or for an ad-free Fetcheveryone experience!

Thames Towpath 10

  • Event Website
  • Rated 77%
  • 10mi
  • Road
  • Edit Listing
  • Copy Listing
Entrants (6)
Club		 PB SB Pred Time WAVA
Hollywoof! Thames Towpath Ten - 10 miles. Current PB - just over 1:14 set during MK Half a few weeks ago. Target time - Plan to go out fast just like at MK Half and see if I could break 1:12:30... Splits.... Mile 1 - 7:48 - what happened to the plan??? Curses! Mile 2 - 7:16 - realise I'm over a minute behind the splits I did at MK Half - oops. Mile 3 - 7:18 - gorgeous running alongside the Thames and Kew Gardens - the wind against us but the sun getting warmer. Mile 4 - 7:19 - feeling slight twinge in right leg - why did I race the 5km yesterday? Why did I go for that cycle ride yesterday? Doh! Mile 5 - 7:17 - half way in 36:58 - easy to work out I'm just inside my current PB but way outside the target time of 1:12:30... ho hum Mile 6 - 7:11 - turn away from the towpath back and onto some pavement running. Mile 7 - 7:06 - work out it's a 5km left to run and try to push Mile 8 - 7:19 - mind under matter again - I should just stop pushing... it always seems to make me slower! Mile 9 - 7:09 - watch tells me I have to make the last mile a 7:20 to get under 1 hour 13 minutes so just need to keep going... Mile 10 - 6:26 - that's a new mile PB :-) Time at finish 1:12:07. Cloud nine for me - much faster than I'd hoped despite the slow start - and I'm not talking to anyone who ran the race with a Garmin (just in case!)
Unaffiliated 		1:08:47 1:08:47 1:12:07 60.77
Alceste
Barnes Runners 		1:17:12 1:17:12 1:17:12 59.51
Andrew I'm sticking my neck out and predicting I do better than 8 minutes per mile.It's supposed to be a flat course,after all.
Unaffiliated 		1:20:35 1:20:35 1:18:00 1:20:35 61.47
Stumpy
FERC 		1:22:33 1:24:26 1:24:26 58.69
Kinsey Nice day for it! Started off sunny but clouded over. It felt like there were more people than last year, and possibly a quicker field as well (but maybe I imagined it). It was the first time I've run 10 miles for quite a long time, but I did a similar time at the Cabbage Patch last Oct so I was pretty pleased. Opened up in the last half mile to try and catch Stumpy but missed it by a couple of seconds. Maybe next time! It's a great race anyway if anyone is contemplating it for next year!
Unaffiliated 		1:23:25 1:24:41 1:25:00 1:24:41 57.97
PeterS
Unaffiliated 		1:24:09 1:26:24 1:27:37 52.01

3 Blogs About This Event

Write a blog about this event

7 Reviews

This DateAll Dates








Back To Top

Tag A User

To tag a user, start typing their name here:
X

Free training & racing tools for runners, cyclists, swimmers & walkers.

Fetcheveryone lets you analyse your training, find races, plot routes, chat in our forum, get advice, play games - and more! Nothing is behind a paywall, and it'll stay that way thanks to our awesome community!
Get Started
Click here to join 113,928 Fetchies!
Already a Fetchie? Sign in here