Capenhurst Border League opener

It was the first race of the new Border League road running season on Sunday. I want to give this a proper crack this year, having only managed the final two races last season. Happily, my recent form gains continued with a time of 32:56 for the 5.5 mile course (essentially two laps of the Capenhurst 5k circuit so knew the route well). Enough for 47th place in a strong, club-runners only field of 250. I was passed by 5 or 6 strong finishers in the last 300 metres, inexcusible really - just didn't have the finishing kick and will have to do something about it as the season progresses. Still a good competitive race and a good start (my team Buckley are second in division one behind Wirral, but early days yet).