Great work MLCM! Very encouraging that you were able to take that hill with some aplomb, and by the sounds of things you fully justified your place in the second wave of runners. Your time is around 56 mins 10K pace, which you gotta be pleased with I think. And how convenient to have a neighbour on hand for post-race analysis and rehydration.
So should we keep an eye out for another report at the same time next year...?