Race 1: Bromley 10k results

The official results of my first race are in! I came a respectable (I think) 15th out of 292 people in a time of 40:39, which was 4:45 behind first place. It was a VERY cold day, so gloves, long sleeves and tights were the order of the day. There were a few brave souls just in shorts and a vest but that was a too hardcore for me! My support team were wrapped up nice & warm, with hot sausage rolls to keep them going.

It was a good course, starting with 3 laps of the running track, followed by 4 laps of the park itself. About half of the race was off road, which very quickly turned into thick mud. There were a few slippages (only one of them was mine!). I'm pretty pleased with my time and feel like, on a dryer surface, I would have shaved at least 30s off my time, so sub-40mins is definitely achievable!

That is the first race done and dusted. Next up a half marathon at the end of February!

(Semi) Finalised events

I have finally pulled my finger out and pretty much got the events sorted! There is a decent mixture, I think, of distances, with a fair few 10k and half marathons plus two full marathons.

Training is going well and I have already managed to bring down my 10k time to sub-45mins, which I am very happy about. My aim is to get to 40mins for 10k by the end of the year. The route that I am running around Rochester is about 11.5k (if you have seen it via the Nike shares on Facebook or Twitter) which includes running over the Medway twice. It is a pretty scenic route in parts, running alongside the M2. Next step is doing a couple of laps to get me up to 20k runs, but that can wait until after the first event, which is in a couple of weeks. Speaking of which, here they are;

Date	Event
12/01/2014	Bromley 10K
23/02/2014	The Headcorn Half
16/03/2014	Sevenoaks Rotary Knole Park 10K
06/04/2014	DARENT VALLEY 10K
31/05/2014	2014 Kent Roadrunner Marathon
22/06/2014	North Downs Run 30K
27/07/2014	WIMBLEDON COMMON HALF MARATHON
31/08/2014	Spartan Race (13K)
14/09/2014	Bacchus Marathon
26/10/2014	Tough Mudder (12 Miles)
26/10/2014	Great South Run
29/11/2014	The 10k MoRun London Greenwich Park 2014
14/12/2014	Capital Runners Richmond Park Christmas 10K

My one month where I am torn is October. The Tough Mudder would be fun but I feel that the Great South Run is more in keeping with the spirit of what I am doing. I'll wait until Feb to decide, I think.

If anyone is interested in joining me in any of these, the please give me a shout!