Review of Spirit of flight - 05 September 2009
| Sport | Race |
| Event | Spirit of flight |
| Date | 05 September 2009 |
| Where | Swartkop Air Force Base, South Africa |
| Distance | 10 Km |
| Finishing Time | 00:46:51 |
| Race Number | - |
| Result | 162/1159 |
| Top % | 14% |
| Pace | 4:41 m/km |
| Speed | 12.81 km/h |
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My experience at the event:
It nice to see that I can still improve personal records even now that I have less time to train and a completely different life.
The last time I managed to run a 10km so fast was in 2004 (at the Nike RunLondon night race, in 45 minutes and 29 seconds). It was 5 years ago! Since then I managed to run below 50 minutes only ones.
Sure, the track was very flat (we were running at the Air Force museum, on the airplanes old runway) but with a body that is much heavier that what it used to be, the results was surprisingly good. Even Jill managed to beat her old personal best by 2 minutes, and we were in and out in less than 1 hour and half (it probably took longer to drive there and park!)
This means that my training regime has been succesfull so far. With the football closing coming to an end in a month, the running season will start and soon I will be able to compare my results to those of the races I did in the same period. Come Christmas, come Europe, I'll be as fit as I can be!