Paul May

I took part in the Aware 10K in the Phoenix Park yesterday. It was a great run; well attended (over 1000 runners) and well organised by Aware and Donore Harriers. The weather was bright and fresh with no wind - a perfect Sunday morning.

The course was tough enough with some lovely hills in the second half (the pass by the Magazine Fort is dodgy enough on a bike - running it is absolutely no fun) and a 500m dogleg turn away from the finish line at the 9K mark - just at the point where turning away from the finish was the last thing I wanted to do. I made it around in 48 minutes 32 seconds - a personal best for 10K and 11 minutes quicker than my Port Tunnel time. Average heart rate was 168 for the run, so a bit higher than the 160 last week. I’m very happy to have run a good time, and to have been able to raise money for Aware. Well done to everybody who took part. Probably no more running until the new year.

Happy Christmas to you all.

This entry was posted on Monday, December 18th, 2006 at 10:44 am and is filed under Triathlon.