{"id":2071,"date":"2011-12-05T21:57:09","date_gmt":"2011-12-05T21:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.haydnwilliams.com\/blog\/?p=2071"},"modified":"2022-04-11T21:33:44","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T20:33:44","slug":"helena-tipping-10k-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.haydnwilliams.com\/blog\/helena-tipping-10k-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Helena Tipping 10k 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is with regret that I announce my retirement from the sport of road running, having yesterday made my debut in the sport of road running.<\/p>\n

My brother recently asked me to join him for his first road race, the Helena Tipping 10k organised by Wrexham Athletic Club Road Runners<\/a>. As it turns out, he\u00a0had to pull<\/a> out and so I was the sole representation of the Williams family. The course is only a couple of miles from our parents’ house, so was reasonably familiar territory even though I didn’t know all of the route. Not being a road runner, I approached it in the hope that I’d suddenly find it interesting and enlightening, but actually it was just hard work!<\/p>\n

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About to cross the finish line. Photo by Gareth Williams. (c) Haydn Williams 2011<\/p><\/div>\n

I had a reasonable run, pushed myself a bit in the last third, and managed a decent sprint at the end to pass three people in the last 100m or so. I could feel a lack of stamina because I don’t normally run at such a consistent pace; my usual fell running provides more variation. The provisional results<\/a> placed me in 77th, or 22nd for the 18-35 age class, with a time of 41m 42s.<\/p>\n

I’ve been wanting to try a road race for a while, just for the experience. It wasn’t purgatory, but it wasn’t the most exciting race I’ve ever undertaken either – I doubt I’ll be doing any more soon without a very good reason. On the plus side, if this is the only road race I ever do then I must have achieved a personal best. Although conversely it was also the slowest road race I’ve ever done. Hmmm….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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