Notes
This was a disappointing performance as I know I'm in decent shape. The conditions were horrific 30-40mph winds with rain and hail my idea of hell to run in. My watch measured this at 6.22 miles. Split were:-
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I didn't go off too hard and was controlled but the 1st 4k was straight into the wind and my legs just didn't want to work for some reason. My thighs felt heavy and I can only assume that this is a carry over from a late night on Friday and the lack of sleep. For this reason I'm pretty pissed off at myself with the lack of discipline as I'm normally controlled in this department, this had a detrimental effect on performance and really stopped me getting any where close toy current potential, that all being said all people were at least a minute down on where they should have been with others like Dave Norman and Matt Barnes over 2 mins down....I am really pleased I didn't get a stitch but couldn't have gone any faster as my legs were too heavy which is frustrating when I'd had an easy week but at least I know the reason why!! Now to train hard this week ready for Saturdays cross country. I am gping to race a lot more in 2013 ad that's the only way I am going to get close to my potential, as I've ran faster than this on tempos just goes to show how a few late nights carry over!!