Cursa dels Bombers - 10k

Of the Barcelona 10k Challenge 10 races of 10k are done, 2 more to go!!! After a busy week and sensitive hamstrings and therefore less optimal training (recovering from a marathon takes its time) today I ran the Cursa dels Bombers. Around a quarter to nine we left home with the whole family and around a quarter past nine, nicely on time we arrived at the start area and I started my warm up. 27000 runners is a whole lot and it was crowded everywhere. I entered my box on time and before being shot away we kept one minute of silence in memory of the victims of the attack during the Boston Marathon. Strength and love for family and survivors and may the victims rest in peace!

This year there was no big show. We were shot away and the first meters were chaotic. I hope nobody tripped! Still the first k went ok in 3m38 and the second k was nicely on schedule too, eventhough I felt I was going too fast. Until the 5k mark we were mostly going slightly up and passing just behind schedule in 18m34 was good, but I already was struggling to keep pace and in the coming kilometers slowly but surely the pacer with the 37 minutes balloon disappeared out of sight. Around the 8k I was running near the 38 minutes schedule but when passing the 9k mark in 34:34 I knew that finishing within 38 minutes would be impossible today. Soon after turning onto the last straigth to the finishline I saw Montse and Jordi and waved and more closer to the finishline I heard Emma shout out loud. Without really sprinting I pushed for the last meters and I am still happy with 38m25!