Thames Trot for me yesterday. Ended up with 75km in 6:59 [Garmin Connect].
I got seriously lost on roads I know well in Pangbourne, but in my defence the last-minute routesheet (changed to avoid all the flooding along the towpath) that was emailed out on Thursday had a right turn there which got changed to a left in the sheet handed out on the day and I hadn't noticed. I also managed a few small route errors later on too.
Your diversion towards Theale looks pretty funny on that map
But I can see how it might have happened. 75km is a much nicer number anyway
Impressive pacing too.
I enjoyed hanging out at the Benson checkpoint with some runners I vaguely knew, waiting for their friends/spouses. It was a really nice atmosphere - somewhere between an Audax (fruitcake looked good) and a TT (support teams). Not too frantic even when the 'bulge' arrived, and an impressive demographic spread (gender, age, equipment styles).
I'll probably enter a couple of LDWA events this year (20-30 miles?) and the Compton 20 in April (cos it's local). Intention being walk-run, with the emphasis on
walk, depending on my fitness when they come around.
(I intend sticking to the 'budget' end of the event spectrum).