there was plenty of time for a jazzercise warm up before the race started . .

but then as 9.30 got closer the runners gathered behind the start line . . the marshals on bikes got themselves ready . .

the Race Director looked anxious . . and the team who'd overseen the runners' entry to the Zoo grounds carried their data down to the finish . .

almost start time and now the runners look anxious . .

and at last . . it was time to see if anybody could knock over the man with a camera . .

(they all missed - he survived - phew!)

and after a few moments, everybody was gone . .

and I had a moment to realise that this was the closest I'd got to a sub-50 10k for quite a while!