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Chris May 2018 10:22am, 28 May 2018 1,002 posts	0 Chris Running downhill to start was an interesting experience. Although the wind on the way out wasn’t much fun I’m glad we had it behind us on the way back!
Bazoaxe May 2018 12:06pm, 28 May 2018 13,108 posts	0 Bazoaxe There was one year the wind blew the other way and when I saw people with 2 miles to go they were absolutely broken !
FergusG May 2018 2:40pm, 28 May 2018 2,533 posts	0 FergusG 2015 Baz? I was one of the broken one that year.
Bazoaxe May 2018 2:58pm, 28 May 2018 13,113 posts	0 Bazoaxe Think it was 2011, but could have been 2015...don't think I did it that year
Chris May 2018 4:54pm, 28 May 2018 1,003 posts	0 Chris That would be a long slog home into the wind. Just realised I had a 3 minute positive split yesterday 😳
jdarun May 2018 5:17pm, 28 May 2018 2,879 posts	0 jdarun About 40:30 for me today, paced it pretty well considering but the sharp hill near the finish and slight over-distance (by Garmin) meant I was never going to pull back enough seconds at the end. 7th out of several hundred in my age group (49) and a three min course PB though it was a long time ago I last did it. I find running at altitude is a real struggle for the lungs. Legs aren’t really tired as you’d expect from 10k at marathon pace!
Little Miss Happy May 2018 6:20am, 29 May 2018 807 posts	0 Little Miss Happy You haven't had long to adjust to the altitude have you jda?
jdarun May 2018 2:13pm, 29 May 2018 2,880 posts	0 jdarun Just two weeks, a couple of years ago I had two months here and that wasn't enough either...
Chris May 2018 2:59pm, 29 May 2018 1,005 posts	0 Chris Should at least make you stronger when you get back here jda
jdarun May 2018 3:30pm, 29 May 2018 2,882 posts	0 jdarun Well that's what I hoped but I think perhaps our legs get weaker rather than lungs stronger! Also: Too. Much. Food. Main disappointment is that they were handing out free t-shirts for sub-40 runners - if I'd known that at the start I might have found a few more (fewer!) seconds

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