Not a run ! but 26.5 mile "Walk the Wight"

[aliboo70]

Quick post and photos as we are tired out! Walk the Wight 2016 for our local hospice is quite an event here and the end of the walking festival.....We started at 6.15am in Bembridge and walked to Alum Bay getting there at 5pm . About 1000 m elevation..... Lovely sunny weather and a brisk breeze!several tea/coffee/snack/loo stops on the way and a nice picnic lunch overlooking the sea!

We took it steady and I'm fairly sure I didn't get blisters this year, sore feet though and bit achy now but not horrendous!Pauls pal Steve suffered a few bad big blisters one of which burst with 6 miles to go but he persevered and made it to the end. A good atmosphere and support from marshalls, quite a few runners ran the whole thing, brave souls!i ran a TINY bit (a few miles from the end) to say i had but only about 10 SECONDS!

Celebrated with cider at the end!

*Well done too to my dad (81 next month )who did the 2nd half of 14 miles in 6 hrs!😊

Had a soak and Chinese takeaway but now being subjected to re run of grand prix😕Early night for me!😊😆

[Frank-ntj]

Tremendous ........ How do you top that! Well done Ali I think you are a superstar! 😎 I think them legs will hurt tomorrow. x

[aliboo70 Half Marathon in reply to Frank-ntj]

Aah thanks Frank!my feet are buzzing at the mo! We will have to get you over here next year😊

[goonkeepgoing]

Fantastic stuff - looks a lovely (challenging) day

[aliboo70 Half Marathon in reply to goonkeepgoing]

Yes it is a challenge for sure, but stunning scenery. This is my 4th time of doing whole walk, used to do the half, when it's windy and rainy it can be really hard but we were spoilt with the weather today😆

[poppypug Marathon]

Wow Ali, Well done , that's brilliant !

And your Dad , Bless him, what a star ! Must run in the family

Enjoy your rest, certainly well earned ! xxx

[aliboo70 Half Marathon in reply to poppypug]

Thanks poppy!yep my dad's pretty strong still, cycles and swims each week, hope I'm like that at his age! Hopefully I have no blisters to upset my runs this week😊😕😆

[poppypug Marathon]

Oh yes , you don't want any of those pesky blisters that's for sure ! xxx

[aliboo70 Half Marathon in reply to poppypug]

No sireeeeeee!😕😆

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon]

Wow Ali, no wonder you're tired now! That sounds exhausting! Also looks beautiful however, and what a worthwhile cause! Big, big congrats to your father too! 👏👏 Endurance obviously runs in the family!

[aliboo70 Half Marathon in reply to Sandraj39]

Thanks Sandra !I'm tucked up in bed now, feet still buzzing! Just been reading your fantastic run post!😊😆

[Jaxsy_runs Half Marathon]

Congratulations Ali! Look at the size of that hill! And congratulations to your dad at 81 managing 14 hilly miles- that's incredible, what does your mum think about that?! I bet they hide some walking on their time😊.

It's dawning on me how many miles you walk and run - it's a huge amount...but back to you and your fabulous medal (I love it) .wonderful clear photos....was there an option to travel by lama?!

Sleep well Ali, after that walk and cider I'm sure you will Zzzzz

[aliboo70 Half Marathon in reply to Jaxsy_runs]

Hi jaxsy

Thanks for your lovely comments! I don't really do that many miles in general, my running this week was less than 5k! But I do like entering events so it just seems like it! Yes dad seems fine, shall see him when I drop dog over there before work. He and mum both used to do the walk but her last one was 2010, she's unable to walk nowadays 😕but I'm sure dad will take his medal to show her when he visits her later! He's lucky he is still so active and strong. 😊 Yes there are some amazing hills on this route, it's really worth doing for the views, might post some more in a min on a collage.

We have GMR next weekend and meeting up with the famous poppy pug and Frank. Should be good!then the scary needles HM the week after, some of the route we did yesterday but back the other way!eek! 😆

[Jaxsy_runs Half Marathon in reply to aliboo70]

Oh my word .... Lots of miles! Well next weeks run reports should be fab hearing about the GMR with poppy and frank; how good is that!

I wish your mum all the. Est Ali, my mum is also unable to walk due to severe rheumatoid arthritis and bedridden for past 8 months ... & Nursing home but fortunately (mostly) bright as a shiny pin.

With all your runs, Rfc will get us us to the south of France in no time😊 Hope legs are behaving and recovering..

[Jaxsy_runs Half Marathon in reply to Jaxsy_runs]

That should read I wish your mum all the best ali x

[misswobble Marathon]

Well done Ali!!!! Great photos ! It sounds absolutely wonderful to be able to join like-minded folk for a grand day out. Picnic by the sea, wonderful views, good peeps. Ah does the heart good.

Soz about your sore feet though shug! I dare say they'll be fine tomorrow. You'll forget about those as you have more pressing concerns on your running horizon. A little matter of the GMR. Ooooooer!

I wonder if you had a good sleep. I don't think I do after a race. You're too excited and re-run it in your head don't you. Or is that just me?

[aliboo70 Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Thanks MW! Sore feet nearly recovered, got to go to run club tomorrow night!

i know! GMR, not long now! George is also staying on the mainland, with Uncle Andrew, for the weekend as the kids wanted to borrow him(brave souls, but they did used to dog sit him before he came over here!)

my sleep wasn't so bad, was nice to look back on another walk the wight , but the midnight loo trip hurt my legs, once i was up and about they were not so bad an almost ok now x

[old_git Marathon]

That looks like a mammoth test Aliboo. Well done and hope you enjoyed your well earned takeaway.

[aliboo70 Half Marathon in reply to old_git]

i did! it was a yummy chinese!

[benwill Marathon]

well done looks fantastic and sounds like you deserved a good bottle of cider or 5

[aliboo70 Half Marathon in reply to benwill]

Thanks Ben, i am such a lightweight, just had my half a Magners in the pub and was already spaced out!

[mfamilias Half Marathon]

Congrats all round, nice to see your smiling faces Seriously, there were people who RAN up that hill? It looks like you need mountaineering gear to climb that thing!

[aliboo70 Half Marathon in reply to mfamilias]

It it steep but looks worse in the distance!the lead runner did it in a bit over 4hours or so!inspiring stuff!😆

[Eatcakeandrun Marathon]

Looks amazing. My friend walked round the Isle of Wight recently by herself, in 5 days. She is having treatment for cancer at the moment, and was raising money for charity. I was working or I would have done it with her. It's a lovely walk. Maybe next year!

[aliboo70 Half Marathon in reply to Eatcakeandrun]

Very well done to your friend, That's a long way, hope she is doing well with her treatment. .....

Yes it's a great walk to do x