A funny old run!

[Jericho2332]

Good morning runners! Today was unexpected and incident filled, il try to not ramble too much 🤣

First off it was cold, ice everywhere and I almost didn't run at all, nearly slipped twice on my warm up walk and seriously thought about turning round and going home.

Just do a 5k I tell myself, just so I'm not missing days. First couple of Km no problems, dodging ice puddles keeps you alert! Next couple of Km my Strava stops updating me, luckily I have NRC on as a backup (forgot to mention I have Coach Bennett on as well as 90s dance) i just keep running.

Realise I've forgotten my knee support.

I come to some cycle paths and these are completely iced over so I decide to run on the grass...I hear the ice cracking under my weight after each step and my feet plunge into muddy icey puddles of water, about ankle deep 🤦🏼‍♂️ I just keep running.

Left earbud goes dead.

I know I've added distance to my usual route and strava is reporting very wrong when I pull it out for a look, I'm normally close to 10k at this stage and it's telling me less than 8k and I know I've already added extra distance by running longer route 🤔 I've somehow turned battery saver on and messed up Strava 🤦🏼‍♂️ I fix the setting and just keep running.

Angry with myself I decide that I'm running 10 miles today, I turn off away from the route home and toward a longer route, the run feels good still and i try to turn the negative into a positive, I get to keep on running!

Right earbud goes dead.

The km click by quickly on Strava now the gps is fixed 🤣 then I realise that 10miles on NRC is one thing but it won't register on Strava unless I add the miles I'd missed due to GPS malfunction so work out that I'm gonna have to run even further 🤣

I've now got my phone in my glove so I can hear music on loud 🤣🤣🤣

I reach some uphills and my knee really feels it! Just keep running.

So in the end I run for 11.3 miles which is about 18.2km of which starva is only gonna count about 16km but hey ho these things happen and at least I had NRC as back up 🤣🤣

Easily a new distance PB and I could have probably gone on to 20k but all the problems I had finally made me call it a day 🤣🤣 I ran slowly and carefully and was out for about 1hr50 mins.

Good luck anyone running today it is testing out there!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

That's a good time for you considering the ground conditions, nothing worse than putting your feet into a icy muddy puddle, well done on completing that PB 11.3 miles in less than 2 hours. 😊 🏃🏾

[Jericho2332 Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

Thanks Al, my first run over 13k so was very pleased to get as far as I did in those conditions! I can't wait for spring to really let loose 😁👍🏻

[Fionamags Graduate10]

Wow that is fantastic! Over 10 miles despite the road conditions and your various challenges. Today I am awarding smug points and I've decided that you need to get huge amounts for this. 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥 I think you also need a few medals 🎖️🏅🥇🏆 and a fanfare🎶🎺🔔📣🎷🥁

I'm loving these new emojis 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Jericho2332 Graduate10 in reply to Fionamags]

Why thank you! 🤣 🤣 I will enjoy those for the rest of the day while I'm drinking coffee and trying not to move much 😁😁😁👍🏻

[Jools2020 Graduate10]

What a great result 👏👏👏👏👏👍

Can’t believe you kept going against all those challenges! It reads like a conspiracy 😂

Definitely there should be a special medal just for you! 🎖 👏👏👏

[Jericho2332 Graduate10 in reply to Jools2020]

Thank you 😁

[Bambi2020 Graduate10]

Wow- how you kept going after all that I’ll never know! That is an incredible distance covered- I certainly haven’t got the strength to reach those distances yet- well done! 🦌🦌🦌

[Jericho2332 Graduate10 in reply to Bambi2020]

Very pleased with the distances, furious with the tech and the weather 🤣 it amazing how quickly the body can become capable of running so far, really unexpected not only that I can but that I want to and that I quite enjoy it 🤣🤣🤣

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

That sounds like a very long way and with all the tech fails I’m surprised you kept going, not sure i would have

[Jericho2332 Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

It was quite a long way but not as bad as it sounds, running wise I mean. The tech and the ice/puddles were awful! 🤣

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Jericho2332]

Yes, ice puddles are scary things, i managed to dodge all mine and pleased you did too

[StoneDragon]

Well done fella - amazing distance covered. 🦌💪👍

I think those eventful runs take your mind off the kilometers - although you covered so many you needed a lot of events!! 🤣

[Jericho2332 Graduate10 in reply to StoneDragon]

Cheers lol this kinda makes sense!🤣👍🏻

[Peter44 Graduate10]

OMG, 18.2km's, what are you like!!!🥳🥳🥳🏆🏆🏆💪💪💪🥵🥵🥵

It's funny, probably all the other things going on, puddles, earpods, apps failing 🤣 took your mind of the running, it's amazing how quickly the body gets used to going further, hope the knee's ok later!

[Jericho2332 Graduate10 in reply to Peter44]

Cheers Peter, yeah I certainly didn't have time to get board during all that running 🤣 fingers crossed for the knee, silly forgetting the support but it was only last few miles it started to hurt 🤞🏻

[Roxdog Graduate10]

A bumpy run, but what a distance in this cold weathed! Well done, it's good for the soul to get out in the winter.

[Jericho2332 Graduate10 in reply to Roxdog]

Yeah it was a lovely day apart from the conditions under foot 👍🏻

[Runforurlife Graduate10]

🔥🔥🔥 ahem.. not only 10 miles but OVER 11 miles 😳😳 🦌🦌 Well done matey!!! What an excellent effort in the face of multiple adversities. Seriously impressive. You’re going to be running marathons soon! Feel your pain on the loss of earbuds and no music 😫, no knee support, Strava not playing ball..waahh! But you smashed it 💪🏼 hope you’ve felt super chuffed all day, you deserve it.

[Jericho2332 Graduate10 in reply to Runforurlife]

Yeah I was pleased with myself all day long 🤣🤣 already thinking what to aim for next 🤣🤣

[acountrycabbage 60minGraduate]

Fortune favours the brave..! What a run despite all the setbacks 🙌🏼

Mind blowing effort, well done! 🤯🔥⚡️

[Jericho2332 Graduate10 in reply to acountrycabbage]

Thank you 😁