I didn't plan to take part in this event but a colleague from work had already registered and then discovered he couldn't do it. He gifted the race pack to me and I am not the sort of person to turn down a freebie. So instead of running this under my own name I did it as Karl from the Sussex Plodders. It was good to do as I am also a Plodder. I may take this up as my aka! This was the first event I have run where the race bib actually has your name on it. Just my luck that on this occasion it was someone elses!
On
a very hot Sunday morning Haywards Heath Harriers contributed four members who
ran the coastal route on fully closed roads. It began on the
promenade alongside the shingle before crossing onto the main road and then
running on the main road parallel to the sea. The route then turned
into residential roads at Sea Lane and Amberley Drive at 5k before the parallel
run with the sea back to the start line.
The
runners were grateful to many local residents who had the ingenuity to place
their garden sprinklers out in the road. Runners had the
opportunity to run through a blissful cold spray that was very welcome and
a reprieve from the heat. It was short-lived though as the water
very quickly dried. Refreshing nonetheless.
It
was great to see the finish line with the crowds cheering us on to collect our
medals and the opportunity of a quick ice cream before the journey
home. Worthing 10k is a great run for first timers because of it’s level course with only one small hill on Amberley Drive. The local
crowds cheering everybody on were amazing.
Harriers were: Robin English 00:39:42; Chris Glanfield 00:50:29; Marion Hemsworth 00:56:29; Michael Parish 01:02:00.
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