Thank you Paul for your Dorney Lake 10k report:
After booking an evening at Windsor races and Saturday night hotel our attention turned to see if there was any running events close by.
Perfect, Dorney Lakes events (venue to 2012 Olympic Rowing ) a mixture of Aquabike, various Triathlons 5k, 10k, and Half Marathon just 15 mins from hotel.
So why not enter, myself in the 10k and Libby in the 5k. Whoops didn’t see the 9.10am start well didn’t tell Lib until I had booked it.
Anyway we left the hotel at 7.45 for the short journey to the race, parking was easy but about 1k from the event village.
Registration was straight forward with an easy bag drop, the only negative side we found was directions to the start which we only made with a minute to spare.
However once we started the route was straight forward, out along the length of the lake with a loop across the far end and returning back lakeside.
This was a 5k loop so the route split to the finish or 2nd lap to retrace your steps of the first.
What a fantastic venue with a lovely flat route although a bit of a stiff breeze running out with each Km well signed.
There was plenty of support along the way from marshals and spectators, especially the last Km from the car park to finish.
Very happy with my run, a progressive 10k with a time 51.24.
Would I recommend it. Yes
Would I do it again. Definitely
