Icing and anti-inflammtories seem to have done the job, no swelling around the ankle Wednesday morning. I strapped it and thought I'd see how it felt on a warm up lap of the xc course. It felt fine, I decided that as long as I ran in clear air so I could see where I was putting my feet and stayed on my toes it should be ok. The course was mostly through woodland and a very nice one to kick the season off, albeit a bit windy with some rough ground in places.
I had a good start and got into clear air straight away. I worked hard on the level woodland tracks and tiptoed carefully through the tank hazards. I ran most of the course with Chris Cooke, who was running very well. I'm thankful that ladies run one lap less than the men as I don't think I could have stayed with him for another lap!
I came in about 40 seconds in front of a young girl running for UEA, think she's one to watch and will be stiff competition for future races! Emma Figures finished in 3rd place for Pacers Ladies and Trish Dennison 5th. Fantastic turnout for the Pacers today 13 runners, really good to see the Wednesday Club girls again, Cathy Lambert, Pat Partridge and Eloise Calver all ran well. Nice to see some new faces in the Mens team too.
Bring on the next one! :-)
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