1st race, 1st meet with a VRB and a PB! And all before lunch 😀

[Run46]

Well, today was the day of the Chester 10K...after a few nerves the night before I was happy to wake up feeling pretty calm and ready to take on the challenge 🤨

My son played chauffeur which was fab as I'm not a keen driver, and though there were almost 5000 runners expected he managed to find a quiet route in and a free parking spot 10 minutes from the event! Good lad 👍

I was thrilled to meet up with the lovely Cantstopmenow with husband and chocolate lab as race support, it was the 1st race for both of us so made it extra special to meet one of our VRB's too 😊

CSMN was running in the Orange wave at 9, and me the blue wave at 9.30.

The weather was definitely on our side, it was calm and dry with a cool breeze and the sun peeping through on occasion 🌥...in fact it was my 1st time this year running in capri pants and t-shirt, looking forward to many more!

The route was lovely too, running out of Chester to a little village called Mollington, then back into the city centre past the Cathedral and ending by the bridge and clock at the old city walls.

The only bit I found truly challenging was a hill at around 8/9K that had me thinking I'd pushed myself too fast but once that was behind me I picked up pace a little and ended with a watch time of 1:03.34 and a chip time of 1:04.17...either way a PB from my previous 1:05.40 which is always nice.

All in all I don't think CSMN or I could have had a much better 1st race experience, great day 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️😀

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Sounds like a great day.. 😊

[AlMorr Half Marathon]

Congratulations to both of you.

[Run46 Half Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

Thanks Alan 🙂

[Cantstopmenow Half Marathon]

It was lovely to meet you too Run46 , and your son, who doesn't look old enough for chauffeur duties, we are ARBs now! Congratulations on your PB too 🎉🌟

The whole event was really well organised, it was a great day out and I'd love to do it again next year X

[Run46 Half Marathon in reply to Cantstopmenow]

He's still a young'en really at 21...but luckily old enough to ferry his Mum about.

Glad you enjoyed it too, good fun...though I have to admit, I'm ready for my bed now 😴xx

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Brilliant! Sounds like a great day was had by all and really nice to share the experience. Congratulations on your new PB! Lovely photo too.

[Run46 Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Thanks Linda, it was a good day 😊

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

How lovely to make a new ARB! Great photo of you two, and it sounds like you had a fabulous day. Really well done! 👏👏👏

[Run46 Half Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Thanks Cheeky, it was a lovely morning 😊

There you go Cantstopmenow , you were right, ARB's are a thing 😁

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon in reply to Run46]

Definitely! I’ve made several this past year, and I’ll be making at least 3 more next weekend at the Bath HM! ❤️

[Run46 Half Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Eeek, hopefully everyone is on the mend now...there seemed to be a few last minute blips.

Will look forward to the race reports next week 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️😊

[Decker Ultramarathon]

Congratulations to you both, it sounds like everything went according to plan which is something special on your first race day!

[Run46 Half Marathon in reply to Decker]

Thanks Decker, I think we had luck on our side 😁

[Raspberrypink Half Marathon]

Brilliant picture. Well done 👍🏼

[Run46 Half Marathon in reply to Raspberrypink]

Thanks RP 🙂

[Windoze Half Marathon]

Lovely race report! Great work on the speedy times! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🎉🎉🥇

[Run46 Half Marathon in reply to Windoze]

Thanks Windoze 😁

[Sandie1961 Half Marathon]

Congratulations on a great race and a fab time 👏👏 Lovely photo too!

[Run46 Half Marathon in reply to Sandie1961]

Thanks Sandie, it was a good day 😊

[Deals1 Metric Marathon]

congrats both of you