If anybody had said a few years ago I would voluntarily run round the streets of Lincoln in a howling gale and torrential rain, I’d have said they were mad. Well, turns out it’s me who’s mad 🤪 The Lincoln 2020 10k had been postponed several times but finally went ahead this morning. I watched the weather forecast last night with some trepidation, but I’d paid for it and I wanted that bling 😂 Chris dropped me off, I donned a fetching bin bag in an effort to at least be dry at the start and at 10.00 we were off. The wind dropped around 5k, but then, at 8k, the rain turned into a monsoon. Water was running in rivers down the centre of the roads and, towards the finish in front of the Cathedral it was splashing over my ankles. Sadly Strava freaked out at the weather and only managed to record 2seconds before it gave up so thank goodness for chip timing. Needless to say, it wasn’t my fastest 10k but at an official 1.06.58, it wasn’t too shabby. As we were on the way home, inevitably the rain stopped and the sun came out and we had plenty of time to enjoy it from the car, as our 5 mile drive home took over an hour in the rush to get out of the city. Hey ho!
2020(1) extremely soggy City of Lincoln 10k - Bridge to 10K
2020(1) extremely soggy City of Lincoln 10k
Sounds pretty grim to me! Well done for doing it. A Girl Guide is always prepared to have a go at anything and make the most of it. Love the bin bag idea!!
You’d be surprised just how many bin bags there were 😂Mind you, we got the last 100l pack from the Coop - very popular this year for Halloween costumes apparently!
Well done for braving the elements Sandie. I must say it sounds like lots of fun to me, being a confirmed lover of running in the rain. You have some more bling for your collection too. Excellent! 👏👏
I did think that this would have been heaven for you 😂😂 Thankfully a closed road race so no traffic splashing and no mud. Could’ve been worse!
Much worse! (Cheltenham for example! 🥵)
Hmm, you may have a point. I was 5 minutes slower in the heat. If only the rain had gone a bit sooner. It’s lovely now!
Wow, well done!!! xxx
Thank you 😊 Wish the weather could’ve gone past 1.5 hours sooner though. It would have been a very different race!
Epic weather! So really well done. 🌧🦆🏃♀️🏊♀️
Unbelievable! And now it’s still dry and sunny. 😡
Brilliant effort Sandie. Bit of a soggy ride home but worth it for the bling.🙂
Yep, always worth it for the bling. Mind you, even though Mr S had put a bin bag over the back of the seat and another on the passenger seat, there was still a large wet patch by the time we eventually got home 😂
Woohoo!!! Yeah, the promise of some fancy bling is often enough to make me get out there, I find! I also ran my 10k race this morning on the promise of a medal, I ran it alone and virtually but utterly enjoyable!
Fabulously well done!
Well done to you too🥳🥳 If I’d been going on my own, I would definitely have wimped out, although I might have gone when the rain stopped (about 15 mins after I finished)!
Ditto! I prefer not to go out into rain, but it doesn't bother me much if it rains whilst I'm out.
💪💪👏👏👏🏅
They were selling flimsy plastic rain capes at our race this morning.
Well done for running under such conditions.
I don’t know if they were selling them, but they were no match for the weather. An extra strong 100l black bag was much more robust 😂
Well done Sandie! That time certainly isn’t too shabby at all - the weather was horrendous today! I salute you for running, that Strava is a wuss by comparison 😁.
I have hinted to Mr S that if I had the Garmin watch he was going to buy me for my birthday (in July), then I wouldn’t need to struggle with my phone. May have to be less subtle 😂
I would definitely resort to less subtle tactics - notes, email links - you are absolutely worthy of a new Garmin!
😂🤣😂
We could start a petition!!🙂
Well done Sandie 🏅👍 Great looking bling and well earned by the sound of it!
Isn’t it typical for the sun to come out when it’s all over? 🙄
A hot shower and a bacon sarnie saved the day. I was freezing by the time I got home!
Isn’t it just 🤷♀️ Nearly dark now ☹️
A bacon sarnie is hard to beat 😋
I was there too! It was torrential, quite an experience … just when you thought it couldn’t rain any harder, it did! Great time by the way. Roll on next year!
Well done for going. Apparently there were only 2575 finishers and I think about 5000 had registered. We must be made of tougher stuff 😂 One we will remember for some time I think! Running up Nettleham Road for the 2nd time was probably the wettest I have ever been. I didn’t even bother trying to avoid the rivers!
Not too shabby at all it makes you wonder how fast you’d have run it in perfect conditions
Well, it was faster than in the heat at Cheltenham in June, but I am still not giving up on one day going sub 60 🤞🏻
Some people will do anything for a bit of bling! Very well done on getting out there Sandie. I bet a hot bath was welcome after that. Our race 4 life on the common today was cancelled due to the weather.
Hot shower and bacon sarnie were very welcome!
Sounds soggy Sandie! But I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks OGR 😊 Enjoy may be a slight exaggeration, but it was an experience and, surprisingly, the official photos don’t look as grim as usual. Maybe because I wasn’t hot and sweaty 😂
Congratulations onthe extreme 10k!!!🌧️☂️🏃♀️🏅
Huge well done you.... Home and dry now I hope. What a super run, especially after the GSR too ! xx
Oh yes 👍 Hot shower and bacon sarnie. Off to France tomorrow to close up the house for winter and celebrate Shake’s 60th birthday 🎂🥂
That's good...France...wonderful...enjoy xxx
Congratulations on your run Sandie1961 ! Bonne route too!!
Thank you 😊 Looking forward to a couple of hilly runs through the vineyards (not!) 😂
Blimey that sounded like quite a challenge. Well done for braving it and claiming your well earned bling!
Character building Brian 😂
Well done Sandie - very creditable time for that weather. Unfortunately you can't wait until it finishes when it's a race!
Thank you 😊 Sadly, the sub 60 will have to wait for another time!
Well done that sounds like quite a crazy downpour!
It was, but annoyingly it was then sunny for the rest of the day😡
Timing eh 😆
I can confirm it was wet in Lincoln but from the warmth of my own hone! I really meant to register but missed cut off date but did 11k on Wednesday Welton - Lincoln instead and was def drier 😂 Well done!
Well done 👏 Do you live in Welton? I did the Cathedral to Dunholme (where I live!) last year. Quite nice alongside the A46 until you get to the car wash!
Well done. I have my first official ‘race’ as a 10km at Knebworth on Sunday. Bit nervous but looking forward to it.
How exciting! Hope you get better weather and don’t worry, the nerves will disappear as soon as you cross the start line. Good luck 😉
Well done Sandie, thought about all you runners in that torrential rain, friend of mine did the Lincoln 10 k and two more did the Worksop Half Marathon. You all need a medal just for turning out!!😱😂
😊 At least it was only an hour in the rain and not 2.5 which it would have been for a HM. Thank heavens for small mercies eh?
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