As previewed here, many of the capital's roads were shut off today to allow for the first proper 10k around the centre of town, which followed part of the marathon route for the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. This Londonista signed up to do the race, run by the organisers of the Marathon. Torrential rain engulfed the course - there was a serious deluge from beginning to end, with some hefty winds......

At Londonist we would be mortified if we thought you were sat at home bored on a bank holiday Monday morning. So what could be better than nipping out for a coffee in town and catching 12,500 runners at a huge 10k race? The first 'London 10,000' run will start at 10am on Monday morning. The course begins and finishes at St James's Park, following a loop along the north bank of the river......