Club member, Dave Moir, was TBH’s sole representitive at this year’s VAANEE 10k Championships and sends in this report.
A bit of a disappointing turn out with only 7 of the 8 entrants making it to the start line, possibly due to a conflicting fixture taking many of the potential entrants over to Farringdon to compete in the open XC relays. It was a fairly hot and muggy affair this year, with the starting temperature of 25C quickly taking it’s toll on the competitors.
I had my race plan, and took an early lead, but after a few laps I realised it was going to be a very slow time and it would be better to just race it. I knew what my planned 5 lap splits should be and was so far off them, forgot about trying to get anywhere near my goal. 3 competitors came with me and at about the 5K mark one dropped off the pace leaving me pulling the remaining 2 around until we reached 9K. The Ken Harker from Richmond & Zetland had obviously decided to push on hard at this point, so after 22 and a half laps of leading, I watched not just Ken, but Kevin Blyth from Sunderland Strollers sail past me and push on hard. I think I may have done too much of the work earlier on and just couldn’t respond, so had to be happy with a time 2 minutes down on my last 10,000m time, placing third overall in the race and taking a silver medal in my age category.
Hopefully next year this fixture won’t clash with anything else and it will be better attended (and a lot cooler). 25 laps can feel very intimidating on a track, but I guarantee if you were looking for a fast 10K time, it would be the flattest 10K you will ever run, and if you can switch off and just get on with the work, it is a good way to set a PB.
| Position |
Number |
Name | Club |
Time |
|
|
1 |
221 |
Ken Harker | Richmond & Zetland |
37:36.9 |
M40 |
|
2 |
225 |
Kevin Blyth | Sunderland Strollers |
37:46.7 |
M50 |
|
3 |
223 |
David Moir | Tynebridge |
37:52.1 |
M40 |
|
4 |
224 |
Paul Tarbitt | Gateshead |
38:13.1 |
M35 |
|
5 |
220 |
Peter Walker | South Shields |
43:40.1 |
M60 |
|
6 |
222 |
Kevin Freeman | Blyth |
47:46.7 |
M55 |
|
7 |
229 |
Alan Elders | Low Fell |
51:06.4 |
M60 |
Dave Moir
3 comments
David Rowe
September 10, 2012 at 16:15 (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Well done Mr.M, makes 5 laps of the town moor sound exciting!
Brother Louis
September 10, 2012 at 16:45 (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Get in Psycho Eyes!! Silver medal, well done Dave
Stu Dickson
September 10, 2012 at 20:04 (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Well done Dave, another excellent race although slower than hoped the heat on the day (25C phew!!) would not have helped.