"Sandbach Striders 10K"

After an illness affected and therefore low key World Wide Festival of Races where I ran my own six miler along Riverside Park in the spirit of the event it was good to get another competitive race under my belt.

After a further week of coughs and sneezes I was happy just to make the start of Sandbach Striders low key but fabulously organised multi terrain 10k on the heart of the Cheshire Plain. Sandbach, famous for its Saxon Crosses presented us with a perfect early Autumn morning with clear skies and a gentle breeze making for ideal running conditions. A full pre entry meant many macc harriers couldn't score points in the club champs but was great for me to pick up some easy points!.

With a steady off road first 2k I gradually picked up the pace and was running 4.16 for each kilometre until the lack of training and chest cold finally caught up with me at around 7K. I did finish strongly (which included climbing the steps of a railway bridge at 9k!) however, with a 44.17 (for 35th position out of 180 finishers) which I was more than happy with given the circumstances.

Weekly mileage 27. Annual mileage 1044.