A much shorter report befitting of a much faster run. It wasn’t pretty but I ran every single step, up or down hill and even managed a sprint to the end.
At points I had to draw on Couch weeks 7-9 speeds to make it up the hills but I did it.
Did I enjoy it? No. It was windy and muddy and far too steep up and down in places. But I have a massive sense of achievement. And it was nice being cheered along, especially when you make it to the top of a climb without stopping.
It was slightly slower than the incorrect official time for the first one, which is annoying as I was actually about 12 minutes faster, coming in at 40:50. Given the terrain, I’ll take that.
Digging out my parkrun band it didn’t fit and I had to move two holes tighter - my wrists have shrunk in the six months between runs!
New shoes were both fantastic and essential today. I wore them around the house the past three days as a precaution but they were really comfy and gripped well on mud and wet rubble/rock as well as crossing a tarmac road. Great value only £45 at Decathlon.
My next parkrun will be flatter. I don’t know where and, as I prefer a longer weekend run, I don’t know when.
Enjoy your next run x
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Brilliant Jay, great time too. That run must have been sooooo satisfying and you should try a nice, enjoyable flat park run next. If you do your long run in the weekends you could do what some of our elite parkrunners do and do the parkrun twice. Have to say its amazing to see them running up again still looking fresh and it gives me an extra incentive to finish faster, hoping they won’t overtake me 🤣
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