Time/Position: 17.47 (19th from 208 [1st V55])
Third race in six days since turning 55 and finally a good performance where it all came together. Still almost a minute down on my pb but I think I might scrape into the top 30 in the UK rankings with this time, and possibly fairly high up the all-time NW rankings too. After a long day walking and eating round Manchester with M and E the weather continued unsettled as we arrived in beautiful Dunham Massey, the ideal event to do with E in support as the course was a delightful two and a half lap loop of the grounds. A torrential downpour coincided with the start and, despite feeling a bit stiff and tired all day, I felt pretty good for the first k, gently downhil towards the house (3.19). Then came a little hill and an off-road section, considerably slower especially on the very wet second lap (4th km was a slow 3.46 sadly) before the gentle downhill again and a quick final k (3.21). I felt far better than Christleton, where I ran 17.55 before my birthday, and infinitely better than at Deganwy last Friday, this time there was no blow-up and no fade. Nice to get the V55 prize but even better was the fact that I felt strong throughout, recorded a decent V55 time, and really enjoyed a great event (part of a competitive summer 5k series in eastern Cheshire).
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