Longest run yet, 12k in the sun and the mud.

[ChrisAllen1]

The sun was out here in tropical Dinnington and with a free afternoon I set out to try to emulate the 10k I managed a couple of weeks back.

The paths around Big Waters nature reserve will still extremely muddy but it was a pleasant first half to the run with the sun shining and early spring bird song everywhere, Robins, Dunnocks and Blackbirds in particular and also a couple of hovering Kestrels looking for a tasty morsel.

Back into the village and approaching 8k I felt good and decided to keep going ending at my front door at 12k in a time I am pretty happy with at 1hour 26 mins.

Time to to put my feet up and enjoy some of the Winter Olympics.

Run Happy, run safe 🏃‍♂️

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Cracking Stuff Gromit

[ChrisAllen1 Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

😂😂

[Cornet-Carolyn Graduate10]

Wow that is awesome well done 👏

[ChrisAllen1 Graduate10 in reply to Cornet-Carolyn]

Thank you Carolyn

[Fishypieface Graduate10]

Wow 12K that's great! Sounds like a very pleasant countrified run in the sunshine - perfect! Well done

[Sandyscroll Graduate10]

Great job! An extra 2k on top too, you're on fire! It must be that go-faster sunshine you've been treated to. Very well done. 😀👍🏻

[TedG Graduate10]

Great stuff Chris, well done!

HM in the cards now? 😊🏃🏃🏃

[ChrisAllen1 Graduate10]

Im getting nagged left right and centre lol, I am considering it!! 😁

[pinkaardvark Graduate10]

Great running. From your route, did you need to do all the piddly bits?

[ChrisAllen1 Graduate10 in reply to pinkaardvark]

I was only planning to do 10k, the extra bits were just tacked on at the end!!

[pinkaardvark Graduate10 in reply to ChrisAllen1]

Ah I see. I have done that before, ie got home and realised I needed some more distance so went running round the culdesacs for a while 🤣

[ChrisAllen1 Graduate10 in reply to pinkaardvark]

The people must think I'm mad or a stalker as I run backwards and forwards past their front windows!!!

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate10]

Whoop de do...look at you Go😄...

Brilliant Chris, great acheivement 😊xx

[ChrisAllen1 Graduate10 in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

Thank you Jan, felt good today, aching now!!!

[Pm3eak Graduate10]

Great achievement Chris: every time I turn my back you smash another barrier. Well done.

[ChrisAllen1 Graduate10 in reply to Pm3eak]

Thanks so much.

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Oh my days! When I was born I lived in hazelrigg, then went to seaton burn to live with me grandparents in office houses opposite what used to be the miners arms and then the drift inn.Me mam and me then got a house in ivy street seaton burn and there I stayed until I joined the army in 1980.

I’m happily married now for 34 years and hubby and I live out in the sticks on the border of Monmouth,between Hereford and Monmouth.

I did wonder when I saw the name Dinnington but it was the tropical bit that threw me slightly ha! ha! Geordie humour of course!

Eeee! It a small world pet.

Hubby and I got married in the sacred heart church north gosforth,1984!

Howay ! Champion!

Happy running pet😀😀

[ChrisAllen1 Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

That's so interesting although I'm not a Geordie, I'm from Surrey originally!!! 😁

[Hidden in reply to ChrisAllen1]

Whoops ! Sorry about that long story! I naturally assumed that you are a Geordie! Ha! but I’m sure you are an honorary Geordie.

I have to admit once I had sent my long story I just had a niggle that perhaps you weren’t from Newcastle.

Anyhoo! Happy running Chris and keep posting😀😀

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Did my army training at Guildford.

[ChrisAllen1 Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

I'm from Guildford!! I presume you went to the barracks at Stoughton?, I'm from just down the road in Park Barn 😁

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The barracks were called The Queen Elizabeth barracks. I can’t remember if that was at Stoughton. However as there was only one WRAC camp in Guildford I assume it’s the same place.

We used to drink in the horse and groom and the seven stars. They might have gone now though!😀😀

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The WRAC disbanded I think in the 90s sad!

[ChrisAllen1 Graduate10]

They were Stoughton and i know both those pubs 👍

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Many great nights were had in those pubs. But now I’m semi retired,hubby is retired and I will retire from the NHS operating theatres anaesthetics next year and our drinking days are over ha! 😀😀

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Nice to revive some great memories and great chatting with you Chris.

Happy running!

[ChrisAllen1 Graduate10]

Make sure you keep me posted with your progress 😁👍🏃‍♂️

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Will do !😀😀

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Forgot to say great time for your 12k. Hope I get to 10k again in a reasonable time too!😀😀