Before and after

For the ninth consecutive year, I ran the Vitality (formerly BUPA) London 10k through central London today. Having done very little running recently I was a little apprehensive, and so took it very steadily, I felt comfortable for the first 7k, when my lack of training came into play and the last 3k were tough, especially as the at this point the sun came out and turned up the temperature on what were already very warm and humid conditions. Nevertheless I really enjoyed the event, which is pretty much the favourite of all the races I do regularly. Here are Marcus and myself beforehand, and the Nut Brown Ale that contributed to our post-race rehydration programme.