2009 Staines 10k Results

I hadn't really been looking forward to this years Staines 10k as I haven't been training at all. I've hardly run since pulling out of the London Marathon in February, coupled with the fact that on Saturday I was filling my face at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay and drinking a fair amount of wine in the process. Anyway, up I got at around 7am had a cup of coffee and some breakfast and started contemplating the race ahead. The sky was blue, the sun was out and all looked rosy. I made my way down to Staines at around 8.20am and lined up with the rest of them. At this point somebody announced over the PA system that there would be no rain until about midday - great I thought, so I removed my waterproof top and decided to run in my very thin Adidas running top.

The race started at 9am and within about 5 mins, the heavens opened and whilst it wasn't particularly cold we all got very wet. I found the race harder than normal but kept focused and tried as hard as I could. I even managed a little burst at the end for the crowds although in reality nobody noticed. My official time came in at 54:13 slightly slower than my normal time but considering I've done nothing, I was quite happy with that.

Here's the official results:

http://www.sportsystems.net/staines10k/Downloads/ResultsStaines10k09All.pdf

I got the usual free t-shirt and a rather expensive looking medal. Roll on the 2010 Staines 10k - I'm determined to crack 50 minutes then!!