PEMBROKE 10K
I had been training hard these past two months for a sprint triathlon that had to be held in March, but was then cancelled due to bad weather. It was quite a let down after all that hard work and to make matters worse I became ill and had to put all my training on hold. Dermot then suggested that I should go in for a 10km race to put me back on track. I didn’t expect much from this race since I had lost quite a few training sessions.
The weather was perfect on the day of the race. I had already experienced the same last year and knowing the course helped me to prepare myself better for the hilly bits. Although I wasn’t expecting a great result, I still set a personal target and aimed to do an average of 4mins per/km which would finally lead me to 2min 40 sec less than last years result.
The first 2km went smooth as planned, but although I was prepared for the first hill, it still slowed me down a bit and I was 30 sec off my target. For the next 3km I managed to get into a good tempo and get back on track. At 5km my time was 20min 20sec still 20 sec behind, but kept my consistency up till the 8km. The last 2km was a do or die situation. Tired, yet determined I gave it my all and surprisingly enough I finished at 39min 32sec, which would be 3min 08sec less than last years Pembroke 10k.
The intense training I had throughout the year payed up after all. And I would like to thank my coach Dermot, for always believing in me and for such rewarding training programs!! Whilst looking forward to many more successful races.
Barry
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