10K Goals, and Fundraising

Posted: March 4th, 2010 | Author: Mark | Filed under: Events, General | No Comments »

With all this talk of Couch to 10K, I feel I should discuss my goals and plans a little more.

10K Goal

On May 31 I will be competing in the BUPA London 10,000. This was my first ever 10K race back in 2008, and I did it again last year; I have told myself that, while I can, I will do this every year.

It’s a big (read: crowded) race, and the staged start tends to kick things off quite slowly, but it gets a decent number of people there supporting the runners ¹ and the route itself, through the heart of London and the City of London, is a great environment to run in free of traffic.

My plan, time-wise, is to get under an hour. If my 10K training plan goes as it should, this will hopefully be doable. As you can see on the Events page, my current PB for a 10K is 1hr 14m, so I will need to be quite a bit quicker.

For my own esteem, breaking the hour would be a tremendous achievement for me, but even managing a PB will make me happy.

Fundraising

Meanwhile, I’m trying to raise money for charity; again, something I only do when running this event.

This year, I’ve chosen Macmillan Cancer Care. They always seem to be at this race offering their support, and they also do great work in supporting those with cancer both as far as ongoing care and support goes, but also in petitioning the government to provide for those suffering long-term with cancer.

If you would like to sponsor me, I would greatly appreciate it! Donations are taken by JustGiving.com, who pass the funds almost immediately on to the chosen charity.

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