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Just mapped it again and it was absolutely not 10 km. I am gutted as well as I ran 47.19 though the fact that this was a PB for 10k by over 2minutes shows there is something wrong!

Gutted as I would have run a genuine PB if the course had been 10km.

I remember thinking that the main problem cam betweed the 1st and 2nd Km markers as I look down at my watch at the "2km" marker and it was out bu about 0.25 of a km.

Yep, my Garmin recorded it at 9.68 too - bloody annoying.

 If you are going to advertise a 10k, please measure it right, it's not that flaming difficult!!

 Setting off 6/7 minutes late when its raining is also not welcomed!

This run starts at 11am so don't get there too early....!!!

Hey, I'm no expert but I would say thay with an 11am start time, you should be having a proper breakfast - a lot of people swear by porridge for example (not me!!)  - didn't mean for my previous message to imply you should skip that, just that a banana has slow release energy which is why people playing sport often go for them before or during sport.

On much longer runs then i've found energy gels and sweets to give you a good sugar hit, try those perhaps.

However - everyone IS different so its finding what works for you and stick with that.

My advice would be eat what you normally eat up to a day before and then maybe a few carbs, pasta etc. Not too many though, it's only 10k. Maybe a Banana 90 minutes before.....

 Silly to change diet as that give you more upset!