Well it was the day of the run today, and what a disappointment! Not in the organisation - just my performance. I started with a sore throat on Friday and it affected my drinking pattern this morning, which meant I was still drinking Lucozade. And I think that's what caused me to start with a stitch when I was doing well, about 3.5km out. It spread and got worse and didn't leave me until past 9km!
Seemed better organised this year than some previous years, either that or I was just happier as I got a start position near to the fron as I was there when the pens opened. The 'orange A' numbers were a watse of time. There was no mrshalling of the area, which filled up with all orange numbers within seconds. There was a guy in front on me with an A and I saw him finishing after around 75 minutes, and three girls who were escorted up from the elite area, also with Orange A numbers, all finished after him.
I did also notice, whilst watching finishers, one lady approaching the finish line with an orange number with a black cross on it - like they were doing last year after you collected your goody bags! I couldn't see any sign of a chip on her ankles and a couple also ran past without numbers and neither of them appeared to have chips. Maybe they were tucked under socks, or maybe they were just cheeky and joining in when they hadn't entered...
Weather was kind, just a pity I set a personal worst! Oh well, until 17th May next year and the Great Manchester Run 2009!
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