Grimsby 10k race report…

On the 4th June I ran the Grimsby 10k, did this race back in 2018 and liked the course, very flat and pb potential. Going into this race I didn’t put any expectations on myself cause the week of the race I came down with some sort of illness, stomach cramps and feeling ill 🤒 but I managed to maintain my training, seem to shake it off towards the end of the week, so I just thought go and enjoy the race and see what you’ve got on the day.

I got there about 1 hour before the start time, got the car parked and walked down the town hall where the race base was. Met up with the Skegness and District gang, a few photos and a great to catch up with the club. Got my warm up started and checked out the start line and got my mind into race mode.

So at the start line I felt relaxed and calm and waited for the off. Horn goes and we where moving ! I relaxed and found my rhythm and settled. The first 5k soon ticked over and I wasn’t struggling, it was warm don’t get me wrong, but I seemed to find myself with a couple of guys and we was working quite well together. The second half of the race was tougher as there is a long stretch on the carriage way which seemed to break a few ppl, pace did drop a bit but just keep my mindset as strong as possible and just kept moving forward.

After the carriage way section came to an end we took a left turn, and I knew we was coming into the last stretch of the race, the support increased and you could just start to make out music and the announcer, so we was close to the park where the finish line was. With 800m to go I just picked it up and and dug deep, but with 400m to go I just gave it everything, turned onto the grass and sprinted to the line. Finished with a high PB !! 36:53 ! Nearly 40 seconds off my previous best ! So happy with the result. Also coming away with a 3rd Team prize with Skegness and District! 2 races 2 trophies 🏆! Very happy with day.