Normally I would not be very happy with
a 10k race time of 41:44 on a warm summer evening (compared for example with
40:24 on a cold January morning) but I was quite content after Friday night's
outing. Because of a knee injury I have done very little running recently and
needed some reassurance before tackling my first hilly marathon trail race on
Sunday.
I was much less happy about the race organisation which was as bad as any I
have seen in France. Although entered in advance I had to stand in line for 45
minutes to collect my number. The races did not start on time so the slow
runners finished in the dark. There was a podium loaded with trophies but only
the results of the first three finishers were available for the presentation
on the night. However, I feel I have to excuse these shortcomings because the
event is a Rotary Club fundraiser and everybody was relaxed and pleasant but I
know some Harriers who would have blown a gasket!
I discovered later from
http://www.runningtrail.fr/pages/course-4113-Corrida-de-Cugnaux.htm that I
finished 71st out of 264 participants and 2nd in my geriatric category.
