Spar Women's Challenge 2013 - Best Yet

The boys and I took part in the Spar Women's Challenge again this year. I have done this race many times now.  Last year was the first year that it moved to Greenpoint and I hated it (bad weather, badly organised and and and) this year they improved dramatically and despite a field of 20 000+ between the 5 and 10km events it was very well organised and run (excuse the pun).

Quinn decided to try the 10km event this year. His very first time trying this distance, as he has only done 5km events up to now. Griffin did his usual 5km. 

Now that I am a bone fida member of a club and run in club kit (including my Red Socks this time). I can now officially seed myself and don't have to sneak in near the front, which was good as the front pen was well 'policed' and I was offiically let in. I managed to start about 100m from the front which was as good as I could hope for in that crowd.

The race went well and I actually enjoyed it. The weather was perfect.  I didn't feel all that fast but I did get off to a good start and felt strong and comfortable. I ran as fast as I could manage and just kept going. A passed a good few people and after the half way mark I started realising I was pretty much on my own. The elite athletes had left me in their dust and I had passed everyone near to my level and I was out 'front' alone! It was pretty weird and kinda cool to be in a field of 20 000 runners but all on my own!! I finished with no one anywhere near me and managed to come 70th! With a new personal best of 47:45! I was thrilled with that!

Quinn ran/walked his race. Once I'd caught my breath I jogged back along the route and found him at about the 6km point and finished his race with him. He was tired and walking by then, but in the last km he got a second wind and finished quite strong and fast. I was very proud of him.

Griff did his 5km all alone and got his best time yet at just on 50 mins.

We had a lovely time and really enjoyed the morning. I ended up doing 21 km in the end between all the extra run/walking up and down with the boys after my 10km.

Our results:

http://www.racetecresults.com/Results.aspx?CId=35&RId=84

Jane FRASER
Race No :

 

1187
Gender :

 

Female
Category :

 

35-39
Status :

 

Finished
Club :

 

Atlantic

RESULTS

10km - 

00:47:46

<-Personal Best!

Overall :

 

70
Gender :

 

66
Categ :

 

6

Total	Me		Out of Total	%ile Top
Placing Overall	70th		11867	0.6%
Placing in Females	66th		10759	0.6%
Placing in Age Cat	6th		1347	0.4%

 

Split Name	Race Time	Leg Time	Time of Day	Pos	Cat Pos	Gen Pos	Dist Done	Pace
HalfWay	00:26:12	00:26:12	08:09:04	65	6	63	5	11.4
Finish	00:47:46	00:21:34	08:30:38	71	6	67	10	13.9

   

Quinn FRASER
Race No :

 

1188
Gender :

 

Male
Category :

 

Male
Status :

 

Finished
Club :

T

EMP

RESULTS

 

10km - 

01:44:28

<- First 10km = Personal Best

Overall :

 

4966
Gender :

 

519
Categ :

 

519
 

 

Split Name	Race Time	Leg Time	Time of Day	Pos	Cat Pos	Gen Pos	Dist Done	Pace
HalfWay	01:00:20	01:00:20	08:43:12	5012	490	490	5	5.0
Finish	01:44:28	00:44:08	09:27:20	4966	519	519	10	6.8

Griffin FRASER
Race No :20053
Gender :Male
Category :Male
Status :Finished
Club :TEMP

RESULTS

5km -

00:50:19

<- Personal Best

Overall :1969
Gender :210
Categ :210