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This is my watch time for 5K but I forgot to stop it so my full watch time was 27:21 but that includes wrestling with my timing chip and collecting my goody bag.

Official chip time was 26:29. I came 7th in my category, was 21st woman and 96th overall. It was also a WAVA PB. I'm still a tiny bit disappointed though as I'd hoped to go sub 26.

That's silly though as I've had a rubbish week in the lead up. I've gone onto new antidepressants that turned me into a zombie. I've been so tired and my training runs have been a proper slog. I almost didn't do the race. It was only mum forcing me and the email informing me you got a burger and a beer at the end that pushed me into it.

It was a really lovely race. The views are great and it's nice and flat. There was a horrible headwind for the second half of it that really knocked the wind out my sails.

Early on I'd wondered if I was taking it too easy and people around me's breathing sounded much more laboured than mine. But then the last mile felt really hard and it was a real push at the end to manage a fast finish. A kind man who'd hurt himself and was walking back gave me a real boost as I was coming up to the final stretch.

I think I'm definitely capable of putting in a harder effort, it's my ability to maintain that harder effort that I question. Fingers crossed for a sub 26 result in the next race.

Split Summary
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1) 1m - 8:25(8:25/m) 181/188bpm 267cal
2) 1m - 8:21(8:21/m) 190/194bpm
3) 1m - 8:39(8:39/m) 193/198bpm
4) 0.14m - 1:56(13:33/m) 194/201bpm