The other day my daughter came across an old diary she had kept in 1998 (she was 6 year old). Her entry for the 2nd May states that she had come to watch me race. She describes the course as a short lap, a long lap, a short lap and then a long lap. She say's that it started to rain and she took cover in a bus shelter and ate a bag of crisps. There is no mention of what race it is or where it took place. But she does write that I won but didn't really.
Intrigued I dug out my old running diary and found that the race was the Croxdale 10 mile road race. The event also incorporated he VAANE 10 mile championships.
I finished 3rd overall in a time of 53.43, and as first over 40 won the VAANE championships - hence the comment that I won but didn't really.
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