Run > Race

Weather truly awful, rain chucked down for over an hour leading up to and beyond the start so by the time all were gathered on the line, I was already soaked through, cold, and with a very soggy race number - didn’t forebode well. Still, got off to a flier and went through 5k in 18.33 on Garmin, well inside target pace for a 5 mile pb. Crossed the finish in 31.22 chip time, 10 seconds outside last year’s time, which was frustrating and initially suggested a blow up somewhere in the last 2 miles, but quickly apparent from post race chat that the course was long, by over one-tenth of a mile. On my Garmin the course measured 8.322k, (5 miles = 8.046k), so 276m too long. From splits I went through 8k on 30.17 so on basis of my pace in last km (backed up by overall race pace on 3.47 min per k/6.05 min per mile) estimate covering the additional 46m to reach 5 mile mark in 10 seconds giving a time of 30.27 and a monster pb, though probably won't get official recognition. Very pleased with race, though yet more Cardiff race distance muppetry...frustrating, or what?