10km | Race | 45:51 PB Gee that was a (unofficial) PB by 3:01 2:58 today ! Rather unexpected considering that I have been training as per normal but not really doing anything special. Must have been a really fast course I think. EDIT: Hey ! I came 4th overall in the handicap adjusted results ! :) Anyway, for the first time I actually did a warm up and stretch before the race (maybe that was it?) and then set off at 7:00am start. Whilst I saw both the 45 & 50 min pacers lined up, I lost them at the start and ran a few ks a bit in the dark. What made it worse was that my GPS signal went missing so I had to quickly work out my splits in my head as I ran. I saw Podrunner (45 pacer) at about 3kms and think that I ran up to CR Queen Bee at that point. Having Podrunner in my sights worried me really because it meant that I went out way too hard. So it was either slow up or keep going and test the water. Test the water it was. As it turned out I was about 3 mins ahead of my PB at 5km and then finished pretty steady thereafter. I'm still a bit confused about the big drop in my time and am half expecting to find that the course was short or something ! Ok, here's the bad news. My second toe on my left foot (or is it the bone leading to the joint?) is killing me and I'm limping about at the moment. I spoke to Podrunner after the race and I will see him probably Wednesday. Hope its ligaments rather than stress fracture... Mood: ---> :D

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