First ever bling

Hi guys,

Today I completed the Pretty Muddy Race for Life 5k for Cancer research with my son and his partner.

It was indeed very, very muddy and I found it much more tiring than a parkrun. Running through wet grass, mud and bouncing on space hoppers is exhausting but what great fun.

My hat has been thrown in the bin, my trainers recovering outside and my new buff in the washer.

Running with squelching wet feet was an experience but would I do it again? Of course I would for such a great cause. Could I have done this 6 months ago? Not a chance so thank you C25K and all you lovely people on the forum giving support and help.

Happy running everyone.

[tmbtrain Graduate10]

Wild 😂 Congratulations on surviving the mud and enjoying it too! What a fab picture! Well done all of you 🙂

[Hidden in reply to tmbtrain]

Thank you so much. It was pretty wild as well as muddy. Great atmosphere, great scenery and a sopping wet drive home 🤣🤣

[tmbtrain Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Hope you had plastic bags for the seats 😂

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Huge well done that looks fantastic fun but brutal

[Hidden in reply to SueAppleRun]

Thank you, but don't forget ..... these are my running rules now not Mr. Garmins 😉

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Hidden]

You are right to take charge

[Instructor57 Graduate10]

Well done!That looks like it was fun 🤣

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

Great run for you today Alan 99, despite the muddy conditions you enjoyed your run, congratulations, it was much more tiring than a normal 5K parkrun because of the conditions

Some parkruns are cancelled because of another running event in that park, but if that event is a 5K run at the same time as a parkrun and on the exact same course why not combine the two if that was possible.

[Hidden in reply to AlMorr]

This one was a 5k but with obstacles like a horse doing the Grand National 🤣. Things to climb over, paddling pools to go through, cargo netting to crawl through, walls to climb, space hoppers to bounce on etc etc. So it was more like a 5k assault course 😀 🤣🤣

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Ouch, a 5K Steeplechase, sounds nasty but congratulations on doing it. 😊 🏃🏾 👍

[Sunnytom Graduate10]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[nowster Graduate10]

Well done!

You'll forgive me if I don't offer you a seat. 🤣

[Hidden in reply to nowster]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Irishprincess Graduate10]

What a fabulous photo! You should frame that one 😍

Well done on the run and for supporting a great cause 👍

[Sandraj39 Graduate10]

Fantastic photo - you clearly enjoyed yourself! Perfect conditions for a Pretty Muddy run by the sounds of it - and great that you ran it with your son and his partner. Well done!👏🙂🏅

[damienair Administrator]

Congratulations and very well done. A great day out for a great cause.

[Cmoi Graduate10]

That sounds absolutely wonderful Hidden , well done. I'd love to do an event that included space-hopper bouncing. It's so much more me than running as fast as possible looking at my watch!

[mancrunner1 Graduate10]

Oh, well done you, this looks like hard work but lots of fun!

[RunBrianRun Graduate10]

That looks like it was a lot of fun!! Well done 👍😃

[Windoze Graduate10]

Awesome. Love a good OCR. I am the proud owner of an Alpha Wolf top....! 🤣

[Hidden in reply to Windoze]

It was great fun but I doubt I will be moving on to Ninja Warrior courses 🤣🤣

[Mormor1 Graduate10]

Wow Alan99, that sounds like so much fun especially with the mud n stuff. Wish we had that here, I'd do it for sure.

[DylanTheRabbit Graduate10]

Hats off! Sounds like hell, each to their own. Last time I was offered the "opportunity" of a muddy run, I decided to babysit a distraught toddler while the others did it. I still believe it was the right decision!

[Hidden in reply to DylanTheRabbit]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 that made me laugh