Sunday 29 December 2019

Old Father Time 5, Veterans Race


GRC’s Andrew Pask recently took part in the very competitive Old Father Time 5. Hosted by Les Croupiers club in Cardiff, the no frills race is one of the few exclusively veterans race on the calendar. The race used as the Welsh Masters 5 mile Championships attracts a very strong field for the two lap and speedy event.

At the shape end the race was packed with strong athletes in the male and female categories. With winning times of 26:12 for the men and 30:30 for the ladies you could be forgiven for forgetting that this is a veterans only event. 

Andrew Pask was in good form going into his second 5 mile race of the year and was hoping to smash his time of 32:38 set at the Bassingham Bash in August. After a ridiculously fast start, Andrew felt the bite of the pace early on. Passing the 5km mark in 19:32 he was now hanging-on for dear life. Settling into a pace more suited to a half marathon for the final two miles he clung on to post a PB time of 32:16 and 46th position.  

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