{"id":6143,"date":"2019-08-27T15:20:44","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T15:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/?p=6143"},"modified":"2019-09-05T14:45:35","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T14:45:35","slug":"chase-the-sun-10k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/?p=6143","title":{"rendered":"Chase the Sun 10k"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A race on a Thursday? In the evening? Unheard of!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But that\u2019s exactly what super speedster Simon Pilcher was upto this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With 3 distances up for grabs this little evening jaunt promised to be fast and flat. Set at the magnificent Prestwold Hall just outside Loughborough in Leicestershire the course utilises the race track there.&nbsp;&nbsp;The glorious backdrop of the Cromwellian Manor House.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"796\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/13D3111F-9F86-4319-BE51-4C39E0231B8A.jpeg?fit=474%2C267&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6147\" srcset=\"http:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/13D3111F-9F86-4319-BE51-4C39E0231B8A.jpeg 1200w, http:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/13D3111F-9F86-4319-BE51-4C39E0231B8A-768x509.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Simon opted for the 10k. Which meant 4 laps of the race circuit. Setting off at 7pm there was no problem for posthaste Pilcher to get the race got by the time the sun set.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1064\" height=\"1378\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/E6381B6D-B091-4317-B292-6B082878C788.jpeg?fit=474%2C301&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6149\" srcset=\"http:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/E6381B6D-B091-4317-B292-6B082878C788.jpeg 1064w, http:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/E6381B6D-B091-4317-B292-6B082878C788-768x995.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1064px) 100vw, 1064px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere was a stiff headwind on the main straight\u201d he tells me<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1222\" height=\"1589\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/63FF4FE4-3971-4F08-8BA6-D19C352290EF.jpeg?fit=474%2C267&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6148\" srcset=\"http:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/63FF4FE4-3971-4F08-8BA6-D19C352290EF.jpeg 1222w, http:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/63FF4FE4-3971-4F08-8BA6-D19C352290EF-768x999.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1222px) 100vw, 1222px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite this though, he managed to sneak on to the podium in 3rd place and a yet another PB in a tidy 35.27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1457\" height=\"1864\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/1ACD462D-6C6B-4130-AB25-3FEC2C9DA340.jpeg?fit=474%2C267&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6145\" srcset=\"http:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/1ACD462D-6C6B-4130-AB25-3FEC2C9DA340.jpeg 1457w, http:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/1ACD462D-6C6B-4130-AB25-3FEC2C9DA340-768x983.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1457px) 100vw, 1457px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1486\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/13CD563B-B2E6-41C0-993E-A5D31A53F72A.jpeg?fit=474%2C267&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6146\" srcset=\"http:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/13CD563B-B2E6-41C0-993E-A5D31A53F72A.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/13CD563B-B2E6-41C0-993E-A5D31A53F72A-768x743.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A race on a Thursday? In the evening? Unheard of!&nbsp; But that\u2019s exactly what super speedster Simon Pilcher was upto this week. 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