Kingston 6km fun run
This morning was the running of the Kingston Fun Run. Preparation for the race was hardly ideal as I have been fighting off a cold for the past week. I also pull up very sore from last weeks race but this morning I felt pretty good.
Conditions were ideal with very little breeze and about 15 degrees celsius.
The start was chaotic. I tripped on someone but managed to regain my feet. The start was very tight out of my gym carpark and there was no separation of walkers and runners. Honestly you would think the walkers would at least show some common sense and move towards the back but no just off to my right was a lady carrying a large handbag.
We get away and after the first 500metres the road turns very much downhill, I knew that I would need to make the most of this first third of the run and push hard down the hill.
I hit the flat and by the half way point I had clocked just over 11 minutes. The next section is where I need to work on, I seem to have difficulty picking up a good quick consistant pace. We turn off the main road and with about a km and a half to go I know that I don’t have much to run but the next km seems to take forever eventually I turn onto the beach and as soon as I hit the harder sand I push into a sprint for the line.
My finishing time was 23:50 about 3 and a half minutes faster than last year and right into my target time.
May 24, 2009 at 12:09 am
Congrats on making another of your targets! well done!!
Just got back from a 5.2km run myself, 29:22 though, got some work to do to get up to your speed… having to take it a bit easy actually, pains in my left knee
Congrats again.
May 24, 2009 at 2:51 am
Wow, you knocked 3 minutes off a 6K time. Your 6K ~to my 5K pr, pretty cool. It’s astounding that walkers wouldn’t just start at the back of the back. Keep moving forwards, and enjoy your journey.
May 26, 2009 at 12:46 am
That’s fantastic Ryan. Congratulations on your accomplishment.
Your comment about the lady with the handbag cracked me up