Southern Mens League, Division 1, 5k (B String) - Ilford (7 Miles Total)
ODD one today. After driving for 3 hours, I finally arrived at Cricklefield 'Stadium', home of Ilford AC. All I can say is - rhymes with rump, synomynous with civic refuse site. The track was cratered to hell, and stained black for the most part. I know London was hit by the blitz, but they've had plenty of time to repair the track since then. On a more serious note, despite the asthetic pitfalls of the track, it was actually nice and soft.2 Mile Warmup in NB 832's (slight twinge in left ankle initially, but calmed down after 3 minutes)
Southern Men's League 5k , 1st B string, 16:32 (3:15, 3:15, 3:16, ??:??, 6:47) in Saucony Fastwitch (no pain in race at all, just difficulty getting up on toes)
2 Mile Cooldown in NB 832's with Phil Tulba (left ankle started to ached in last 4 minutes, great name check, eh?)
7 Miles Total
Southern Men's League 5k , 1st B string, 16:32 (3:15, 3:15, 3:16, ??:??, 6:47) in Saucony Fastwitch (no pain in race at all, just difficulty getting up on toes)
2 Mile Cooldown in NB 832's with Phil Tulba (left ankle started to ached in last 4 minutes, great name check, eh?)
7 Miles Total
I felt pretty sluggish and tired during the race - I don't know if it's the past week's racing program catching up with me, as Martin suggests, or if it was the drive, but given how I felt I was happy with the run. I was being ridden for the first 3k by the Ilford A string runner, who at 3k made a surge for the finish I just couldn't go with - so in essence I ran the race by myself (i.e. got no help/draughting benefit). Show/Hide this post [+/-]
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