Twelve months ago I set my 10km road PB at this race. I felt I was in good shape and was certainly looking forward to getting under 33 again. Well that didn't happen and I ran a very disappointing 33:39.
Okay it was another tough old day conditions-wise. Very similar to the C10 from the previous week with low temperatures and a stiff wind. The first 4km were ran right into the breeze and after running a decent first km, I then started to struggle and by the time I reached 4km I had nothing left for the run home. Through 5km in 16:52 and despite all my efforts I couldn't get the km splits under 3:20 - even with the wind on the back.
Despite a poor run I still managed to claim the win, with GCH teammates Owen and Gearoid in 2nd and 3rd place. Okay so not the time I was looking for but I won't let that detract from this great event. It's a real gem and great value with each competitor receiving a head-torch. Plus a spread afterwards that was fantastic.
All up 15kms with warm-up and down. I hope this event goes from strength to strength and I'll certainly pencil this race in again for next year. Fingers crossed we get better conditions!
Here are the splits:
1km 3:16
2km 3:20
3km 3:24
4km 3:34
5km 3:18 (16:52)
6km 3:20
7km 3:23
8km 3:21
9km 3:22
10km 3:21 (16:47)
Total 33:39
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