Eight months into our 'run a month' project, Kevin and I travelled to Castlebar, County Mayo, to compete in yesterday's Breaffy 10k run. We came from opposite ends of the province, as I had spent the previous night in Sligo at a friend's stag party. This was a very well organised event, which obviously had the support of the local community as it weaved in and out of the village's little back roads. Young and old stood outside their houses clapping and cheering the runners as they passed and many provided water and refreshments along the way. Kevin and I were a little apprehensive about performance at this run - I had a bit of a tummy bug for the previous few days and Kevin's training had slowed slightly, but we performed well enough. We ran the first 2k well within ourselves, finding a steady pace, letting the crowd run on ahead of us and settling in to the run. From then on we gradually overtook many runners, keeping our form and pace. We finished in 52.57 - happy enough with that and ready to up the training for autumn time. A nice steak and chips were the order of the afternoon after the race while we watched the football on tv... life could'nt get much better!
Fair play, níl a fhios agam an mbeadh mé in ann an méid sin a dhéanadh tar éis a bheith ar rothar le haghaidh trí lá fada. Tá misneach agat!!
ReplyDeleteNot a bad result to say you'd just returned from a Stag party. Well done!
ReplyDeleteOh, and steak and chips are probably my favourite meal - along with fried tomatoes, mushrooms and onion rings - which I invariably order when eating out.
We're going to Arran for a week or so this coming weekend. Hope to start running again, gently, when I get back.
It seems you ran a pleasant 10 km race, Breandán! I'd like to run a race in your country :) People clapping, cheering and providing refreshments along the running path are always lovely.
ReplyDeleteHave a nice training for autumn time!
Life couldn't get much better except for the pathetic football match ye were watching!
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