Pic of the week 2/5/21
Today was the Glastonbury 10K road race.
A new route, to avoid the crowds in Glastonbury High Street, and we were set off in waves, I was in wave 11, those with an estimated time of 47 mins. This time was the time I gave for my entry in 2020, which was cancelled due to Covid, and was a bit optimistic. But the “new” course is very flat – from Strode, along the back lanes towards Baltonsborough for 5K, then turn round and come back – and therefore quite quick.
As ever in these races, I set of with racing snakes at too swift a pace – 1st K in 4 mins 30 secs – the race was tough, but I completed it in 47 min 42 secs, a whole minute faster than I have run a 10K this year. I finished 222nd out 760 runners, and 19th out of 56 in the M50 category (Males between 50 and 55)
I’m pleased I ran it, am pleased with my time, let’s hope that events like today signal some sort of return to normality.