Marathon T
Another new distance last night; so inevitably another PB. I attended an organised 5km race on the Jersey Spartans club evening, my first ever outing at the distance.
After a gentle warm-up we lined up for the start of the sprint down the seafront. As soon as the whistle had gone for the start it became apparent the gulf in ability between me and the rest of the runners. As they gradually disappeared into the distance I could not generate enough speed to even vaguely keep up. I settled in to a fast pace (in fact it felt almost suicidal for me) and decided to see how far I could sustain it. At the halfway point I was blowing hard, but thankfully as I turned for the finish the wind was behind me and I felt much better. As I passed the 2.5 mile mark my legs felt spent, it amazed me how quickly you can ruin your legs. The fear of being caught by the under 9’s in the race spurred me on and I managed to just about hold it together to finish in 21.06. This put me in about 45th position from the 55 runners!
The whole experience has been an eye opener for me – and has highlighted just how far I need to progress before I can consider myself a competent runner. I am going to start going to the club nights on a Tuesday to see if I can gain any training tips and definitely going to start including shorter sprint sessions in my regular programme for the marathon.
There is a very long way to go.
Marathon T
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