So I completed the BUPA 10K in Hyde Park yesterday in 53 minutes and 20 seconds, coming in at position 1608, in which, I am told 10,000 people took part in! So I’m very happy with myself, even if a little stiff in the legs. I managed to get around the time I wanted and considering I couldn’t train as much as I would have liked I am pleased with the run.

I was a little concerned with the weather forecast for the day as it was forecast showers – and I wasn’t particularly looking forward to running in the rain – I did bring a spare set of clothes just in case. But… the weather was great, and the run around Hyde Park was very nice. I’d never been there before and so was nice to have a look around as I ran. I am glad the race wasn’t any later as a couple of hours after the run there was thunder and lightening, and that wouldn’t have been fun!

Running a 10K course rather than a half marathon felt completely different, I realise that it’s only half the distance; but I mean that when i ran a distance in miles I would always convert it back in to kilometers, so if I had 2 miles left to go I would work that out to be at least 3 kilometers – which seemed, to me anyway, longer as it was a higher number.

Anyway, running the course I did a pretty good pace and passed each marker feeling pretty good. I had a but of a tired few moments at 6K and again at 8 but managed to push on. The last stretch though was a bit of a killer! Once I passed the 9K all I wanted to do was walk the remainder – but obviously couldn’t as there were people everywhere cheering us all on. So I pushed on and on, and made it to the finishline – phew!!

If anyone else took part in the BUPA 10K please let me know how you got on.

Also, if you would like to make a donation towards my fundraising activities for the Amani Children’s Home you can do so here:

http://www.justgiving.com/dougplatts

So the next thing to plan for, and it’s going to take a lot of planning, is my attempt at climbing Mt Kilimanjaro in September! I’m sure you’ll be hearing a lot more from me before then