Running through the vineyard - English not French for a change 🍷🍷

[Sandie1961]

My goodness that was tough! The weather was about 18c and it was really warm when the sun came out. Katnap TailChaser Windoze plus one of my long-standing friends who happens to be a runner turned up at an English vineyard at Burton on the Wolds near Loughborough for our 10k Wild Wine Run. The run started with several runs up (and I mean up - Dexy5 you would have hated it😂) and down between the rows of vines, then we ran around the edge of a field to the water/wine station (choice of white or rose) before doing another 3 halfway ups and downs. That was the end of the 5k, but we carried on to run around another 3 large fields, 2 of them sloping quite significantly. Back to the wine/water station, then the evil organisers made us do the halfway ups and downs again before the finish. I finished in 1 hour 16 mins, but only managed to record 9.93km for some reason, while everybody else (who were all faster than me) recorded 10.2. Very puzzling 🤔The terrain was mostly grass but quite bumpy in a lot of places. Finally, we got to try the wines, buy a glass of fizz and relax. Definitely the hardest 10k I’ve done but a great run, with great company. Nice bling too 😃 Lyme Park will seem a doddle after this 😂😂😂

[backintime Graduate10]

I think I would have volunteered to man the wine station...I hate hills : )

Well done in finishing that in the heat !

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to backintime]

I managed to tip a white down me second time round because even my hands were shaking by then 😂

[Buddy34 Graduate10]

You say you found it hard but it must have been really great to do something so different . Well done you 😊

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to Buddy34]

It was brilliant fun Buddy. A great atmosphere and all quite relaxed (not timed!). So nice to do something different

[Oldfloss Administrator 60minGraduate]

Sounds fabulous!!!! You did tremendously!!! I am just so sorry to have missed it... seriously! xx

You all look fantastic!!! Well done !

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to Oldfloss]

There’s always next year 😂😂

[Beachcomber66 Graduate10]

Epic Sandie and everyone looking fit and fresh despite the heat, terrain and, of course, booze......net calorie increase I reckon, but what the hell!!😊

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to Beachcomber66]

The English wine was surprisingly good, but I did make sure I downed a bottle of water when I finished, rather than knocking back the vino 😂 It was fun!

[Beachcomber66 Graduate10 in reply to Sandie1961]

Always professional 😊

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to Beachcomber66]

I had the wine as well 😂

[Sandraj39 Graduate10]

Well done - sounds like a tough one!

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to Sandraj39]

It was, but no time pressure and so nice to do something so completely different!

[Tasha99 Graduate10]

Congratulations Sandie! Sounds fantastic! Great bling too!

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to Tasha99]

Thanks Tasha. It was a great day out. Not sure any of us will be rushing back though! Lyme Park parkrun on 5 October will be a breeze after that 😂

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

That sounds seriously fast for a run that included hills and drinking wine Sandie. Didn’t you all do well? I think all that training you did in the french vineyards was good for you.

Did you drink wine at the water stops? If I had I think I would have lost the way.... 🤪

Yes I really must do a bit more hill training but maybe around Southsea castle rather than on trails in a vineyard.

Well done everyone, it sounds like you had a lot of fun.

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

Not sure Strava got it quite right, I think it was nearer 1:20 because I also lost 0.25km somewhere! I had a cup of water and a cup of wine at the wine/water station, but 2nd time round managed to tip the wine down me because my hands were shaking😂

[UpTheStanley Graduate10 in reply to Sandie1961]

My hands shake when I don’t drink wine 🍷- cheers 😀

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to UpTheStanley]

😂🤣😂

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

Sounds bonkers but tons of fun Sandie! I’m not sure I could have navigated around vines and fields with wine on board! 🤪 🍷 Love the happy photo! Well done to you all 👍🎉🍷🏅🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️☀️👊

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

It was fun, but my legs hurt 😫 Katnap and Tailchaser won a bottle of wine in the raffle. Think they were probably pleased they didn’t win the free entry to next year’s event 😂

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to Sandie1961]

🤣🤣

[Irish-John Graduate10]

Well done!!! xxx

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to Irish-John]

Thanks John 😃 Haven’t seen your HM post yet!

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to Irish-John]

Found it!

[Katnap Graduate10]

Its the quickest I've drunk a cup of wine... twice. White at 5k and rosé at 10k.

They both tasted the same after 5k of running between each cupful.

[Couchpotato2]

Congratulations on running and drinking I’d read about this run and sounded fun. Are you off to France to do the marathon next?

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to Couchpotato2]

I don’t think so! I’d need much more wine drinking training before I could tackle the Marathon du Medoc. Oh yes, and perhaps be able to run a little further 😂😂

[Couchpotato2 in reply to Sandie1961]

one or the other but for now I'd focus on the first...

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to Couchpotato2]

😂🤣😂

[Couchpotato2 in reply to Sandie1961]

maybe that's something I can do from the IC

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to Couchpotato2]

That’s a good idea. You can say you’re in training 😃

[Couchpotato2 in reply to Sandie1961]

I’ll start this evening

[Runningroni Graduate10]

Wine and running, 2 of my favourite things. Tremendous running. I think your time was great for hills and having to stop to drink wine. Well done to you all.

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to Runningroni]

Thanks! Definitely a different experience 🏃‍♀️🍷

[Jell6 Graduate10]

Crikey, that sounds like a tough event. Well done 🍷🍷🍷

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to Jell6]

It was and it wasn’t. Tough terrain but not timed so you could just go at your own pace and stop at the wine station to catch your breath 😃🍷

[Dexy5 Graduate10 in reply to Sandie1961]

I’d definitely have auto pause on my garmin for the wine drinking 🍷🥂

[Granspeed Graduate10]

Well, it’s amazing the things runners can do! 🎉💕 Never heard of such an event before, but clearly it’s fabulous fun, judging from all those smiles. 😄 Best incentive yet to get to 10k. 👍🍷

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to Granspeed]

The real biggie is the Marathon du Medoc in France which apparently combines copious amounts of alcohol with running a marathon 😳 10k was enough for me!

[ktsok]

That sounds great fun! There was the Bacchus 10k event on the Denbies Wine Estate in Surrey last weekend also - must be the season for it!

Next year... 🙃 🏃‍♀️ 🍷 😴

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to ktsok]

Ah, I did see some photos from a wine run on Facebook, which was obviously not ours, as they had bibs and we didn’t. It did make a nice change from the usual runs, despite the dreaded hills!

[SaskAlliecat Graduate10]

Wine at Aid stations! Sweet. I wouldn't run very well after drinking wine, but I haven't been running well this year without drinking wine....maybe that is my problem...I need to drink more wine 🍷😜

Congrats on running hills whilst drinking wine!

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to SaskAlliecat]

They were only little cups of wine in our defence 😂

[lexi6 Graduate10]

Lovely photo and strong running from you all. That takes some doing combining hills wine and running multi tasked and multi talented people you 😊

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to lexi6]

Thank you Lexi. It was fun (in hindsight 😂)