I am lost for words for the awful weather on New Year's day race, but I do love this
race. This race is a no watch job, you tell the official your estimated time and hope you run nearest to your time. I think there were about 112 entries. Now because the weather was so bad I asked if I could go off earlier than the rest, it saves the marshals waiting too long in this dreadful weather, well I must have mistaken the official starting time as I thought it was a 11am start and not 11.15. So off I went and as I ran round the first pool it was already very slippy, with water already up to the ankle then along the old Stafford railway track, things were getting worse, deeper water and mud and the cruel wind was in full speed.
When I reached the return point the marshal who was on bike shouted well done Kathy but this felt very strange because nobody had caught me up yet , I was beginning to wonder if I was on the right track but all of a sudden along came the fast runners all shouting funny comments-"What have you been on, can I have some?" ha ha. After fighting the cold wet weather I finished the race.
race. This race is a no watch job, you tell the official your estimated time and hope you run nearest to your time. I think there were about 112 entries. Now because the weather was so bad I asked if I could go off earlier than the rest, it saves the marshals waiting too long in this dreadful weather, well I must have mistaken the official starting time as I thought it was a 11am start and not 11.15. So off I went and as I ran round the first pool it was already very slippy, with water already up to the ankle then along the old Stafford railway track, things were getting worse, deeper water and mud and the cruel wind was in full speed.
When I reached the return point the marshal who was on bike shouted well done Kathy but this felt very strange because nobody had caught me up yet , I was beginning to wonder if I was on the right track but all of a sudden along came the fast runners all shouting funny comments-"What have you been on, can I have some?" ha ha. After fighting the cold wet weather I finished the race.
My John refused to get out of the car as he clutched his hip flask muttering something about being raving mad. My time was 1:15:06, nowhere near my estimate.
Event 3 Bournemouth parkrun 39.48 05/10/2013
Event 4 Supersonic 10k (Bournemouth) 1:22:00 05/10/2013Event 5 Speed of light 5k (Bournemouth) 0:46:15 05/10/2013
Event 6 Telford parkrun 38:45 12/10/2013
Event 7 The Bells of Pattingham, Seven Miles 1:49:00 13/10/2013
Event 8 Shrewsbury parkrun 38:40 19/10/2013
Event 9 Birmingham Half Marathon 3:20:37 20/10/2013
Event 10 Bupa Great South Run (Portsmouth) 2:38:18
Event 11 Telford Town parkrun 45:36 9/11/13
Event 12 Shrewsbury parkrun 37:08 02/11/2013
Event 13 Cannock Rotary 10K 1:24:01 03/11/2013
Event 14 Mad Jack Five Mile Attingham) 1:22:00 9/11/13
Event 15 Kingsbury Water Park 10k 1:29:00 ish 10/11/13
Event 16 Telford Town parkrun 0:42:48 16/11/2013
Event 17 Coventry War Memorial Park 10K 1:17:00 17/11/2013
Event 18 Telford Town parkrun 48:37 23/11/2013
Event 19 City of Salford Womens 5.5 mile race 1:06:54 24/11/2013
Event 20 Telford Town parkrun 34:54 30/11/13
Event 21 Cheddleton Pudding Race 1:23:00 30/11/13
Event 22 Turkey Trot (Aldersley) 1:06:31 1/12/13
Event 23 Telford Town parkrun 49:40 7/12/13
Event 24 Telford Santa Run 42:29 8/12/13
Event 25 Telford Town parkrun 37:36 14/12/13
Event 26 Telford 10K 1:20:00 15/12/13
Event 27 Telford Town parkrun 40:06 21/12/3
Event 28 Rudolph Red Nose 5 Mile, Blackpool 22/12/13 1:08:00
Event 29 Moreton Escapade 24/12/13 1:39:00
Event 30 Essar Chester Round the Walls Race 26/12/13 50:00
Event 31 Wheaton Aston 10K 27/12/13 1:26:00
Event 32 Telford Town parkrun 28/12/13 41:48
Event 33 Coventry Godiva 5 mile 29/12/13 1:08:00
Event 34 Vernon's Limp Wrist 5 mile 01/01/14 1:15:06
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