Nuneaton 10 mile

Three SAC runners travelled east to Nuneaton to compete in the Nuneaton 10mile road race this past weekend, with hopes of good performances on the 2 lap course.
A slightly overcast morning provided favourable running conditions for the 120 competitors on the 5 mile circuit in the rural outskirts of Nuneaton.

Despite the small field, there was considerable strength throughout, the eventual winner posting a time of just over 52mins.
Dom Kirby settled into a good pace early on, comfortable in the chasing group for the first lap before fading in the final 2miles, recent injury and lack of training apparent. A time of 61mins was enough to meet his target time exactly, and with it a 3rd Standard.
Chris Wakeman & Grant Lloyd worked well together to keep their own pace up, ensuring Lloyd completed the distance well within his target of 66mins to achieve a 4th Standard - a very good performance. Wakeman, another athlete running injured finished 45seconds behind Lloyd, a strong run from the veteran who just missed out on the prizes.

Unofficial race times:

15th Dom Kirby 61m 00s
31st Grant Lloyd 65m 42s
34th Chris Wakeman 66m 34s