Notfast 10k

Today we drag ourselves out of bed, albeit slowly, and head off to Newark to run the Notfast 10k which starts and finishes at Newark Rugby Club. Oddly L reverses our pre-race/post-race routines, so we’ll see how that pans out.

We did this race a couple of years ago. It was quite warm then and it is again today, so we leave the boys at home. It’s not the most exciting of courses but we’re both using it as Thunder Run preparation. L to try and increase her mileage, me to just check nothing is going to snap. I think on that front we can both class it as a success.

That said, I’m not really impressed with my time, of course. The clock was just ticking over from 48:59 to 49:00 when I crossed the line which is almost the same as I ran here two years ago. The red t-shirt is also less than impressive but it’s a well organised race with plenty of water stops and my favourite thing, a sponge stop. I’m easily pleased.

Notfast 10k

We have been attempting to do the Notfast 10k near Newark for a number of years but one of my vital dog qualifiers always clashed. This year there was no clash, so here we are at Newark Rugby Club. We have left the boys at home as it’s hot.

The race can best be described as no frills. It’s cheap and cheerful but not the most exciting of courses with a section down a busy main road. It’s well marshalled though with distance markers, three water stations and sponges. I do love a good sponge. There is just one hill at just over halfway but not a particularly bad one.

The run goes alright, although I’m slow as I suffer first with my dodgy knee then with my dodgy fitness. I come in in just under 49 minutes, shoot me now. L comes in 62 something, for which she’ll be doing cartwheels.