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TailChaser's Final Diary Entry!!! Whoop! Whoop!

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What a lot of fuss over nothing....🤣🤣🤣 No...maybe not... Anyway, finally, finally, finally! It is done. 13.1 miles cracked in just slightly under 2.5 hours (depending on whether you look at Garmin or Strava (I'm going with Garmin as it said 02:29:44 as I pressed the stop button at 13.26 miles)). 13.1 miles really isn't that much further once you've cracked 10 miles and you can run it without your legs seizing up, but it felt really daunting before Christmas and I really wasn't sure whether I was cut out for it.

I would say that everything went right for the run, but maybe that's just in the last 24 hours. We ate lots of homemade pasta last night, followed by a big hot cross bun each. I made sure I drank lots of water yesterday and I got the best night's sleep I've had in weeks. Today was a beautiful day with perfect morning running conditions. Added to that both Katnap as my running support and eldest kitten being our support rider with our supplies on his bike, it just went as well as I could possibly hope for. The only blot on today was we missed Shake-and-run as we got to our 'socially distanced' designated waving area a bit late.

Thank you to everyone on here the past few months, I've bored you all to tears with my exploits. It will be nice to write about something else and hopefully reply to others more as well. I'm looking forward to having fun: doing some trail runs and breaking my parkrun pb as soon as it returns! And, of course, I want to do another HM now, please?!

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Katnap profile image
KatnapMarathon

🎉 Yay!!! 🎉

Dexy5 profile image
Dexy510 Miles in reply toKatnap

To you too Katnap. Whoop whoop. 😺👏👏

Katnap profile image
KatnapMarathon in reply toDexy5

Thank you!!! 🐱🐱🐱

sTrongFuse profile image
sTrongFuseHalf Marathon10 Miles

Well done with that. I kind of had the same when I ran mine last weekend; everything just clicked into place and the miles just fell away one by one. Enjoy the feeling.

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TailChaserMarathon in reply tosTrongFuse

Thanks TF. I have a smug, warm glow now before I go off and try to go down the stairs to make tea. Funny how we build it in to this monster but we've put the miles in and you're right, they just fall away one after the other. 👍

Dexy5 profile image
Dexy510 Miles

Congratulations TailChaser and Katnap, you have done it, and how great that you had a support rider too. I am so pleased for you as times have been difficult with finding quiet places to run.

You have raised some funds for your charity , and you have achieved a great goal. Now you have a new shiny badge too. Can you claim a medal from the stratford upon Avon half marathon based on your evidence?

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TailChaserMarathon in reply toDexy5

Thanks Dexy. We raised 85% of the target which I'm really pleased about considering all that has happened.

I haven't been very happy with how the Shakespeare Half people have handled the whole cancellation situation so I don't know whether I want to now. I have a feeling they'll just point at the T&Cs again. We'll be getting 'I ran it anyway' medals, so I'll be happy with that to be honest.

roseabi profile image
roseabiUltramarathon

Awesome!!!!! Well done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So, the question is now - do you want a Half Marathon or a Virtual HM badge????

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TailChaserMarathon in reply toroseabi

Thanks roseabi, you've been very quietly in the background helping me with this one - your strength routines have been brilliant!

I'm pondering and pondering, I'm hopeless at making a decision. To be honest, as it's my first one, can I just have the plain Half Marathon?! xx

roseabi profile image
roseabiUltramarathon in reply toTailChaser

Absolutely! Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

xxx

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TailChaserMarathon in reply toroseabi

🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️🤗😘

Irishprincess profile image
IrishprincessAdministratorHalf Marathon

And she did it! I was thinking of you today TC and I’m just thrilled for you. That badge suits you so well and you’ve certainly earned every mile 🏃‍♀️🙂 Very well done 🎈🎉🎊💪

Hope you’re planning to celebrate in style tonight xxx

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TailChaserMarathon in reply toIrishprincess

Thanks IP! Do you know, I think it does ☺️and it’s all been so worth it 😀

I suspect we will probably fall asleep in front of Outlander 🤣🤣xxx

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linda9389AdministratorMarathon

Excellent! Excellent! Excellent!

You've worked so hard with amazing determination. So glad you enjoyed it. Congratulations, and here's to many more 👍👏👏👏🍾🥂

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TailChaserMarathon in reply tolinda9389

Thanks Linda, you’ve been brilliant throughout all of this 🤗😘

linda9389 profile image
linda9389AdministratorMarathon in reply toTailChaser

Nah, the brilliance was all yours 😍

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TailChaserMarathon in reply tolinda9389

😳xxx

Oldfloss profile image
OldflossAdministrator

Next Year..Monsal Trail...?

Go you...absolutely brilliant and a great time too...very very well done all...including backup team! Xxxxxx

TailChaser profile image
TailChaserMarathon in reply toOldfloss

Would love to Floss 😊, thank you 🙏 xxx

Oldfloss profile image
OldflossAdministrator in reply toTailChaser

You look as fresh as a daisy too!

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TailChaserMarathon in reply toOldfloss

That was about 6km in 😳 so still early days. The purple top came off at about 8 miles.

Oldfloss profile image
OldflossAdministrator in reply toTailChaser

That is so funny.. I stripped off at about 8K on mine last year... just before the cold tunnels too! Much to the delight of several young Aussie runners.. clearly they were shortsighted!

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TailChaserMarathon in reply toOldfloss

🤣🤣 Thankfully no one appeared to be around for my strip, even though it was on the corner of a ‘busy’ road.

JonathanP profile image
JonathanP10 Miles

Well done TC! Now you can rest on your laurels - until the next one !😋👍

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TailChaserMarathon in reply toJonathanP

Thanks JP, I can’t rest too long, I won’t be able to get up again!! 😊

Windoze profile image
WindozeHalf Marathon

Nice work TC 😎😎🥳🥳

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TailChaserMarathon in reply toWindoze

Thanks Windoze 😊x

Decker profile image
DeckerUltramarathon

Brilliant! Congratulations to both you and Katnap!! It’s lovely when everything just comes together when you need it. All your hard work paid off 👏👏👏👑🎉🎉

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TailChaserMarathon in reply toDecker

It was near as perfect as we could ask for Decker, thank you 🙏😊

SaskAlliecat profile image
SaskAlliecatHalf Marathon

Whoohoo!!!! Congrats! I'm so jealous of you guys being able to run in shorts; I had to pull my winter gear back out this week 😭. It feels like Spring will never come 😩.

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TailChaserMarathon in reply toSaskAlliecat

SaskAllie! This is what I mean! I’ve not replied to you in an age, I’ve been so obsessed with this run! Thank you!

I’m sure it will come soon. Ours disappeared again during the afternoon and it’s now cold and very windy outside.🙄

Jay66UK profile image
Jay66UKHalf Marathon

Superb 👏👏👏👏

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TailChaserMarathon in reply toJay66UK

Thanks Jay 😀🤗

lexi6 profile image
lexi610 Miles

I lurk over here sometimes but knew today was “your day” so had to come over and wish you huge congratulations! TailChaser just awesome running and 👏🏻👏🏻 to your support crew too 👍

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TailChaserMarathon in reply tolexi6

Thank you so much lexi! 🤗 This forum used to intimidate me, now I really do feel like a ‘proper runner’ (mad really!). 😘x

cheekychipmunks profile image
cheekychipmunksHalf Marathon

Oh yessssssss TC! 🎉🎉🎉 What did we all tell you? You’re awesome and that was a fabulous run! Huge well done to you! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

Your badge is beautiful, by the way. It sure suits you! 🏅😍

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TailChaserMarathon in reply tocheekychipmunks

Thanks cheeky, you were right! 😁 And it is very lovely isn’t it? Xx

Sandie1961 profile image
Sandie1961Half Marathon

Woohoo, well done TailChaser and Katnap 👏🏻🥳🙌💥 I never had any doubt whatsoever that you would smash it. Your shiny new badge looks great and so well deserved. Hope you can walk pain free this morning (I couldn’t the day after 😂). If you’re going to go for Monsal, maybe I’ll switch my entry to the HM - says she who said never again! Enjoy the rest of your Easter xxx

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TailChaserMarathon in reply toSandie1961

That would be great Sandie, we are definitely up for it if we can get an entry.

I do like a shiny new badge. Metric marathon next?! Enjoy yourself too xxx

aliboo70 profile image
aliboo70Half Marathon

Congratulations it sounds like it went really well and lots of support around you made it great well done!! Xxx

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TailChaserMarathon in reply toaliboo70

Thanks Aliboo, I couldn't have asked for a better day xxx

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