Double Virtual and Real Run
9:02pm, 30th Apr 2021 | 13 Comments
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I started the Welsh Coastal Path virtual challenge on Jan 1st.
The plan was it would keep me motivated through the year when there was still much uncertainty around real races.
Then the fabulous Castles Challenge started on April 2nd and I found myself ‘running’ at opposite ends of Wales ‘virtually’ while my actual running was all in the NE corner of Cymru.
I’d always intended to finish the WCP on the actual path. The border and start/finish marker are about 12 miles from my front door. A friend was planning to pick me up so I didn’t have to run home.
(That bit of path is notoriously boring. I didn’t want to run it both ways🤣)
The route for the castles challenge also went along the same path on the approach to Chester Castle. When this first started I just thought it was a shame that I wouldn’t be on that same bit of route on both challenges at the same time.
Then last night I realised that with a big push today I could actually run both virtual routes for real at the same time today.
I only needed 4 miles to complete the WCP which I have only logged runs on.
I needed 25m for Castles. Plan was to run and walk 13 miles this morning the run the remaining 12 this afternoon. I ended up running it all as it wasn’t that warm today.
The WCP route with where I started the day and my run along the path.
Left- looking along the Dee towards Chester
Right- looking back from the border to Wales. Moel Famau is the highest point of the Clwydian range.
The finish or start of WCP
Double badge day- nice bonus
The plan was it would keep me motivated through the year when there was still much uncertainty around real races.
Then the fabulous Castles Challenge started on April 2nd and I found myself ‘running’ at opposite ends of Wales ‘virtually’ while my actual running was all in the NE corner of Cymru.
I’d always intended to finish the WCP on the actual path. The border and start/finish marker are about 12 miles from my front door. A friend was planning to pick me up so I didn’t have to run home.
(That bit of path is notoriously boring. I didn’t want to run it both ways🤣)
The route for the castles challenge also went along the same path on the approach to Chester Castle. When this first started I just thought it was a shame that I wouldn’t be on that same bit of route on both challenges at the same time.
Then last night I realised that with a big push today I could actually run both virtual routes for real at the same time today.
I only needed 4 miles to complete the WCP which I have only logged runs on.
I needed 25m for Castles. Plan was to run and walk 13 miles this morning the run the remaining 12 this afternoon. I ended up running it all as it wasn’t that warm today.
The WCP route with where I started the day and my run along the path.
Left- looking along the Dee towards Chester
Right- looking back from the border to Wales. Moel Famau is the highest point of the Clwydian range.
The finish or start of WCP
Double badge day- nice bonus
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Sushi
Run when you can,Walk if you have to,
Crawl if you must,
Just never give up
(Dean Karnazez)
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