I did the Wirral 10k for the second time this year. 2017 had been my first 10k and, this year, I was glad to see that the great atmosphere and good organisation I’d appreciated last year were more than first-timer impressions. Movement and parking around the start were easy, there was plenty of room to warm up and there were lots of toilets. Now that I’ve been running for longer, it was really nice to see lots of people from my local parkrun, which is also the nearest parkrun to this event. The course was, as I remembered it - flat, safe and smooth, and there were out and back views of Liverpool and the River Mersey. The out and back course means that you are never running alone and you can look out for people you know. I prefer a ladies T shirt, but the unisex one from this race is, for the second year running, a good T shirt that I will wear. I’m lucky my local race is so good.