Open European Masters 5km Virtual Challenge 16:31 1st M55, 4th Age Grade Overall 95.1%

The Open European Masters 5km Virtual Challenge was completed today. I finished 1st M55, 4th Age Grade Overall 95.1%. We had from the 9th-21st May to complete a 5km and provide evidence through Garmin or Strava. Eight of my friends completed the 5km, some a couple of times. In the end there were 346 finishers, mainly from Europe. The talent pool was extremely deep with many world champions and ex-Olympians competing. It was a great event to be a part of, I had several overseas friends and competitors competing. My closest age competitor was Steve Watmough, only 6 seconds back.

When the Covid-19 panic hit and all running events stopped I continued training and racing by myself or with friends. In all I had 15 time trial over 1500m-5000m. During the Open European Masters 5km Virtual Challenge I had 6 time trials over 1500m-5000m with my final 5000m 16:31 being my best performance.

Results for my friends: Steve 17:44, Jeff 18:43, Helen 22:32. Jen,Gabe and Clare didn't submit times.

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