One down, nine to go

So the 10 x 10k challenge kicks off with the Run Eton 10k at Dorney Lake.
Dry, cold and windy. Good organisation (arrived 40 mins before and small queue at registration and
no queue at loos, later arrivals not so lucky).
This is a fast, flat course, 2 laps of 5k up between the two lakes and back down the side of the right hand one. It's all tarmac so pb very possible.  Only unpleasant bit was the turn at the top where inbound and outbound runners are sharing a coned off path.  Not the place to stop and walk in pairs, but someone always does.
So did I get a PB?
Officially, no.
Unofficially, kind of. My previous best 10k comes up as 6.16 miles on my garmin, and this one 6.22. So my time was slower (by 8 seconds) but my pace, at 10:14, was faster.

Add to that most of the footie results going the way I wanted them to, I am one happy bunny.