Afternoon all 
How is everyone? peach how is kate doing? Hope you are settling in at home nicely
Well. I did my 10k in 49.37, so smashed my 2012 10k target in 2011 
Best set meself a new one for 2012. Had a bit of a stressful time getting there and finding parking, dh and I were shouting screaming at each other and I really wanted to throttle him, but e found parking in the end. The race was superbly organised, Nell McAndrew did the warm up, she is tiny in RL, she came in at about 38 mins - very speedy! Weather conditions were perfect, 9 degrees, bit foggy, no wind or rain. Great route from city centre, out to Kirkstall Abbey and back. The elites pass you on the way back. First man back in 29 mins, first woman in 33. From the get go I felt good. No twinges, no stitch, felt strong. Ran my first mile quick for me, but felt able to keep it around 8mm pace for the duration. Felt it a bit in the last mile but think that is also mental as I knew I was on track for sub 50 and then suddenly felt the pressure to keep the pace up. Slight hill towards the finish line, still had enough for a final sprint across the line. 8000 runners, great atmosphere. Dh did 41 mins and my mate did 51. All in all I am delighted with my time, didn't think sub 50 was in my reach just yet. Just goes to show on race day you can pull it out of the bag. It's the first 10k I have run where I actually felt good for 90% of the race.
cocks spotted : 0
Goody bag: Tshirt, bottle of water, bottle of lucozade and NO MEDAL!
Split are below:
1 7:40.7
2 8:05.2
3 7:57.7
4 7:56.3
5 8:02.7
6 8:13.7
7 1:41.6
Good luck to all of todays racers, look forward to your reports