Rodney's Pillar is an odd thing in Shropshire commemorating as it does a naval victory by Admiral Rodney. His boat was made of wood from the area so we thought 'I know why not stick a pillar on top of a hill'.
In keeping with silly ideas, every year there's a race up and down this hill, 3.9 miles in total. It's a bit tough.
2009 was my first entry and I finished almost last in 66th place in a time of 36'20.
I was determined to improve upon that this year and managed a slightly more respectable 50th place in 34'17.
As it was a handicap race I won a prize - a nice little England Lion! But knocking 2 minutes off a time was a big plus.
Thursday 17 June 2010
Thursday 10 June 2010
Park Hall 5k 2010
It's time to get going again with my running, no excuses anymore. My knee is no longer sore, major events have passed and if I don't get back into the rhythm soon I'll miss the whole summer.
So last night I ran the Park Hall 5k just outside of Oswestry. Good conditions really but I was a bit late on arrival so felt a bit rushed. Still last year I managed 22'24 and I managed to improve that to 22'08 and still had something in the tank. I've got to learn how to push it more in the second third of a race because I'm finishing strongly.
Still it's a nice improvement and next week is the Rodney's Pillar race - straight up a hill and back down again
So last night I ran the Park Hall 5k just outside of Oswestry. Good conditions really but I was a bit late on arrival so felt a bit rushed. Still last year I managed 22'24 and I managed to improve that to 22'08 and still had something in the tank. I've got to learn how to push it more in the second third of a race because I'm finishing strongly.
Still it's a nice improvement and next week is the Rodney's Pillar race - straight up a hill and back down again
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