700 miles in 2019

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Apr 2019
2:51pm, 27 Apr 2019
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Yumee
According to live tracking my sister has dropped out at CP5 (Inversnaid) :-( She'd sent me a text an hour ago saying she thought she'd started out too fast. I wonder if it's harder - having done the full WHW race last year, this time not having the full weight of 96 miles in front of you, is it more tempting to start faster?
Apr 2019
3:29pm, 27 Apr 2019
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Lip Gloss
Oh dear Yumee hope she is okay :-(

All my chums seem to be at Balmoral today so I went and did my own 10k. Much better run than of late - must have been the negative demons in my head that needed slaying ;-)
Apr 2019
4:51pm, 27 Apr 2019
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Turtlemama
Hope you've heard from your sister Yumee, shame she had to drop out.
Lots of good (and long) runs it seems today despite the bitterly cold wind.
I'm getting pretty nervous about tomorrow. Number pinned to tshirt though, and course recce'd by car as far as possible. The horrenda-hill is actually no worse than one on a regular route of mine (which I run/walk) albeit a bit longer. TP and the turtle should be able to accompany me to within about 2-300m of the start so I'll wear a fleece to keep warm then take it off and run in tshirt and hope the wind dies down overnight.

The turtle has just finished painting a banner saying "Run mummy run" with hearts and kisses on it bless her.

I'm just looking forward to getting out of the town after the first 2 miles and out to the villages, and hoping I don't end up either railroaded into setting off too fast with others, or overtaken by absolutely everyone if I stick to my 11min/mile initial plan!

I will report back tomorrow afternoon. I may even blog but I haven't started one yet 😊
Apr 2019
4:53pm, 27 Apr 2019
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Lip Gloss
Just in case everyone is away early tomorrow and I may not catch you - have a blast at your chosen races and ooodles of luck. Tomorrow is the anniversary of my marathon :-)
Apr 2019
4:55pm, 27 Apr 2019
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Serendippily
Look forward to hearing how it goes TM and seeing a pic of the poster - Sharkie’s blog is worth a read, the coaches comments definitely apply to the first mile of a longer race too :-)
Hope your sister is ok Yumee :-(
Any news on the dog MM?
Apr 2019
4:56pm, 27 Apr 2019
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Rosehip
Best of luck Turts, waiting to hear all about your triumph:)
Apr 2019
5:06pm, 27 Apr 2019
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northernslowcoach
Waves appleapple for all the racers this weekend

TM am looking forward to your race report :)
Apr 2019
5:11pm, 27 Apr 2019
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TeeBee
Good luck TM. Make it a matter of pride to stick to your chosen pace at the beginning - the slower you start, the more people you'll be able to pick off later in the race. :-)
Apr 2019
5:29pm, 27 Apr 2019
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Rosehip
oh yes - reeling people in through the second half is really satisfying :)
ITG
Apr 2019
5:52pm, 27 Apr 2019
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ITG
Go,Turtlemama and hurrah for little turtle support.

I got out and about around Durham, ran up a bridlepath to a prison, met a man who shoots rats (so he told me)discovered a priority, got stuck on a road with homicidal drivers, and back into town without dying.

Noosa shoes are very light and - I suspect - made me pace a but faster but this is not necessarily good when thinking of a marathon. I've got some minor blisters but it is a bit stupid to run 20k in new shoes.

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Joyous January
01/01/19 McGiebling Worthing Hangover 5 medal SB
05/01/19 Badger Coldham’s Common pr medal pb
06/01/19 Sigh Centurion 5 mile (race 3) medal pb
12/01/19 FERC parkrun ageingtractor medal pb
20/01/09 Groundhog Winter Tanners 30 medal pb
27/01/19 Doooogs Meltham 10k medal course PB
27/01/19 ageingtractor Farnborough half medal pb

Fabulous February
17/02/19 ageingtractor Bramley 10 medal pb
23/02/19 parkruns LindsD 1st age cat medal; Badger medal pb; Groundhog medal course pb
24/02/19 CStar DD2 Wokingham half medal pb
24/02/19 Carpathius Tarpley 20 medal pb
24/02/19 Ferret Bournemouth 10 medal pb

Marvellous March
03/03/19 KimCanRun Smokies 10 medal pb
10/03/19 Fradley 10k Keegan medal PB, Sigh medal SB
10/03/19 Mrs Jigs The Big Half medal course pb
16/03/19 KimCanRun D33 Ultra medal pb
16/03/19 RedAlex Saturn Doh-Nut 50k medal pb
17/03/19 Sinj999 Reading Half medal pb
17/03/19 ageingtractor Brentwood Half medal pb
23/03/19 parkruns: Sigh Walsall Arboretum medal SB; Columba Builth pr medal 1st age cat SB; Thornton Runner medal post injury

Astounding April
05/04/19 Sweetie 400mswim medal pb
06/04/19 TeeBee Brooklands pr medal 1st age cat
07/04/19 Manchester Marathon Badger medal pb, RRR-Caz medal sub 3.30
07/04/19 Sigh - Centurion 5 mile (race 6) medal pb
07/04/19 Tay Ten Lip Gloss medal SB, Corrah medal SB, KimCanRun medalpb, Maltdrinker medal pb
20/04/19 Hale Village 5 Autumn leaves medal 1st age cat
28/04/19 London Marathon - sinj999 medal pb
28/04/19 Turtlemama Shakespeare Half medal 1st half pb
28/04/19 RRR-Caz Düsseldorf Marathon medal pb

Magnificent May
04/05/19 Mrs Jigs Taman Pula Ula parkrun medal age cat record
05/05/19 Three Forts Challenge (Ultra)marathon - 12barDavid medal under 5 hrs
05/05/19 Baker Hughes 10k KCR medal pb, Maltdrinker medal SB
11/05/19 The Ox - CStar medal 1st ultra pb
11/05/19 Chiltern Ridge 50k - Badger
11/05/19 Parkrun - KCR medal pb, Thornton Runner medal sb, Lip Gloss medal 1st age cat
12/05/19 Lichfield Half Marathon - Keegan medal pb
12/05/19 Bury to Clare 18 - Carp medal pb
12/05/19 Alton 10 - ageingtractor medal pb
12/05/10 Dunecht Dash 5k - Lip Gloss medal SB
19/05/19 Hackney half - Pothunter medal course pb
19/05/19 Clanfield Challenge - Fleecy medal 20k pb
19/05/19 Great Manchester Run - AL and Team Halle medal 1st place
25/05/19 Mývatn marathon - ITG medal comeback
27/05/19 London Vitality 10k -McGoohan medal WAVA pb

Jiving June
08/06/19 Henley 24hr - Linds team medal Silver podium
09/06/19 Two Castles 10k - Turtlemama medal pb
09/06/19 Cotswold 113 Triathlon - Sweetie medal pb
09/06/19 Fraserburgh 10k - Corrah medal SB
16/06/19 Alresford 10k - Ageingtractor medal pb
22/06/19 parkrun - LindsD medal SB medal best WAVA medal 1st age cat
29/06/19 parkrun - Groundhog medal 1st age cat
29/06/19 St Cuthbert's Way Ultra 45m - Yumee medal ultra pb
30/06/19 Round Sheffield Run 15 - Sigh medal pb

Jubilant July
03/07/19 Hard as Nails 15k, McGoohan medal pb
10/07/19 12barDavid Brighton Phoenix 10k medal pb
13/07/19 parkrun LindsD medal SB Wava pb, Badger medal pb
20/07/19 Elmore 7 McGoohan medal pb
27/7/19 Try a Tri - CStar medal 1st place

Astonishing August
04/09/19 MandyMoo Ride100 medal course pb
08/08/19 RRR-Caz Dinton pastures 10K medal 1st age cat over 4 races
10/08/19 ITG Jökulsárhlaup 13k medal 2nd overall

Superb September
01/09/19 Kent Coastal Half - Fragile DNB medal SB
15/09/19 Sigh - St. Thomas' 7 mile medal pb
15/09/19 RRRCaz - Swallowfield 10k medal SB
22/09/19 Turtlemama - Balsall Common 10k medal pb
29/09/19 Carpathius - Ealing Half medal SB
29/09/19 McGoohan - Pontefract half medal SB
29/09/19 Mrs Jigs - Scottish Half medal SB medal 1st age cat

Outstanding October
05/10/19 DrK celebration parkrun - Lip Gloss medal cup winner
06/10/19 Loch Ness marathon - Maltdrinker medal pb
13/10/19 Funkyplates - Melbourne Marathon medal pb
13/10/19 Peregrinator - Guildford 10k medal pb
14/10/19 Sigh - Farndon 10k medal SB
14/10/19 Maltdrinker - Aviemore half medal pb
19/10/19 parkrun - Mrs Jigs medal 1st age cat record, Sigh medal SB
20/10/19 Mrs Jigs - Poznan marathon medal 1st age cat
26/10/19 Fleecy - Beachy Head marathon medal pb
27/10/19 Autumn Leaves - Striders trail 5 medal LV50

Nicely Done November
03/11/19 NYC marathon - ageingtractor medal pb
17/11/19 St Neots half - Badger medal pb
30/11/19 parkrun - LazyDaisy medal 1st age cat, Columba medal 1st age cat, TeeBee medal 2nd age cat, Lip Gloss medal 3rd age cat, Molesey medal SB

Delicious December
15/12/19 RRR-Caz - Muddy Welly 10k medal V series winner
29/12/19 Badger - Cambridge City Christmas 10k medal pb

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