Running race 17:27 [5] 3.1 mi (5:38 / mi) +15m 5:33 / mi
Medina IOW parkrun - 2nd, 17.27
An odd one.
Organised warm up was a bit cringe, and off we went, the local youth club shot to the front and generally got in the way, but fair play to them for having a crack for the first 1k. Meanwhile two guys had got out of sight, my first mile was 5.30 so I couldn't have gone with them anyway. By this time we were on the riverside path which was nice but very loose underfoot. After we hadn't turned any sort of corner after a mile I realised this wasn't the advertised course and we must be doing some kind of out and back. True enough, the front two came past the other way and we turned round a cone. Maintaining the pace fairly well I reeled in 2nd by 4k and went straight past, but first was well, well gone. Worried the guy behind might conjure up something, I flogged myself home. Course actually measured slightly long.
A good one to tick off, anyway.