Real Insurance 5 & 10km

24/7/2022

In July we had four entrants in the Real Insurance 5 & 10km Race

Sally ran the 5km in a good pace of 38:48mins. Sally was originally training for the 10km, but had covid which took from her lung function and ability to improve. Instead, she pushed through and hit the 5km, rescheduling the 10km for Blackmore's later in the year. A good run by Sally, navigating obstacles and making improvements on her current times, and making the conscious effort to return after illness.

Bec, Gaby and Mia ran the 10km. Each running fast times.

Bec Nagle always delivers on race day - bringing in a 6:53min/km time. Some sketchy strava business meant there were some issues with the recording of her run, which is always a bit frustrating, but she's sorted the issue and will hopefully get the data goods next time. An excellent run either way. If it didn't record, it still did happen :P

Gaby hit a distance PB for the 10km! Very exciting, and she smashed through it with a 5:19min/km. An impressive first attempt at this distance. I'm looking forward to see her Blackmore's time for the same distance in September!

Forever impressive, Mia hit a pace PB of 6min/km this race! Usually a long distance runner, we focused on picking up pace earlier and not worrying about keeping reserves high at the end. I was stoked with the effort, and Mia enjoyed the shift from her usual endurance efforts

After the race we held an ice bath recovery session to try to make the next day a little more bearable, and to debrief from the race. Well done to all competitors!