Well, I ran the 10k in aid of Cancer Research UK, and I beat my target time! I had hoped to run it in 1 hour, but I finished in 55 minutes and 26 seconds, so I was really pleased.
I had been concerned that I'd struggle to hit my target (as mentioned previously). On my regular training run I was finishing in around 1 hour and 5 minutes, so I thought shaving 5 minutes off might be a bit of a tall order. However, the route we ran today at Powderham Castle is a lot flatter than my usual run, and I think that made all the difference.
It was a really good atmosphere at the run, and beautiful weather. There were close to 700 runners (judging by the numbers pinned to t-shirts, I didn't count them), and lots of friends and family watching. The run itself was a lovely route, starting in the castle grounds, passing through the courtyard, out of the grounds onto a road running along the edge of the Exe estuary, then back into the grounds and through the courtyard again to the finish. (It sounds a lot shorter when it's described like that - it really was quite a long way!)
But most importantly - this has been a great opportunity to raise money for Cancer Research UK, and as you can see from the widget below, I'm close to my target, but not quite their yet. So if you would like to, just click here.
