Today we travel down to Market Harborough for their Carnival
of Running. This consists of four races - a 5k, a 10k, a half marathon and a fun run. All the
races start from Robert Smyth Academy and finish on Symington Recreation Ground
in the centre of town where they are holding a Carnival.
Well they were holding a Carnival but when we get there we
find that the wet weather has put paid to that. There will be no Carnival but
they aren’t letting us get out of the run.
Of the main three races the 5k is started first, then the 10k and finally the half
marathon. This means I am chasing down L and Daughter who are in the 10k and have been given a head start. I am in the half.
The
route starts off by doing a three mile loop around the town centre
before heading out into the countryside. Although I catch L about two
miles in, I’m struggling to catch Daughter before the two routes split
just
after the four mile point. I catch her in time, just.
The weather has been ‘challenging’ throughout but
gets worse
as I get near the end of the half marathon. The last mile is all
downhill but
that doesn’t help much when the conditions become biblical. As I do a
final lap
of the field there is almost nobody left to clap me in, not even Noah
and his Ark. They are all sheltering somewhere. L and Daughter text to
say they are in a
coffee shop. Thanks for the support girls but I’d have probably done the
same.
Timewise, I run 1:50. Not great.
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