Worcester Half Marathon

The last scheduled pre-marathon race yesterday with the inaugural Worcester Half Marathon up at Top Barn. Didn't really know what to expect with it being advertised as multi-terrain over various surfaces, but it turned out to be interesting and something of a challenge. The two lap course looped and twirled around fields, quarries, riverbanks, Lakes and pools in quite a convoluted manner, confusing and bamboozling, but there were enough marshalls to make sure no-one went astray. A couple of pretty steep, but blessedly fairly short, hills took it out of you at key times but I still managed to sneak in with a PB of 1:43:42, finishing a pleasing 37th out of a field of 186. Tired at the end, and a bit achy today, but it was an encouraging run and I was chuffed to bubbles to come in under the 1hr 45 barrier. Some soreness in the tendon that runs down to my big toe on my left foot, and a slightly tight achilles have distracted me from the painful back (a trip to the osteo might be in order this week) but no "new" injuries to report. Not long now. Total mileage to date: 775.77, weight: 12st 11.