Browsing the great run website last night and I found my results which you can view on the Nike+ website here, I placed 20948th! running it in 1:14 - an awfull time. I had only started running 5 weeks before the race and could hardly even run for 5 minutes when I started so not too bad considering that. Another factor in the slow time was, stupidly I didn’t do any stretches or warmups before the race; I basically stood there waiting for it to start and then started running. About 5 mins into the race my shins swelled up and I had to stop - that happens if I dont stretch my calves out. I had to stop and walk for about 5 mins to get them to stop hurting.
As the race went on I really got into it and you can see from the graph I really picked up the pace towards the end - I even sprinted the last part. Next year I will be entering again and I’m aiming to complete the race under the hour this time - can I knock 14 minutes off my PB ?!
