Back on track?

Last Sunday, I took part in our local Race for Life 5K, which I completed in a fairly respectable 32mins. Not too bad (for me, anyway), but I was hoping to come in under the half hour. I'd probably blame it slightly on the traffic - I understand if people need to stop for a walk, but do they really have to stand in a line across the path??? It was, however, the first time I'd completed this race comfortably, thinking I could really have run it faster, so I'll take something positive from that anyway! Usually the race for life was an event we almost forgot we had signed up for, then went out in Canterbury on the night before in spite of. I have very fond memories of the girls rocking up to Herne Bay with assorted hangovers to do their bit for charity.

I have now signed myself up for the Dinosaur 10K - the local road race organised by the Deal Tri club which starts about 5 mins walk from my front door. The aim is to finish in under an hour, which only gives me a couple of weeks to get back into running and sort my pace out. This race is actually run by proper runners, rather than fun-runners (if that makes any sense?) so I'm a bit terrified I'm gonna show myself up - I have mental pictures of me wheezing at the back 5 mins behind everyone else - but I'm hoping that fear will also keep me on track with my training schedule... Keep your fingers crossed for me!