I was aiming for a pb on this flat course around the Castle Combe race circuit, and spurred on by the news that another of my juggling friends had received a cancer diagnosis (I run to raise money for Cancer Research donate here) I went for it straight from the gun. I didn’t think I’d be able to maintain the pace, but I dug deep and my tunes kept me going, as did the supporters on the side of the track (dogs included).

I finished 78th out of 278, was 11th lady and 5th in my age category.

The event was very well organised, we got printouts of our splits as soon as we finished as well as a medal: