to everyone running the London marathon. Have a great time http://www.frontrunnerpt.com/blog/2008/03/london-marathon-race-guide/ #
- Ok Mara, let's 'ave it #
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