This was a race organised by the Frontrunners, to mark the 20th anniversary of the founding of the club. It was different to any other race I had run before, in that we had to give an estimated time of completion of the 5k in advance, and each runner was set off at a different time based on the time they had given, with the slowest times starting first and the fastest starting last. The idea was that everyone would complete at roughly the same time. I hadn't run a 5k race before, so I estimated that I would complete in 22'43''.
On the day, it was grey, damp and chilly. The ground was damp but not wet and we all gathered in Hyde Park, ready to run. I started in the lower half of the group and made up some time on a few people in front of me. I think I started a bit fast though, as I found the later part of the race quite challenging, and a number of people passed me all the way through. I felt exhausted by the time I turned the last bend and had to run the long straight to the finish, but I made it in 23'03'', twenty seconds outside my estimated time. I wasn't unhappy with that as it was the first time I'd run a 5k race, and I will know to pace myself better next time.
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