Training Log Archive: Cbruce22

Nice steady warm up to loosen off before 10k race. Very blustery but at least it was pretty mild. Lower back a little stiff but seemed to ease off ok and a little friction in my chest but also seemed to ease off. Followed the gently jog with some strides in the track before starting.

Round the Houses 10k (including east district championships). 7 th female and won the team prize along with Ginie and Nicola.

Reasonably happy with how the race went. Started off well and although a little fast compared to my later splits it was the pac I was hoping to sustain as thought I was in better shape than it turned out/wind possibly took more out of me than I’d like to admit. First 2 miles felt comfortable and had wind behind us for most of that and was sitting in 4th position at this point (3rd in eat district race) and then between 2 and 3 mile point I was overtaken and tried to keep up but at about the 4 mile mark she made a decisive break away. Tried to keep it going but could feel the pace falling off and finding it difficult into the wind. At around the 7.5 point I was then overtaken by another 2 females and they built up a bit of a lead going into the wind, which I was able to pull back slightly once out of the head wind but was unfortunately never able to full recover.
Overall reasonably happy with my performance but I know it could’ve and probably should’ve been slightly better and slightly annoyed that I let a few people past in the last few k.

Nice and easy cool down, feet a little tender with blisters in my toes.