John Perratt writes...
We had a really good weekend at Cardiff. The facilities were tremendous and it turned out a very relaxing break. We were also glad to be running indoors as it was bitter outside. The thoughts of you all doing the Plymouth 10 were of great comfort to us during the day.
Unfortunately there were a few gaps where a lot of top Vet athletes did not put in an appearance but that didn't take away any of the pleasure. The laps of course are only 200m with tight banked bends at either end of short straights. The spectators are in an elevated position looking down on the track and in various odd places they were throwing things and jumping up or along. The meeting was very well organised and ran on time like clockwork.
I had a super run in the 1500. I felt totally relaxed and in control throughout the race, taking the lead at around the half way point. I finished the last 2 laps (400m!) strongly and clocked up 5.22 which converts to 86.20 % (87.20% next week). You get a nice springy stride from the wooden surface
On the Sunday it was time for the 3000 but they put us in with the 55's and 60's so the start was a bit hectic and it came down to more of a race against the clock than your opponents. To get out of the melee I got to the front of our group and ran well for about 9 of the 15 laps. After that it was a question of hanging on, which wasn't so much fun. Anyway the result was the same so can't complain. Two Gold medals with the time on the 3k at 11.22 giving a percentage of 86.87% (87.86% soon!) made the whole exercise worthwhile.
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