After fighting the traffic down the M6 and coming to a funny roundabout and taking the wrong exit we managed to find the Q3Academy. With the weather being nice and warm many extra turned up on the night. This was a multi terrain and very undulating two loop race and it was a bit of a challenge which I enjoyed and went on to finish it.
When I came in John presented me with my 100th number which was rather nice but when I finished the race all the goodie bags had gone - ah well story of my life. I think my time was 42min I would love to do this one again, it's just the traffic at that time of night!
This little village is in Wilmslow and the money from the race went to the David Lewis Centre for disability. There was 279 entries and off we went down these country lanes with one small loop then two large loops. The so called lanes were more like main roads and I had to contend with big juggernauts plus big groups of very keen cyclists all over the roads however I was well looked after by Paul the back up on his bike who every now and again told me to jump in the hedge as they was a extra large lorry coming. As I was getting lapped I got lots of encouragement from fellow runners which was greatly appreciated. To me this race was a good challenge but I would think twice before doing it again as the traffic put me off a bit. I was last one in and you can see by the photos that nearly everybody had gone home. At the finish I was given two bottles of beer and some flapjacks. I was first over 70 but there was no prize even though they had given all the vets prizes out. Oh well that's life.
my time was 2:21:00
Event | Event Name | Date | Distance |
1 | StraLugano 5K | 28/09/2013 | 3.1 |
2 | StraLugano 10K | 29/09/2013 | 6.2 |
3 | Bournemouth parkrun | 05/10/2013 | 3.1 |
4 | Supersonic 10k (Bournemouth) | 05/10/2013 | 6.2 |
5 | Speed of light 5k (Bournemouth) | 05/10/2013 | 3.1 |
6 | Telford parkrun | 12/10/2013 | 3.1 |
7 | The Bells of Pattingham, Seven Miles | 13/10/2013 | 7 |
8 | Shrewsbury parkrun | 19/10/2013 | 3.1 |
9 | Birmingham Half Marathon | 20/10/2013 | 13.1 |
10 | Bupa Great South Run (Portsmouth) | 27/10/2012 | 10 |
11 | Telford Town parkrun | 09/11/2013 | 3.1 |
12 | Shrewsbury parkrun | 02/11/2013 | 3.1 |
13 | Cannock Rotary 10K | 03/11/2013 | 6.2 |
14 | Mad Jack Five Mile Attingham) | 09/11/2013 | 5 |
15 | Kingsbury Water Park 10k | 10/11/2013 | 6.2 |
16 | Telford Town parkrun | 16/11/2013 | 3.1 |
17 | Coventry War Memorial Park 10K | 17/11/2013 | 6.2 |
18 | Telford Town parkrun | 23/11/2013 | 3.1 |
19 | City of Salford Womens 5.5 mile race | 24/11/2013 | 5.5 |
20 | Telford Town parkrun | 30/11/2013 | 3.1 |
21 | Cheddleton Pudding Race | 30/11/2013 | 6.2 |
22 | Turkey Trot (Aldersley) | 01/12/2013 | 5 |
23 | Telford Town parkrun | 07/12/2013 | 3.1 |
24 | Telford Santa Run | 08/12/2013 | 3.1 |
25 | Telford Town parkrun | 14/12/2013 | 3.1 |
26 | Telford 10K | 15/12/2013 | 6.2 |
27 | Telford Town parkrun | 21/12/2003 | 3.1 |
28 | Rudolph Red Nose 5 Mile, Blackpool | 22/12/2013 | 5 |
29 | Moreton Escapade | 24/12/2013 | 6.2 |
30 | Essar Chester Round the Walls Race | 26/12/2013 | 5 |
31 | Wheaton Aston 10K | 27/12/2013 | 6.2 |
32 | Telford Town parkrun | 28/12/2013 | 3.1 |
33 | Coventry Godiva 5 mile | 29/12/2013 | 5 |
34 | Vernon's Limp Wrist 5 mile | 01/01/2014 | 5 |
35 | Telford parkrun | 04/01/2014 | 3.1 |
36 | Shropshire Cross Country Championships | 04/01/2014 | 3.78 |
37 | MacMillan January Jog | 05/01/2014 | 3.1 |
38 | Llandudno Twin Piers 10K | 11/01/2014 | 6.2 |
39 | Telford parkrun | 18/01/2014 | 3.1 |
40 | Not the Roman IX | 19/01/2014 | 7.46 |
41 | Telford parkrun | 25/01/2014 | 3.1 |
42 | Shifnal Gallop | 26/01/2014 | 6.2 |
43 | Alsager 5 miler | 02/02/2014 | 5 |
44 | Telford parkrun | 08/02/2014 | 3.1 |
45 | Nick Beer 10K (Llandudno) | 09/02/2014 | 6.2 |
46 | Telford parkrun | 15/02/2014 | 3.1 |
47 | Tempo Winter 10K | 16/02/2014 | 6.2 |
48 | Telford parkrun | 22/02/2014 | 3.1 |
49 | Knype Pool 5 mile | 01/03/2014 | 5 |
50 | Telford parkrun | 01/03/2014 | 3.1 |
51 | The March Hair Raiser 10k | 02/03/2014 | 6.2 |
52 | Telford parkrun | 08/03/2014 | 3.1 |
53 | Fradley 10K | 09/03/2014 | 6.2 |
54 | Telford parkrun | 15/03/2014 | 3.1 |
55 | Heart Foundation 10K | 16/03/2014 | 6.2 |
56 | Telford parkrun | 22/03/2014 | 3.1 |
57 | Seven Pools 10K | 23/03/2014 | 6.2 |
58 | Lilleshall Monumental 10K | 30/03/2014 | 6.2 |
59 | Shrewsbury parkrun | 05/04/2014 | 3.1 |
60 | Derby 10K | 06/04/2014 | 6.2 |
61 | Lilleshall Five Mile | 09/04/2014 | 5 |
62 | Hanchurch 4.85 mile | 10/04/2014 | 4.85 |
63 | Telford parkrun | 12/04/2014 | 3.1 |
64 | Pelsall 10 K | 13/04/2014 | 6.2 |
65 | Milford Murder 5 mile | 17/04/2014 | 5 |
66 | Newtown Chocolate 5K | 18/04/2014 | 3.1 |
67 | Air Products 10K | 20/04/2014 | 6.2 |
68 | Barlaston Up and Down | 23/04/2014 | 5 |
69 | Fordhouses 5K | 24/04/2014 | 3.1 |
70 | Telford parkrun | 26/04/2014 | 3.1 |
71 | Shobdon 6 | 27/04/2014 | 6 |
72 | Beat the Bells of Hereford | 03/05/2014 | 5 |
73 | Sherrifhales Shuffle | 04/05/2014 | 7 |
74 | Sheinton Steeple Chase | 07/05/2014 | 3.29 |
75 | Strawberry Five Mile | 10/05/2014 | 6.2 |
76 | Market Drayton 10K | 11/05/2014 | 6.2 |
77 | Kigsbury Water Park 10 | 13/05/2014 | 6.2 |
78 | Telford Town parkrun | 17/05/2014 | 3.1 |
79 | Hill West 10K Suton Coldfield | 18/05/2014 | 6.2 |
80 | Phoexnix Flyer | 21/05/2014 | 3.1 |
81 | Shropshire Four | 04/06/2014 | 4 |
82 | Severn Valley 5K | 08/06/2014 | 3.1 |
83 | Malvern 10 | 11/06/2014 | 6.2 |
84 | de' la liberte 10K, Cean France | 16/06/2014 | 6.2 |
85 | Blakedown Bolt | 20/06/2014 | 6.2 |
86 | Telford parkrun | 21/06/2014 | 3.1 |
87 | Gnosall Carnival 10K | 21/06/2014 | 6.2 |
88 | Mid-Summer - 6 (WolverhamptnO | 29/06/2014 | 6.2 |
89 | Telford parkrun | 31/06/2014 | 3.1 |
90 | Ironbrisge 4 | 02/07/2014 | 4 |
91 | Bar-B-Que 5K Newtown | 04/07/2014 | 3.1 |
92 | Morecambe Cross Bay Challenge | 06/07/2014 | 13.1 |
93 | Andy Holden Memorial 5 mile | 09/07/2014 | 5 |
94 | Telford parkrun | 12/07/2014 | 3.1 |
95 | Wenlock Olympians 7 mile | 13/07/2014 | 7 |
96 | Vic Musgrove Facst 5K | 16/07/2014 | 3.1 |
97 | The Kara Kinder 10K | 18/07/2014 | 6.2 |
98 | Telford parkrun | 19/07/2014 | 3.1 |
99 | Trentham 10K | 20/07/2014 | 6.2 |
100 | West Bromwich 5K | 23/07/2014 | 3.1 |
101 | Great Warford 10 Miler | 27/03/2014 | 10 |
Total Distance | 496.58 |