Life without Races
The Corona virus isn't going away any time soon and, although we have seen many restrictions lifted since my last post, the running world is by no means back to normal. Although some races are resuming, conditions are very different with limited numbers,staggered start times and no pre-race/post-race mingling, so it's bound to be a very different experience. Parkruns don't look set to resume any time in the immediate future and right now it's difficult to see how they could operate safely. It saddens me that I won't be running the Sheffield 10K this September. It's very special to me as it was my first 10K and I was looking forward to doing it for the fourth time. But I understand totally why it can't happen and frankly, I would rather wait for races to return in something approaching their traditional format than rush to sign up for socially distanced races which feel a bit weird. For me personally, if you can't mingle freely before and after a race...