Blenheim Palace 7k Fun Run (Which turned out to be 7.4k)

[TedG]

Blimey, with the windchill, it felt more like Winter than Spring.....ideal running conditions then 🤗

A lot of people there, all struggling to keep warm. I needed the loo, as I do when it’s chilly, but there was one hell of a queue.....couldn’t believe there was only 12 Portaloos serving at least 2000 people.....thank goodness for my medical urgency card, comes in handy at times like these 🤗

After an organised warm up we took our place at the starting queue. We set off and after the first 2K I’d got into a rhythm before joining the backend of a bottle neck queue....most didn’t want run through it and I heard one lady shout ‘Oh no, these are new trainers’...... they are washable love 🙄😂

We got through that before meeting the first hill at 3kish, I was feeling good up to that point but the hill had other ideas, that really did take its toll on the old legs! Still, what goes up, must come down so a bit of respite for a bit. There was one more steep climb to come plus a uphill finish.

I looked at my watch and it said 7.2k 😳 Where’s the finish then?? It turned out to be 7.4k, I should’ve read the race pack properly 🙄

I completed the course in 52’38” not bad after my injury 😊

What a atmosphere, I love these fun runs because....they’re fun 🤗

I look on this as a good hard run prior to the Town & Gown 10k in 2 weeks 🏃🏃

Happy running guys 🏃‍♀️🏃🏃‍♀️🏃

[Anthie Graduate]

Well done for having fun and run such a distance with so many people!

[TedG Graduate in reply to Anthie]

Thanks Anthie 😊

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate]

Nice run Ted, you did well only a few runs back from the ic...

I hope there was bling...and coffee and cake afterwards! ☕🍰😊x

[TedG Graduate in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

Oh yes, nice shiny medal Jan🥇We didn’t stay for coffee, Judy had been hanging around waiting for me to finish and it was bloody cold in the wind!

We only live 10mins or so from Blenheim so tea and cake when we got back 🤗

[Hidden]

Well done Ted! Im tempted to do the Town and Gown, but Ive left it a bit late. My daughter is doing it. X

[TedG Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Thanks Flick. I think you can still enter but you’d have to pick your race pack up on the day 😊

[Hidden in reply to TedG]

I think i will wait till next year. x

[MikeJones68 Graduate]

Well done, Ted. Great to see you back into the swing of things. I really must enter an event!

[TedG Graduate in reply to MikeJones68]

Thanks Mike, they’re good fun mate, you must do one. I’m doing a 10k in 2 weeks 😀

The chip timing was way out according to my Garmin data. Had me down as 8.08 pace and I recorded 7.02.... can only assume it was measured over 7k and not the actual 7.4 🤔

Not important as everyone was in the same boat 😊