This was my second attempt at the Burnham course. Runners call it fast and flat (it isn't) provided there's no wind (there was).
This time I knew my place and started right at the back. Great opportunity to wear my new TailRoller high viz designed by a fellow wheeler.
Found it much easier than the first time so was slightly miffed to come in 3 minutes slower in an official time of 1 hour 10 minutes 4 seconds. That's seriously slow! As a comparison, the nearest group finished 10 minutes or so ahead of me, the course mean average (as at last week) stands at 29:48, John finished in 26:54 and the first six ridiculously speedy runners were all home in sub 19:00.
The route remained as challenging, the surface just as rough, with the same twisty turns, sneaky little climbs and plenty of adverse camber.
My dream is to do sub 50 minutes, my old 10k PB (personal best) time. That will have to wait for another day and a flatter, smoother course.
In the meantime I enjoyed an hour out in the fresh sea air, met lots of lovely people and did every last bit of it all by myself. My only regret was not being able to stop for an ice cream!
