Great South Run - not my finest hour but Portsmouth ❤️ you were fantastic yet again! 👏👏🙂🏅

[Sandraj39]

Oh, I do love this race! ❤️ The course, the atmosphere, the support 🎉👏 is all amazing!

Today was the third time I have run it - and although I set off feeling good, by the time I hit 7 miles my legs were feeling so tired! A couple of short walk breaks didn’t make a huge difference🤣, so I just kept it very slow and steady over the last couple of miles. Maybe I went off too quickly, maybe it was just one of those runs but boy was I glad to cross the finish line!🥵😀

Time-wise (1:48:50) this was pretty much what I thought I’d run but a good few minutes down on what I ran last time and some way off my best time.

The big positive from the day however😀, was how good my left knee felt. I really wasn’t aware of any discomfort at all ( runners knee has been a bit of a nuisance on longer runs since an injury a few years back).

Oh, and there’s a relatively ok photo of me running past HMS Victory too! (I love the Historic Dockyards)

Looking forward to reading all the other run reports as they come through!🙂

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

Well done Sandra! That’s a mighty decent time in my book, and I agree it was fantastic wasn’t it? We’ve been home about 30 minutes and now I’m good for nothing!

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Thanks Cheeky - we did it!

[Katie204 Half Marathon]

Smashing time - well done!

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon in reply to Katie204]

Thank you!☺️

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles]

Fantastic, tough but you kept going and not a bad time at all

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon in reply to SueAppleRun]

Thank you - tough runs make tough runners…I hope!🤣

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles in reply to Sandraj39]

They do….

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon]

Whoop Sandra! Well done 👍 Sounds a brilliant day and you got the bling! And gorgeous bling it is too 😍

I’m glad you got a good race photo too. Most of my race photos are rubbish 🙄

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

Thanks IP! It was a tough one but a great event! And always so much better when the running has stopped!🤣🤣

[David_G Metric Marathon]

Well said Sandraj39 I agree with you about the quality of the event and organisation! Great atmosphere and everyone was so friendly. I’ve stopped beating myself up now for going off too quickly.😊 I’m just basking in the glory of having finished, and now I’ve got a GSR target to aim at! 😀👍 What a lovely weekend it’s been!

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon in reply to David_G]

Thanks David - will look out for your run report!🙂

[Madge50 Marathon]

I’m liking that bling and t-shirt 😍......well done you! Great time too 👍💪🏃‍♀️🏅👏

Mx

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon in reply to Madge50]

Thank you🙂

[Hidden]

Oh my I am sooo jealous of that shirt and medal! They are gorgeous! As to your time no comments. Can't even reach 13K in that time 😂

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon in reply to Hidden]

Once the race is done the time matters less - the finishing and the bling is what matters! 🙂

[Hidden in reply to Sandraj39]

Yessss bling!

[AlMorr Half Marathon]

Fantastic run and time for you today at The Great South Run Sandraj39, glad you enjoyed it, I don't see the photo of you running past HM'S Victory, it's probably on the GSR Results Page, enjoy the rest of the evening. 😊 🏃🏾

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

Ah no Almorr, I haven’t bought or downloaded them yet I’m afraid! 🙂

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Sandraj39]

👍 🏃🏾

[misswobble Marathon]

Yay! Well done😃🏃‍♀️👏🏅✅🥇

I keep saying I’m going to visit there as my soon tells me how interesting it is.

The route sounds like my cuppa tea

I hope you’re nicely rested now. These things are knackering 😁

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Yep, feeling much better now than I did in those last 400m - how can 400m feel so long?!🤣🤣🤣

[Katnap Marathon in reply to Sandraj39]

When they're against the wind? 🤣🤣🤣I got a bit dizzy after crossing the line with the effort in those last 400m!

🐱 Katnap 🐱

[Dexy5 10 Miles]

Well done Sandra. I’m glad the knee held out for you and you got to run it all. I spent years cheering on runners at the GSR before I ever thought I could run it 2 years ago. The residents of Henderson Road were absolutely fabulous. Although very hot, we were lucky with the weather (especially the wind)

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon in reply to Dexy5]

🙂Thanks Dexy.

[JonathanP 10 Miles]

Seems like a pretty good time compared to mine Sandra! Great that your knee behaved itself.

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon in reply to JonathanP]

Thanks Jonathan - whatever our times we all made it to the same finish line!🙂

[LadyGault Half Marathon]

Well done Sandra, great time

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon in reply to LadyGault]

Thank you🙂

[skysue16 Half Marathon]

Congratulations, very well done 👍🏅Love the colour of the shirt 😀

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

It might have felt tiugh but you kept going to get a great time - that's a win in my book! Well done!!!

[roseabi Ultramarathon]

Sounds wonderful!! Way to go, Sandra, and that's great news about your knee xxx

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon in reply to roseabi]

My uncomplaining knee was definitely a bonus!🙂

[TailChaser Marathon]

Well done Sandra! Fab time! Yes, those last two miles were hard work. I know the wind wasn’t that bad but…! It is a wonderful race, I can see why you keep doing it.

[Coddfish 10 Miles]

Well done Sandra and congratulations on joining the 3 timers club. For me, once seemed enough (2017). Then I entered again (2019) and that time said never again. I am currently recovering from hip replacement surgery so suspect that distance will be a future no no, even if I come round to wanting to do it again.

[Frenc Half Marathon]

Super well done Sandra! That’s brilliant, and how great to run past the dockyard and that your knee behaved. I’m hearing such good things about this race, it’s very tempting! Well done again 😁😁😁🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏅🏅🏅.

[aliboo70 Half Marathon]

Thats great Sandra well done. Missed it this year maybe next time! Xxx