Christmas Lights Run

[Sandie1961]

Thursday evening is when I go for a run with my running club. Usually we just run around the village, but tonight was the annual (and my first) Christmas lights run round the lovely city of Lincoln. Just goes to show how often I go into town, but I didn’t have any idea just how beautiful the display is.

Anyway, we met up at the leisure centre where the 10k begins and ran towards the Castle, then down the hill to Brayford Wharf, round St Mark’s Square, up High Street. Then we walked up Steep Hill, round the Cathedral and finally back to the leisure centre. 7k at an average 7.43 mins/km, lots of photo stops and time to chat. Lovely 😊

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

How lovely Sandie, it looks like Lincoln lights are beautiful . I hope you had a mulled wine at the end of your run.

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

They are really lovely. Sadly no mulled wine. Not sure 30 runners would have been welcomed on late night shopping night 😂

[Dexy5 Graduate10 in reply to Sandie1961]

love the pic of you all under the reindeer

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

Isn’t that reindeer magnificent? Right on the waterside too

[Katnap Graduate10]

Brilliant! Literally 🤣

🌲🐱 Xmas Katnap 🐱🌲

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to Katnap]

It was also a bit like herding cats to get us all in the photos 😂 Lovely run though

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

Very festive. How lovely Sandie! 🎄❤️

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

It really did feel very Christmassy 🎄

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to Sandie1961]

🥰🎄❤️

[Shake-and-run Graduate10]

what a beautiful light show and a super way to enjoy it.

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to Shake-and-run]

Steep Hill was hard going! Beautiful lights though 😍

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Amazing, what a lovely thing to do, gorgeous lights too

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Thankfully it was billed as a social run, so the speedsters weren’t there, making it more relaxing and lots of stops for the photos 😃

[TimeInNature Graduate10]

oooh they’re pretty. What a great idea for a run

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to TimeInNature]

Apparently they do it every year (I only joined in March this year) and everybody said how much they’d looked forward to it. The late night shoppers were slightly bemused by 30 odd runners heading up the High Street though 😂😂

[Oldfloss Administrator 60minGraduate]

So beautiful... that looks stunning ! Was it cold? x

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to Oldfloss]

It was -1c, but that meant it felt very Christmassy 🎄 Gorgeous displays 😍x

[Birdlady64 Graduate10]

That looks so lovely. What a wonderful enjoyable run!

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to Birdlady64]

It was lovely 😊 No club run next week - Xmas party instead 🎄

[Jogger22 Graduate10]

What a lovely way to spend your evening Sandie1961 ! Fab photos. Did you have a group warm up before your run? I once suffered a nasty injury on a very cold autumnal night as I didn't warm up properly

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to Jogger22]

Hi! Yes, we always have a warm up before we set off and stretch at the end. It was a leisurely run as well

[Irish-John Graduate10]

Beautiful

[OldManRunning Graduate10]

Lovely lights and photos Sandie1961. I went with my daughter's running club last week and we had a Christmas photo outside a well Christmassy house, unfortunately she had not double checked the backdrop and we were all stood in front of the house next door to it with not one solitary light on 😂😂😂

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to OldManRunning]

Oh dear 😂😂

[Frenc Graduate10 60minGraduate]

That looks gorgeous Sandie1961 well done. 😊