Run > Race

Coniston 14.
Easy start & 1st mile as planned for 1st few - 6:50 uphill,
but mile 2 & 3 were more level with downhills than expected as had memories of uphill all way to Torver - 6:25 & 6:16
Then the quick downhill mile 5:55, really burnt off some good runners incl Jonesey, hams ok!
2 flat-ish miles to Water yeat - 6:32 & 6:36 (gives 30 secs up at 7 on half PB!)
Starting to feel the pace, didn't need to push as well ahead of plan, so John & his group pulled away - had took them 2 miles to catch me after my downhill. felt ok to sit back a bit as doing fine espec as Waywell running with me.
More undulating miles hills increasing 6:52, 6:57, 7:16, pulled ahead of Waywell on downs - can class it as a good run to hold him off for 10 miles.
11 mile 6:51 - feeling good as gonna make it in decent time, tried to up it a bit, pulled away from Waywell - expected him to come back but never did, good scalp even though he is vet60.
Brantwood mile 12 argh - 7:59, a few coming past on this mile incl James Robson.
Steep downhill hams really tightening up - 13th 6:25
Now a real struggle, am I injuring myself? not push too hard hams too tight but no-one come past - half marathon marker 1:28:23, would have been happy with that on a flat one not so long ago.
Struggle back to Finish.