I was under the impression that I had just completed the full 10k of the 2011 Bupa Great Edinburgh Run. However, when I joined the others in the vast gymnasium where we had agreed to unpack our goody bags together after the race, I had my doubts. The first hint that I may not have lasted the course was that I was the only one who had not been handed a goody bag. Added to this, while everyone else complained bitterly about the biting wind along the top of the reservoir, I had no recollection of this at all (although I remembered very clearly the bombers over Hartlepool). I would be so ashamed if the contents of my blue kit bag revealed that I had not completed the race. More importantly, I coveted the pink Tiny Tears sized pushchairs that everyone else had found at the bottom of their goody bags. How could I convince a race steward of my 10k credentials and persuade him to hand one over to me?