Didn’t sleep very well on Saturday night due to excitement and nerves about my first official HM race. Why hadn’t I stuck to the Nike HM plan? How strong would the winds be along the coast? Have I packed enough snacks. Why did I run a bit at parkrun when I said I’d walk to preserve energy for Sunday? Anyway I was lucky enough to get a lift to Gosport with some parkrun friends so off we went.
Saw the lovely aliboo70 and had a hug and a catch up which was fab. She was there to support Mr aliboo70 along with other runners from their Isle of Wight running club who’d all come over to the mainland for the HM.
The race started and boy was it windy! Cross-wind mostly so not much assistance. Really lovely flat course, along the shore road then back on the beach path, then round for a second time. I ate my own bodyweight in snacks and chocolate covered coffee beans to keep me going. A few times the wind off the sea was blowing my legs into each other but I managed to not fall!
Ran passed lots of interesting things such as the hovercraft museum, yachts, shops and cafes, there was a drum band, good crowds too considering the weather. I’d like to run the route again in calmer weather (only once round, not the whole HM distance)
I was hoping to finish in under 2hrs 45 minutes and managed to get a chip time of 2:30:12 which I was chuffed with. I love the medal which celebrates Gosport’s aviation heritage. No t-shirt but a great goody bag. Apparently the local running club who organised this race had laid on tea and cake too but our driver wanted to get back so I missed that. Oh well, might have to do it again next year just for the cake.
Legs are a bit tired today and I have only one small blister so all in all a successful race and I loved it despite the gale force winds (that might be an exaggeration but they were pretty strong lol)
I’ll post a pic of the medal in the comments as HU is telling me I’ve exceeded the size limits here.
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Brilliant Mudita11 , what a great report of fantastic achievement. The conditions sound very challenging to say the least. This is very inspiring and on topic for me as I started day 1 of a Garmin HM plan today with the notion of doing my first at the beginning of March.
You are not exaggerating Mudita11 , it was gale force winds, and I was running just 5k in it . That is a brilliant time with those conditions so very well done to you. So lovely to meet up with aliboo70 too. Enjoy that bling, but shame about the (lack of) cake!
Thank you Dexy5 . There were kite surfers on the water having a great time. The seagulls didn’t seem too happy though as they were having trouble flying 🤣
Great to see you again! And super well done on that 1st HM, Gosport is a bit renowned for that kind of weather it was very similar the 1st time I did that one! You and Kenny had very similar times! Great to see you through the finish line too! We missed the cake too as were heading for the ferry, but our club always makes cake for on the return journey so we were lucky there!
Thanks 😊, I did love it despite the weather. Lovely interesting route isn’t it! And what a great club you belong to. Hmm you’ve got me thinking about the Ryde 10 now 🤔🤣 xx
What a fantastic run you had! beating your target time by such a margin is amazing - race magic is awesome! Love the medal, but missing the cake? Oh my, you have my sincerest commiserations 🙃
What a great time Mudita11!! A super speedy first HM; faster than I have ever managed by some distance. You have set the standard now. A period of basking in glory and cake eating is now compulsory.
I’m a bit behind the curve here Mudita11 and have only just seen this - huge well done to you on your Gosport HM ! A lovely bit of bling for your collection as well!
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