For me it was an important race because I have
been training hard during this months and I hoped to do as good as I did in the
Cursa de la Tardor of Sant Andreu de la Barca. Sants is a difficult race, with continuous up and
downs and narrow streets. In the other hand, it is good because you go pass a
lot of places that are familiar.
I started quite behind because I met Patricia
before the race and I decided it to be with her until the start. Once we passed
the start line, I began to run and try to go pass all the people I had in
front. I think this was one of the worst moments, because it is very difficult
to keep the same rhythm and you are sprinting and slowing down constantly.
Until we didn’t get to the second kilometre,
more or less, I didn’t feel really comfortable. There was Jéssica to cheer me
and give me some help. I finished the first lap a bit over 23 minutes and I was
a bit worried because I knew that the second half of the race was more
difficult. However, for the first time in a many years, I improved my mark.
This year they changed a bit the circuit and I
think that it was faster even though the last kilometre is hard because you go
along carretera de Sants. In the end, I took me 45.52’ personal best of this
race and much better than last year (nearly two minutes). I went under 23
minutes in the second lap and I finished with the feeling I could have gone a
bit faster. I am also very happy with Patricia’s performance because she was
able to finish.
This was my
last race in 2014. It hasn’t been a bad year but I have to keep trying. In
January I will ran Sant Antoni and later the half marathon of Barcelona, where
I will try, once more, to finish below 1h 40 mins. Now it is time to train and
to rest.
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