I managed three runs again this week with the last two providing me with a fantastic double Personal Best weekend!
The first run was the Plymouth Musketeers group run on Thursday evening. It was the Weston Mill route, run in the 9 minute mile group, a 5.5 mile route that contains the infamous Bridwell Road climb.
On Saturday morning, I completed the Plym Valley 5k Park Run. I intended just to run hard with no particular expectation of a great time, but with somewhat drier than normal conditions underfoot I ended up pushing myself all the way to a new Personal Best (by just 4 seconds) of 23 minutes 54 seconds.
Then, on Sunday morning I ran the Mad March Hare 10k race. This 10k was the same route as the January Jaunt 10k, from Coypool through to Saltram House up the hill to Stag Lodge and back again. In January I ran the race in 52 minutes 11 seconds just after having a bad cold so this time I set out to beat this time comfortably and to get close to my 10k PB (just under 50 minutes at the Plymouth 10k in November). I ran consistently hard throughout and was delighted with my time of 49 minutes 11 seconds – a new PB on a much more difficult route.
Tim O'Hare 