Only a 10k race πŸ₯΅πŸ₯΅πŸ₯΅πŸ₯΅πŸ₯΅: ONLY... - Fun Beyond 10K & ...

Fun Beyond 10K & Race Support

2,637 membersβ€’8,015 posts

Only a 10k race πŸ₯΅πŸ₯΅πŸ₯΅πŸ₯΅πŸ₯΅

Katnap profile image
KatnapMarathon
β€’44 Replies

ONLY!

Today was really hot. And here in the UK we have not had a general improvement in weather and easing into summer conditions. No no. We jumped from Winter to Summer. I'm sure we can get some sympathy from Decker as I've heard it said in Canada they have 2 seasons: winter and roadworks 🀣

We had a HU actual RB meet up at the Cheltenham Running Festival held at the racecourse. Shake-and-run had picked up a niggle so changed from the planned 10k to a 5k. I think we may have been a touch envious as the rest of us Sandie1961 cheekychipmunks TailChaser and myself hauled ourselves around for a 2nd circuit! I was definitely dousing myself with water more than I was drinking it. We all deserved that bling! And post race prosecco πŸ₯‚

Haven't got our chip times yet but Strava reckoned I did 10k in 48m33s with a 'relative effort' of 151. But the best of it was all the smiles and runner's camaraderie. 🀣 It always feels better AFTER the race πŸ˜‚

More real racing please!

🐱 Katnap 🐱

Written by
Katnap profile image
Katnap
Marathon
To view profiles and participate in discussions please or .
44 Replies
β€’
RunaroundSue profile image
RunaroundSue

Well done, glad you all had a good time

Katnap profile image
KatnapMarathonβ€’ in reply toRunaroundSue

Looking forward to having excuses for more HU meet ups!

Oldfloss profile image
OldflossAdministrator

Absolutely incredible.. well done you...and all!!!I was too hot today...and all I was doing was sitting on the floor potting tomato plants on!!!

Just fabulous xxx

Katnap profile image
KatnapMarathonβ€’ in reply toOldfloss

We were missing a 'hose station' for sure!

TailChaser profile image
TailChaserMarathonβ€’ in reply toKatnap

Oh wouldn't it have been nice to have spectators armed with water pistols πŸ₯΅

SueAppleRun profile image
SueAppleRun10 Miles

It’s so good to read about real races

Katnap profile image
KatnapMarathonβ€’ in reply toSueAppleRun

Hooray for summer!

linda9389 profile image
linda9389AdministratorMarathon

Sounds fabulous - and you were most certainly on fire!!!

Katnap profile image
KatnapMarathonβ€’ in reply tolinda9389

I was suitability warmed up (heart rate). No going up through all the zones!

HR zones
lexi6 profile image
lexi610 Miles

Fantastic! what a great meet up and a lovely medal to go with as well πŸ‘

Katnap profile image
KatnapMarathonβ€’ in reply tolexi6

It was great to be doing something that was a close echo to pre pandemic activities! πŸ‘πŸ±πŸ‘

Sandraj39 profile image
Sandraj39Half Marathon

Well done to all of you, especially in this heat! πŸ₯΅πŸ‘πŸ‘And wow - what an amazing time!πŸ’ͺπŸ™‚

Katnap profile image
KatnapMarathonβ€’ in reply toSandraj39

For the effort involved on that run we would normally get better times. Everyone did brilliant πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

Decker profile image
DeckerUltramarathon

Sounds just great Katnap. Yes I can certainly sympathize. It’s been so hot today and no rain in sight. You really earned your bling today. Huge congrats to everyone out there. Here’s to real races !πŸ‘πŸ‘

Katnap profile image
KatnapMarathonβ€’ in reply toDecker

Hear hear!

Dexy5 profile image
Dexy510 Miles

Well done you lovely lot. Sorry we weren’t able to join you today, but we were quite relieved to not be running in 30C. That bling should take pride of place.

Katnap profile image
KatnapMarathonβ€’ in reply toDexy5

No need to apologise. There's always next time!

AlMorr profile image
AlMorrHalf Marathon

Congratulations to you Katnap for running in the heat and a sub 50 minutes 10K in those conditions makes it more enjoyable, you deserve that lovely medal πŸ₯‰ πŸ₯‰πŸ‘

Katnap profile image
KatnapMarathonβ€’ in reply toAlMorr

Thanks Al!

BaddieThePirate profile image
BaddieThePirate

Well done on a good race run, and a super race time. Very speedy πŸ…πŸ₯‚

Katnap profile image
KatnapMarathonβ€’ in reply toBaddieThePirate

Thanks Baddie πŸ±πŸ‘

Dups profile image
DupsHalf Marathon

Well done to you all in that heat πŸ₯΅Amazing times. Congratulations 😊

Katnap profile image
KatnapMarathonβ€’ in reply toDups

Cheers Dups!

cheekychipmunks profile image
cheekychipmunksHalf Marathon

Wasn’t it fun Katnap? I was definitely a whole 10 minutes plus slower than I expected, but I was 7 minutes faster than my scorching Severn Bridge 10k in 2019! I’m happy with our efforts. HUers are clearly hardcore (or bonkers!) πŸ˜…

Katnap profile image
KatnapMarathonβ€’ in reply tocheekychipmunks

Deffo hardcore bonkers πŸ˜ƒπŸ˜…πŸ˜‚πŸ€£

Dexy5 profile image
Dexy510 Milesβ€’ in reply tocheekychipmunks

Wonderful cheekychipmunks, and how did the course compare with Kempton Racecourse? Apart from the temperature of course.

cheekychipmunks profile image
cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toDexy5

Thanks Dexy. It was much more undulating than Kempton. No steep hills, but each lap had at least 3 longish inclines which were fine over one lap, but brutal for two, especially as the temperature was rising and the wind was dropping. It’s in a beautiful setting. 😍

Beatlesforever profile image
Beatlesforever

Brilliantly done!! πŸŽ‰πŸ’ͺπŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ It's great to see actual events happening again, my friend did a half marathon near here on Sunday yay πŸ˜ƒ very well done you and everyone racing this weekend in the UK, we've really gone from winter to summer overnight πŸ₯΅πŸ₯΅

Katnap profile image
KatnapMarathonβ€’ in reply toBeatlesforever

I can finally get my woolly hat washed!

JonathanP profile image
JonathanP10 Miles

Well done all - a fantastic effort in that heat!

Katnap profile image
KatnapMarathonβ€’ in reply toJonathanP

Thanks JP 🐱

Sandie1961 profile image
Sandie1961Half Marathon

Reduced numbers, baking hot, 6 minutes slower than my worst anticipated time, but do I care? Nope! Fantastic meet up and such a joy to be back with other runners doing a real race πŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒ

Katnap profile image
KatnapMarathonβ€’ in reply toSandie1961

Too true!

SkiMonday profile image
SkiMondayUltramarathon

That's a cracking pace, especially in the heat, well done!

Were you running on tarmac?

Katnap profile image
KatnapMarathonβ€’ in reply toSkiMonday

Thanks SkiMonday πŸ‘

Katnap profile image
KatnapMarathonβ€’ in reply toSkiMonday

The course was mixed surfaces but mostly tarmac πŸ‘

TailChaser profile image
TailChaserMarathon

You were amazing Katnap πŸ₯°

And you had a heart rate that I didn't feel envious of! However, my relative effort was vastly superior to yours πŸ˜…, thanks partly to my watch getting upset from getting wet (either from sweat or water) was 234 😱 as was my heart rate: it only went as high as 190 apparently, a little less than when I started (not)parkrun on Saturday morning (203)... just as well I don't believe it or I wouldn't have left the house all weekend!

More proper races please!

cheekychipmunks profile image
cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toTailChaser

Just checked my relative effort - 65! Cheers! 😩 Something tells me that Strava doesn’t understand my reptilian HR (max during the race was 119). Surely the wildly positive splits are an indication that it was hard work! πŸ˜…

TailChaser profile image
TailChaserMarathonβ€’ in reply tocheekychipmunks

Really? I get that walking in to town and back 🀣 We should have swapped watches on Sunday!!

cheekychipmunks profile image
cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toTailChaser

🀣🀣🀣

Irish-John profile image
Irish-JohnMarathon

Congratulations :)

Katnap profile image
KatnapMarathonβ€’ in reply toIrish-John

πŸ±πŸ‘

RunBrianRun profile image
RunBrianRunHalf Marathon

I missed this. Seriously well done to you all!! Fabulous efforts all round. πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

Katnap profile image
KatnapMarathonβ€’ in reply toRunBrianRun

Ta! πŸ‘πŸ±πŸ‘

Not what you're looking for?

You may also like...

Beckley 10k Race Report

Yesterday I took part in the Beckley 10k - a small event which is part of our Club Championship....
pianoteacher profile image
Marathonβ€’

Half Marathon Plan: 10k race! πŸ’₯

Hi all! How are things? Thank you for all your updates last week, I think I've caught up...
roseabi profile image
Ultramarathonβ€’

Crowborough 10k Race Report

As you can see from the screenshot massive GPS fail - more on that later. A race in both my Club...
pianoteacher profile image
Marathonβ€’

Heathfield 10k Race Report

My first 10k race - hot, humid and hilly - it was tough but I loved it! Described as an undulating...
pianoteacher profile image
Marathonβ€’

My second 10k race

My second 10k race this morning, a race organised by Emmer Green primary school as a fund raising...
HoagyM profile image
Half Marathonβ€’