L’s got a bit of a hate hate relationship with half
marathons but she does seem to approve of ten milers. She says she’d like to
make a career out of them but this could be a short career as there aren’t that
many of them. Having said that we have only just done the Great South
Run and now we have the Flying Fox 10.
This takes place at Standon in Staffordshire.
The race starts from the local school with parking just down the road at the Standon
Mill. For once it’s a bright and dry morning for a race.
The race has been held since 2003 but they have
changed the
course this year probably just for us, to make it two laps. The two laps
bring you back to the start line each time but each lap is
different so it's not too repetitive. Although it's all country lanes
and as I don't know the area, we could have been anywhere.
Both laps are equally hilly hence my finish time of 1:22. Four minutes
slower than at the Great South but then nobody inspired me with any Amazon
vouchers this time. There is however a bottle of Flying Fox Ale for all
finishers.
