It was a chilly, damp day - perfect running weather, actually, though not so pleasant for the supporters, who turned out anyway, as they do.
I met up with the rest of our school team, most of whom were walking, but then Irene and I separated off to the runners patch.
We didn't make the same mistake as last year, when we put ourselves towards the back of the running field, only to find that most people had overestimated their speed, and we had to manouevre our way through walkers who had thought they might run a bit. We went near the front, just making way for women who looked fitter and meaner.
Unfortunately, Irene had a bad cold and was struggling with her breathing, but we found the going better and managed to maintain a steady pace throughout.
We didn't break our 30 minute target because of Irene's lungs, but we knocked a good 3 minutes off last year's time and came home in just over 34 mins.
It was a good day. Thanks to all my sponsors, offline as well as online, I far exceeded my target, so I'm really pleased.
Remembering Edna, Iris, Dorothy, Mary and too many others.
LissaT
Pro 
Congratulations.