Kirkintilloch 10k 2009

18th June 2009

Flat canalside run on a very windy evening. It’s a bit asymmetric so it was about 6km into the wind and 4km wind-assisted. Felt tired and demotivated, not very interested in races right now. There’s a fine line between starting gently and getting caught at the back of the pack. I was on the wrong side, so immediately shot my time to bits. Made some progress but basically ran like a cow and got a stitch near the end, necessitating a sprint finish to recover a place I nearly lost.

Splits (approx): 4:10, 3:52, 3:59, 4:03, 3:57, 3:58, 3:53, 3:51, 3:57, 3:56

Andy Freer was on cheerleading duties, complete with miniskirt and pom-poms. The horror, the horror…