A total slog! Been going over this race since yesterday trying to pinpoint exactly what the problem was .Had a cold during the week leading up to sunday but,to be honest ,it was just one of those days and there was nothing in the legs after 4 miles.First mile in 5.10 felt ok but i was already feeling that i was overheating and was looking forward to running into the wind on the other side of the island...Not a good sign! Was sitting 4th till about 7 miles when a pack of 3 runners overtook me.The wind was pretty strong by this point and i should have been able to tuck in for a bit but felt really heavy legged and tired.It was just a case of getting to the finish from there on in.Miles 8 and 9 were really tough into the wind before a bit of relief on the last mile when the wind was behind.Finishing time was 58.44...a minute 20 slower than last year.George Irving was 15th in 61.38 and felt it tough going as well.Jim Sneddon was 31st in 69.09 just shading John Surgenor who was 35th in 69.30 .George,Jim and i won the Ayrshire 10 mile Championship team prize which was incorporated into the open race.I was 2nd in the Ayrshire Champs behind Steven Reid of Ayr Seaforth and 1st vet.
All in all a bad day at the office after training had been going so well the last few weeks.Nothing else for it but to keep pushing the training and wait for some form to kick in!
