Time/Position: 10.34 (12th, heat 4)
I am taking this as nature's way of telling me to retire from track. Not that I have ever done much of it anyway - this is probably my 6th or 7th ever formal track race. It is always a great experience, though, so different from other forms of running, so precise and exacting. I have no idea why I was so slow this evening, as I didn't feel all that bad: but remarkably my pace was actually slower than it was at the multi-terrain 5k last week. I was in track spikes so missed the now familiar propulsion of carbon plate shoes, maybe that was it. I ran 9.49 at my first Trafford 3k about eight years ago but couldn't generate any pace today in a big heat of 25 or more runners. Perfect conditions, making for a pleasant warm down with M and E to refuel with Rudy's Pizza. The time puts me 23rd in the age group UK rankings but that is less than impressive, as not many people do them!
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