We had quite a sporting weekend. Father-in-law John came over from England to run the Karlovy Vary half-marathon with me; and Jack, being under-age for the main event, ran in the 3 km race.
Jack ran first and was magnificent, managing a top-10 finish in a field of over a thousand.
Here he is...
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...and in the final sprint for the line...
...and afterwards with me and John, before the start of our run...
John and I couldn't match Jack's performance, the top ten in our race knocking off the 21 km in a little over an hour. However, John managed a highly creditable sub-2.10 and I was ecstatic to finish six minutes inside my two hour goal.
Here I am bouncing along, so it must have been near the start...
Big thanks go to Vera, who was not only very positive throughout my pre-race diet and training, but also a great support team before, during...
...and after the race.
