Huddled in the start tunnel with 20 women, I bob up and down on the spot nervously. Intense music is playing through the speakers like we’re about to go on the world’s worst roller coaster, and there’s a TV in the corner with a timer on its screen counting down the seconds till go time.
I quickly turn to the woman next to me and fire three different questions at her. I feel sick to my stomach and need to try and distract myself. Then, before I know it, the timer hits 10 seconds. Everyone stops talking and begins rolling their shoulders and bouncing on the spot, gearing themselves up to run. Three seconds, two, one and we’re off!
