A new PB!
One week after running The Great Scottish Run 10K, I took part in the Cumbernauld 10K, crazy I know, even crazier, I was out to beat my GSR 10K time of 1hr8mins56secs. Sunday was a good day for the Cumbernauld 10K, it was partly cloudy, and a nice little breeze. My legs felt fully recovered too. I was feeling good. The first 2km went pretty well, good pace, breathing under control, then between 2km-5km I started getting the most awful stitch, I kept having to walk/run to keep it under control. By the time the 5Km marker came around I set about getting a good control on my breathing, and off I went, run run run, by the time I got to 8Km the dreaded stitch was back, it was agony!! I felt at that point that my time was going to be rubbish, I had lost count of how many times I went to walk/run/walk/run. By the time I reached the 9Km marker I was ready for the final push to the finish line, as I approached the finish line I was amazed to see the clock at 1hr3min odd secs! I had such a grin on my face. I wasn’t paying any attention to my time going round, I was out to beat my last time, but the stitch really held me back, but obviously when I was running I was putting in a good pace. I used the runkeeper app on my iphone to track the run, and at some points I was doing 8 minute miles, yay me! So overall I’m really chuffed with my time. My plan is to get one or two more 10Ks in before the year is out, and get a sub 60min time. My official time from the Cumbernauld 10K is 1 hour 3 minutes and 13secs!
On reflection, I stupidly started racing someone at the start, which is why I probably developed the stitch, my plan was to use the first 2Km to “warm up” and pace myself, when now that I think about it, I went far too fast at the start and my body went hey, what u doing u fool?! LOL, I wont make that mistake at my next 10K!
I’ve never been able to run anything in my life before, so to have completed 3 10K’s this year, and to be close to a sub 60 time, it’s a great feeling. I’d like to take a moment to thank my chiropractor, Scott, from Glasgow Chiropractic at Falkirk. I’ve been seeing Scott since last December, and I believe that without chiropractic care I would not be as successful at running. My testimonial on chiro care to follow!
Thanks for reading, Betty x
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