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August 28th, 6:55am 0 comments

A10/11

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At 9.30 this morning - dogged by six months of injury and the recommendation of a sports professional to 'take it easy' - my mind (much like the ground we ran on) was crumbling...Taking that into account, it was a beautiful day (and a beautiful day is as good as any day to run in the hills).  

It was too crowded and ill marshalled at the start, but I pounded on, dodged the crowds, found space and marked my equivalent runners.  I smiled in the sun, I winked at the cameras, I loosened up and enjoyed the ride - I let go on the downhills (as taught to me in the backwoods of Tennessee) and listened hard to the steady beat of the devil's metronome as I made the tough ascents.  I didn't sprint for the finish, I didn't need to - I finished strong and that's what mattered.

At present it's timeless - but I would guess at a comfortable 50/51....maybe? (edit...50.58)

It's certainly not my fastest on that route (we'll save that for another year) - but it might be the most fun I've ever had running it and I think I'm finally coming to realise what's more important to me.

...There was just one thing missing.

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