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sparky66Half Marathon
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What a fun race at the Run Chester Zoo πŸ¦πŸ¦πŸ¦’

Starts of with the first K through the zoo the following 8K on side roads through town and last K back to the Zoo for the finish.

Stayed overnight with my son who lives a short distance from the Zoo, but in a strange bed I don't sleep well, was lucky if I got 4 hours!

Was glad when it was time to get up and going!

Rain stopped just as we reached the start line,thank goodnessπŸ˜…

Started by passing the elephant enclosure..🐘

Beautiful creatures 😍

Then down to business.. πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

Slowish first K trying not to get carried away starting too fast, but got a good pace going quite quickly and kept it up till around K 6-7 where the incline made for a tough couple.. but.. pushing on through there was a music tent up playing 'Proud Mary' as I passed, that gave me some ooomph 🎡🎢

My son was there at a few points taking pics..

And I managed to finish with a PB of 1:09, that's two minutes better than my previous PB πŸ’₯

Feeling really proud of myself πŸ˜ƒ

Felt all my training really payed off today πŸ‘

Love my new bling πŸ…

Happy Halloween πŸŽƒ

Happy Running all πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸŒŸ

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Instructor57 profile image
Instructor57

Well done ! That sounds like a real fun 10k running through the zoo πŸ‘

I bet if they let the lions out then everyone would achieve a PB 🐱🀣

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toInstructor57

πŸ˜£πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ’¨πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸ’¨πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ’¨πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸ’¨πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ’¨πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ...🦁

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Run46Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toInstructor57

πŸ˜‚πŸ˜³

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nowsterMetric Marathon

Very well done!

We (in North Manchester) got the rain that you'd just had. You started half an hour before us.

I must admit I didn't sleep well last night either! I actually woke up a couple of times with upper leg muscle cramps (which I've never had before).

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply tonowster

Did you race today aswell Nowster? Hope you feeling ok now πŸ€—

nowster profile image
nowsterMetric Marathonβ€’ in reply tosparky66

Yes, a 10km. I've written it up in the B210K forum.

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply tonowster

Seen that after asking πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

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FrencHalf Marathon

Fantabulous Sparky! Even more so on less than 4 hours sleep, I’d have been a quivering wreck 🀣. I love elephants 🐘 what a treat to see them. And how nice to see your son as well. Bling ain’t too bad either! Well done πŸ‘πŸΌ .

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toFrenc

Thanks Frenc.. just about ready to travel back for home.. looking forward to my own bed tonight.. maybe a couple of Beers🍻

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FrencHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply tosparky66

Sounds like a plan πŸ—Ί

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AlMorrHalf Marathon

Well done on completing that Chester Zoo 10K in a PB time, you should be very proud of yourself, congratulations

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toAlMorr

Thanks Alan, was a great day πŸ₯°

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IrishprincessAdministratorHalf Marathon

Well done Sparky and many congratulations on your PB too! πŸ…πŸ‘

I love your bling. I’ve just bought a friend a giraffe (not real one obv) for Christmas as she adores them. Not sure how I’m going to wrap it….

Enjoy your post-run feeling and enjoy this evening 🍷πŸ₯‚πŸ™‚

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toIrishprincess

Thanks IP and for the post on today's Running event, felt like a star 🌟 ❀️

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toIrishprincess

I remember my son asking for a kangaroo for his Christmas one year πŸ˜† but really wanted a real one 🀣

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IrishprincessAdministratorHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply tosparky66

😍😍

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toIrishprincess

Wrap in a box?

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IrishprincessAdministratorHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply tosparky66

I’ll definitely have to camouflage it in some way πŸ“¦

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SueAppleRun10 Miles

What a good run and lovely medal,

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toSueAppleRun

Thank you 😊

CBDB profile image
CBDB

Wow! Nice one! And gorgeous medal!

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toCBDB

It is, lots were commenting on how nice they were ☺️

Week7 profile image
Week7Half Marathon

Congratulations! Love the sound of a Zoo HM.Zooperb bling

πŸ¦πŸ¦πŸ˜πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ…

Run46 profile image
Run46Half Marathon

Brilliant, well done on your PB too, great time πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ‘...think I'll have to do this one next time, sounds like fun.Enjoy your own bed tonight 😊😴

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toRun46

Thanks.. it was fun.. differentπŸ¦πŸ¦πŸ¦’πŸ†

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linda9389AdministratorMarathon

Fabulous! Chester zoo was a favourite haunt when I was growing up 😊. Congratulations on your PB and bling - race magic sprinkled on top of great training is potent stuff!!!

Well done and what a time! Did you fear they'd really let out the lions for possible stragglers? 😹

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply to

πŸ€£πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ’¨πŸ¦πŸ˜± Gosh that might have made a very fast finish time..or a very messy one !

Yuk πŸ˜‚

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Dexy510 Miles

How wonderful to see exotic creatures on your run sparky, and great bling to top it off. πŸ¦§πŸ˜πŸ¦’πŸ¦˜πŸ†πŸ‚πŸƒπŸ»

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RunBrianRunHalf Marathon

Super run SparkyπŸ˜ƒπŸ‘ Well done on completing the Chester Zoo 10k with an awesome new PB and in a great time too. πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

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sparky66Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toRunBrianRun

Thanks Brian 😊

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