Bramley 20

Friday 18th Feb

Rest day today. It was a very busy day at work. With lots to do before the weekend. Friday evening was track. I thought that I would go and watch. Something that I would regret on Saturday. It was freezing, and I did not have the correct clothing on. Track was followed by Burger and Chips at the Rack Straw.

Saturday 19th Feb

I got up and felt crap. I could feel a cold coming on. Must have cos I had frozen my nuts of last night. I was going to do a short run in the morning, but decided to give it a miss, and try and rest to stop the cold feeling coming on.

Sunday 20th Feb

It was up early. Porage for breakfast. Coffee, and get my kit ready for the Bramley 20. Nikki S picked me up at 8:45. This would give us plenty of time to get to the race. It felt cold when we got there. I decided to run in a t-shirt, with a vest on top. I was planning to run 6:45 minute miles for the first 10 miles, then see if I could push it for the second 10 miles. Its a 2 lap race, each of 10 miles. Martin ran with me for the first lap, going through 10 miles in 1 hour 8 minutes. Martin stayed with me till the 14 mile marker, then I decided to push, because the pace had dropped a bit. Next minute Martin had gone. I pushed on, counting down the miles. 6 miles to go, just a Monday run. 3 miles to go, just a Park Run. 2 miles, my house to Frogmore. 1 mile, 4 lap of the track. Then cross the line cheered on by Graham. 2 hours 16 gun, and 2 hours 15.47 chip time. A PB again, a completely even split to boot.

We swapped stories of the race, then adjourned to a local pub for some brown isotonic beverages. Home, then round mothers for Sunday Lunch.



Back home, another beer, and sleep.

Happy running,

Dave.