Leeds Abbey Dash

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  • 10k
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Entrants (79) Club PB SB Pred Time WAVA
Super Norts Notts AC 32:55 32:55 33:05 79.80
Jamesito Beverley AC 33:29 33:29 33:29 79.57
tick follows tock felt good pleased to end the year with a 34 min 10k looking forward to training for london 2012 and seeing what I can take off my pb's in 2012 City Of York Athletics 33:14 34:17 33:59 34:28 76.85
nochickenstrip Crook & District AC, Durham Triathlon Club 34:37 35:42 35:42 76.74
Jezzer Chorlton Runners 40:03 41:40 41:40 75.78
kaysdee Big push for sub 40

To say I am happy is an understatement :) Heaton Harriers & AC 39:45 39:45 39:50 39:45 75.58
Shonky Salford Metropolitan AC, Knutsford Tri Club 37:06 37:31 37:31 73.03
Para Halifax Harriers 38:53 38:53 40:00 38:53 72.14
redeaston Chapel Allerton Runners 36:12 37:25 38:00 37:25 70.79
Ligi Chapel Allerton Runners 40:55 42:38 44:00 42:38 70.47
ali_ke Sale Harriers Manchester 37:38 39:32 39:59 39:32 70.40
MrViper Claremont Road Runners 36:47 37:53 37:30 37:53 69.69
Little Lou Danum Harriers 42:07 42:44 42:44 69.54
jennywren :) Bollington Harriers 53:57 55:23 56:00 55:23 69.42
bushbaby Pudsey Pacers RC 40:25 41:59 41:59 69.02
Sloggerian Chapel Allerton Runners, West Bromwich Harriers Running Club 38:42 38:42 39:00 39:48 68.35
cguy5 Steel City Striders RC 36:58 39:26 39:26 67.34
SusieG 8pm Saturday night, glass of ginger wine in hand, I text Steve to ask if he still had a spare race number for tomorrow.  The answer was yes (3 of them!) so I crawled out of bed on a foggy Sunday morning to run the Abbey Dash.  Arrived at Park Square, club photo, few laps of the square to warm up (decided conditions were actually pretty run-friendly despite visability (you really don't want to see the miles of Kirkstall Road stretching into the distance anyway!).  Headed to the starting pens (what a joke- no one appears to stand in their designated starting time pen!) with several club mates (Chris E, Nick, Alex, Tom, Rob).

Start gun went at 9.30 and we were off at pace.  I had decided I would go fast from the start as a change for my normal steady start and warm up into the race...  This wasn't a race strategy, mearly a last-minute-standing-in-pens- with-fast-guys-from-club affair!  So first 2km was fast, goldfish impression running!  Rob was on my shoulder and commented at km1 that we were on for a 39min finish at that pace and that he wasn't sure he could maintain it!  I agreed but wanted to continue with the pace for as long as I could maintain it!  As it turned out, that was about 5-6km.  After that I began pretty knackered and not too great.  My pace slowed and lots of people overtook me (including Rob who I could continue to see about 20m ahead).  I was very grateful to see the finish line after a pretty unpleasant last 4km (and even more relieved not to vomit on the finish timing mats).  it is a fast but unrelenting course and I was longing for hills for a change of pace and some recovery of sorts!  All I could think was 'give me 3x the distance and some big hills over this torture any day!'

My time was 44:14 which is a pb but I am dissapointed with it.  I thought I'd got significantly faster than last year from an increase in millage/effort, but I think I would need to do some more speed sessions to improve significantly.  I did feel slightly better at realising I was 144th women out of over 2500, but I wanted a 43:?? time really.

So the Abbey Dash is still as painful and 'orrible as I remember.  I am pleased I tried a new strategy even if it didn't pay off and I crashed in the 2nd half.  At least I know what to concentrate on for next race.  It also made me realise that racing is good- I don't generally enjoy racing (until afterwards anyway!) but it is good experience and the only way to improve racing performance really is to race.  I also realised that I really don't enjoy short, flat road racing (too painful!) and rather the challenges, adventure and unknown of off-road and fell.  Unfortunate then that the next scheduled race is the v flat Brass Monkey!  At least its longer! Unaffiliated 44:14 44:14 44:14 67.20
Becky80 Retford AC 43:12 43:12 47:00 44:57 66.35
gderoux Horsforth Harriers 39:42 40:35 40:35 65.91
runningowl NOT BLOODY GOOD ENOUGH Penistone Footpath Runners AC 36:46 39:04 38:00 40:25 65.70
Honley Lion Stainland Lions RC 43:47 46:18 46:18 65.27
rob_sturman Unaffiliated 41:31 41:31 41:31 64.74
Yorkshire Lass St. Theresa's AC 47:12 49:59 50:10 49:59 64.66
SpeedySoph Eccleshill Road Runners 46:38 46:38 46:38 64.65
Gillian Mary Rodillian Runners 52:44 52:44 52:59 52:44 64.60
joolzs Eccleshill Road Runners 51:52 51:52 51:52 64.22
1Smith Unaffiliated 45:10 46:20 46:20 64.14
wAckie Racer Ackworth Road Runners & a.c. 42:19 43:48 45:11 64.13
caw Denby Dale AC 49:08 49:54 49:59 49:54 63.85
McMouse Sweatshop Running Community 49:53 49:53 49:53 63.67
SnakeySam Keighley & Craven AC 39:01 41:36 43:00 41:36 63.49
Phys Unaffiliated 46:14 46:14 47:57 63.39
johnsy Goole Viking Striders 41:52 45:00 45:21 63.37
LeedsGill Unaffiliated 41:49 41:49 41:49 63.23
AlexWheeler Chapel Allerton Runners 41:03 41:54 43:00 41:54 63.01
Rigel Brrrr! Cold and foggy run but, despite a few niggles in my left shin and a dull ache in the front of my right ankle, managed to maintain a pretty steady pace and get a PB. :) Redcar RC 48:04 48:04 48:30 48:04 62.51
WeebleNana York Knavesmire Harriers 49:18 52:33 52:33 61.50
Punkbilly Otley AC 46:12 47:08 44:00 47:08 60.97
Windy Miller Chapel Allerton Runners 43:18 43:47 43:47 60.50
alisterrobson FERC 42:36 44:12 46:00 44:59 60.47
Lacticdan Ogden Runners 43:46 44:51 48:00 44:51 59.40
jpnewell2001 Hyde Park Harriers 46:31 46:31 48:00 46:31 58.90
Rob-H Redcar RC 45:02 46:55 46:55 58.85
5mike Unaffiliated 46:31 47:06 47:06 58.62
Laalieloulou Penistone Footpath Runners AC 48:55 51:30 51:30 58.03
Milzeh Rodillian Runners 41:34 45:37 45:37 57.87
Stevo_888 Unaffiliated 39:18 45:46 46:00 45:46 57.71
smudgeruby Unaffiliated 50:11 52:30 55:00 52:30 57.65
m_s Unaffiliated 52:08 52:08 52:08 57.63
StorksRock Well organised and friendly race.  Pretty pleased with the time.  I should try to do some speedwork. BeaRCats running club 53:09 55:52 56:30 55:52 57.33
Tiggers mate Roo Running from Birmingham back to Leeds to do this (180 miles, off road over 6 days), in memory of Colin Morath, who founded the race and was race director till a year of so ago.  So won't be in any fit state to 'race' it.  see my blog www.runningbacktoleedsforcolin.wordpress.com Sparkhill Harriers 47:28 50:08 1:00:00 1:03:50 57.29
Cheeseman75 Unaffiliated 44:40 46:50 45:00 46:50 57.12
1justin1 Unaffiliated 44:42 46:50 46:50 56.70
Tinywhitevan Ackworth Road Runners & a.c., Go Veggie 46:42 48:36 53:57 56.61
Johann76 Unaffiliated 44:57 46:56 46:56 56.44
northernslowcoach Unaffiliated 53:37 55:39 55:39 55.84
ser0101 Bedale & Aiskew Runners 54:32 54:32 54:32 55.74
DAZ75 PB by 2 seconds!! Pudsey Pacers RC 45:02 48:53 48:53 54.72
rkhodge North Yorks Moors AC 54:40 54:40 54:40 54.56
philbo Not a bad race , although thought my time may of been a little better felt like i was pushing it all the way round , still a minute off my last 10k . Unaffiliated 51:38 55:51 56:45 55:51 54.11
PhilDavies Airedale Dodgers 48:14 50:42 50:42 53.31
Steady Fast Penistone Footpath Runners AC, Fell Runners Association 38:28 51:31 52:00 51:31 51.32
sara.p Unaffiliated 58:50 58:50 1:00:00 58:50 51.07
Grid Bournville Harriers 45:33 52:35 55:00 52:35 50.37
LauraL1981 Lonely Goat RC 57:38 59:24 59:00 59:24 50.13
Pooroldsimon Unaffiliated 49:46 58:31 58:31 49.93
Meglet no idea how this will go but I PB'd here last year when I thought it was a tough ask, so hoping for similar this year. 

Happy with a season's best, sorry to those who lost points! Wetherby Runners 59:26 1:05:13 1:02:59 1:05:13 47.65
vanishedbob My first ever race and still my 10k Personal Best Pudsey Pacers RC 59:16 59:16 59:16 46.96
Houblon Nice race 8000 people out and back from the town hall to kirkstall abbey. Nice to run with Jane and Neil and Ally BeaRCats running club 55:11 1:01:18 1:01:18 46.88
Hudds_James Holmfirth Harriers 49:07 56:55 52:00 56:55 46.38
Rainrunner Having trained for only three weeks (from walking).  
Unaffiliated 1:00:00 1:14:54 1:30:00 1:14:54 39.90
MrBenn nice run with Josh in his first 10K Unaffiliated 57:11 1:18:00 59:59 1:18:00 38.41
Kath_656 Unaffiliated 1:02:00 58:00
huddsbhoy3 Unaffiliated 48:41 55:17 55:00
dawnyhogy Eccleshill Road Runners 55:24 55:24
Jopari Unaffiliated 39:58 43:28
PhilMac08 Horsforth Harriers 38:03 44:32
Elli of the North Unaffiliated 55:32

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