Steady 9 to Stratford for the men's 10,000

9M pm steady run


I ran along the canal to Stratford this afternoon. I thought it'd be an appropriate way to get to the stadium to watch the (my) highlight of the games.

It was absolutely amazing to see Ennis and Rutherford win gold. I had a great seat - 14 rows back at the beginning of the home straight.

But that was just the warm up. I was almost shaking with excitement just seeing (Kenenisa) Bekele warming up. I was a bit over excited and got a few odd/disapproving looks when I stood up to give him a clap and a cheer. I wasn't even sure before it started who I wanted to win to be honest.

But I soon found out I was in it for Mo. The whole thing was unreal. To see these superheroes in the Olympic final. The noise was crazy each time they came round. And for the last three laps it was deafening the whole way round. I'll never experience anything like it again.