Great Manchester 10K

[purplecat]

At lunchtime, I ran the Great Manchester Run 10K as part of the university's "purple wave". My slowest 10K time - 1 hour 2 minutes. I've been slow anyway recently, though I managed my last training run in just under an hour but I'd failed to account for the (comparative) heat and ran out of steam around the 6K mark. Still I've been running this race since 2014 (except for 2020 when it was cancelled and 2021 when it took me by surprise and I was dubious about the crowds).

I no longer really have the time to train as much as is necessary for these things and I made the mistake of buying cheap shoes last time I switched shoes so I've been having niggling foot and leg issues for a couple of months, but I enjoy the actual running when I can get out there, and the Great Manchester Run is a fun event.

Comments

[senmut]

That's pretty darn good for the lack of training!

[a_cubed]

Ditch the cheap shoes and buy better ones again if you're going to keep running seriously.

[wellinghall]

Well done! 10K is at least mumblemumbleK more than I could run in *any* time.