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Well! Rain and 40 mph gusty wind made for an *interesting* first HM! On the plus side it made it feel even more epic! The downside was definitely the strong headwind going up hill.

I enjoyed it and got a good (for me) time that I’m very proud of. The training plan worked and I felt confident at the start. I was running with a friend and we had done all our long runs together over the last 12 weeks so it was lovely to run it together today. That’s me with my race number in the photo with Carly, my fab running buddy. We had tested our fuelling, clothes everything checked and sorted!! Again, it helped calm the nerves .... just another long training run!

The race was very well organised and there was great support from marshals and local people. There were people with jelly babies and drinks in addition to the race drinks stations and lots of people out on the horrible conditions to cheer us all on. The race was mainly on the Tarka Trail which looked stunning despite the weather but I think I need to run it again to see it at its best!

After a hot bath and a large coffee I’m feeling very smug!

PS: admins .... please could I have a HM badge 😁

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Deals1Metric Marathon

Excellent. 👌 👌. Well done u 😊

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roseabiUltramarathon

How fabulous!!!!!

Jolly well done, and here is your badge xxx

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linda9389AdministratorMarathon

Brilliant! Huge congratulations. Tricky conditions but you look great in the photo 💪👏👏👏

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathon

Well done! The weather was challenging I’m sure, but better than being overly hot. I can imagine you feel mighty smug this evening, as so you should! Wear your HM badge with pride, you deserve it. 👏👏👏

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backintime10 Miles

That's a big grin !

Well done - it's great that the prep paid off and it all went well.

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GoGo_JoJoUltramarathon

Superb!! Very well done! 👍🏻💪🏻😁

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SaskAlliecatHalf Marathon

Congrats on your HM in less than ideal conditions. You and your friend are totally bad @$$ 💪

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Jaz20Half Marathon in reply toSaskAlliecat

Thanks SaskAlliecat - that made me chuckle! Yes definitely bad @$$

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UnfitNoMoreMetric Marathon

Congratulations... awful weather, great run!!

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aliboo70Half Marathon

Such a happy photo!congratulations and brilliant that you trained and ran together 💪👍x

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DeckerUltramarathon

Brilliant! Well done!!

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