A hot Hackney Half

Finished in 2h 2m 44s on a warm sunny morning (event was giving an amber warning). After my COVID-19 bout a month ago, I didn't feel I could expect much today. Started a bit briskly but was struggling by half distance, taking short walks every mile or so (after grabbing water at water stations). Some of the 16,000 runners were getting treated for heat exhaustion, so (after my Surrey Half experience), I kept it conservative. On the upside, I had none of the post-run crippling stiffness I had last time - just as well as it was a fair walk back to the nearest railway station.