Bupa London 10000
I meant to write about something different than running, but it seams I more enjoy writing about this topic right now, so I will not be constraining myself and will give you an update.
I participated yesterday in the Bupa London 10k race, second edition of this, as organizers were trying to sell, premiere London 10k run. They are not far from the truth to be honest. Click on the image of the route. With starting line on next to Buckingham Palace and St. James’s Park and with the finish on The Mall, taking runners almost for a sightseeing including Westminster Abbey, Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, The London Eye, Cleopatra’s Needle, Tate Gallery, Millennium Bridge, The Monument, Lloyds of London, Leadenhall Market, Bank of England, Mansion House, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Horseguards, Nelson’s Column and Admiralty Arch is a running event in the capital not to miss for medium to long distance runners. It is a race organized by the same people working hard each year to make the London Marathon what it is, so everything what was needed was there. Even weather, comparing with previous year’s torrential rain, was just perfect.
I haven’t been preparing for this race in particular, mainly because after finishing Paris Marathon I decided to have a month off running. Only a week ago I started some training, first week of the 18 weeks programme which I am going to follow this time as preparation for the Berlin Marathon, Royal Parks Half Marathon and the Frankfurt Marathon. Yes, 2 marathons and a half in 5 weeks. I know, I know. I will write a bit more about this another time.
Coming back to the Bupa 10k. My time was 48 min 26 sec (5k split 24m56s), the official new personal best for this distance. Taking into account irresponsible but much appreciated BBQ the night before I am really happy with the time. It is slightly worse than my unofficial 46m52sec for first 10k from the Lisbon Half Marathon. I am using Garmin 405 for GPS tracking now so the details of the run are available on the Garmin Connect site.
The public registration for the London Bupa 10k 2010 opens next week on the 10th of June. It seems pretty early for a run happening in 12 months, but if someone wants to take part in the next year’s event I recommend signing up asap as I am sure the places will be sold out quickly.
Congratulations to Dave for achieving his dream target of sub-1h, Milan for not showing up, Andrew and Rachel for finishing their first 10k in a very good style and Maciej for being just scary fast for a first timer.
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