The day has finally arrived πππ A real run with numbers, chips, medals and RBs. Shake-and-run cheekychipmunks TailChaser Katnap and I met up at Cheltenham Racecourse this morning for the Cheltenham Running Festival. It was a beautiful morning, but with a start time of 10.50, a little on the warm side to say the least. Still, armed with water bottles we valiantly set off with a rolling start as part of covid measures. The 10k was twice round the racecourse (with one lap and 4 lap options for 5k and HM) and, although no spectators were allowed and numbers were restricted, it was absolutely wonderful to be back running in a real event. A lovely medal and we adjourned to my campervan for a well deserved celebratory Prosecco and a picnic. Really tough race in the heat, but another step back on the route to normality πππ
Mad dogs and Englishmen: The day has finally... - Bridge to 10K
Mad dogs and Englishmen
A wonderful morning and excellent arrangements for lunch. Thank you xx
Sound like a wonderful time !Well done on completing in this heat !
I went out at 05:45 this morning π
Squeals on Wheels are back in business. Lovely to hear !!!π
That was so much fun wasnβt it? What a wonderful way to spend a day. Shame it was like running in a furnace, but we all did very well in the circumstances and we definitely earned our beautiful medals and processo (thanks for the latter Sandie1961 !) π₯πͺππ₯΅ βοΈπββοΈπββοΈ
It was, wasnβt it π So lovely to see you after so long. Onto the next one now π
Where did all the prosecco go? π€£ And thanks go to Mr Sandie1961 for picking a good spot for the picnic πππ
Fantastic to see you all taking the weight off after such a valiant effort! π
That looks so great! I feel the heat, though.
We attempted to run 5k on a normal Parkrun course with a lot of wide tarmac, and even though I was prepared with water and the lightest top I had, it was still too hot and I faltered at 4.5k as another lap would have meant another 1.7k on top.
So we recuperated in the shade with stretches, more water and apples. Heat is something I canβt quite cope with yet!
But your real race outing looks so inviting! Happy happy! ππ
Well done girls πππLooks like a fantastic day β€οΈ
How wonderful Sandie and team. I was thinking of you all in the heat of the day. So glad you had a brilliant day!
Lovely photos π a big well done everyone, it was a hottie alright π₯΅ so those medals are well deserved! But the things you do for a picnic and Prosecco π
Well done everyone and well deserved rewards ππ₯
Itβs lovely reading these reports of a REAL event!π€πββοΈππ½ It must have been tough in the heat today, so extra big well done to you all! πππππ
Sounds like a great day! What adventures running has brought you to! Well done all of you lovely runners and that prossecco was well deserved (hope you took some water on board tooπ€πΎπ₯) xxx
How lovely to be in a real running race! Wonderful stuff. Well done to you all πππ
Sounds fabulous!
Well done, that sounds wonderful!
Well done to you al! Brilliant! πππ
It was brilliant Sandie, and thank you so much for the prosecco πx
Looks wonderful. It was awfully hot, so well done all.