Yesterday I ran my 10th ever race, the AXA Raheny 5 mile road race. It has been one of my more enjoyable races to date and was both challenging and fun.
Going into the race I wasn’t feeling too confident, having been sick again over the Christmas holiday and having run far less than I planned in the first couple of weeks of January, I was questioning my level of fitness and whether or not I could run the whole thing. I never once thought of not running this race though, just wasn’t sure what my race strategy would be.