I shouldn't really be running and should be resting before the marathon. But the Assembly Leagues run hosted at Beckenham Running Club is about a mile down the road. I blagged my way of work to get home in time. All I need is for my wife to get back with the car. Eventually she returns, possible too late to make the start...
I thought a few people from the club would be there. I rush in to collect my number to make the start on time. When I look at the signing in sheet only one other person from the club is running. At the start I see a couple of other people from my work running club.
I don't intend to run fast. I am going to jog. I'm surrounded by Beckenham Shirts, but I feel smug in my PWR shirt as we won the mob match at Park Run on Saturday (Unfortunately I was unable to attend)
The race has a huge steep hill up to Ravensbourne Station and is then pretty flat apart from a little climb at the end. Even though I am only jogging I take a fair few people on the hill. They catch and pass me on the downhill.
It's a beautiful evening and I enjoy the run. A few hamstring twinges but I don't know if that is my mind playing tricks and teasing me.
At the finish, I do enough to ensure the person behind does not catch me but definitely no sprinting.
The surprising this is that my time was 5 seconds slower than last year where I had ran as hard as I could!
At the end I jog the half mile through Beckenham Place Park back to the car. Despite gently jogging I am easily sub 4 hour marathon pace. I am realy lookin forward to Sunday..
4.46km 21:05 (4:43/km)
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