Running in the Derbyshire Dales

[Sandie1961]

The day finally arrived for my Tissington Trail Half Marathon. Dry, a bit overcast, no wind and 10c. Perfect day for a run. Bumped into a couple of members of my UK running club at the start. The route is point to point from Parsley Hay down (yes you read that right!) into Ashbourne along the old railway track, which is a nice flat and smooth cinder track. Some running between embankments and some stunning views. It is only a small field (well, it has to be given that the route is only a train track wide), very friendly and is known to be a fast run for anybody who wants to chase PBs. I can thoroughly recommend it to anybody in the middle of England. My unofficial time is 2.32.04 which was slightly disappointing, as I had been targeting 2.20, but the last couple of miles gave my hips a hammering and my pace wasn’t where it should have been. Nice bling to add to the collection in any case 😂 Still, back to the campsite for a shower, a pint and a Sunday roast and all’s well with the world 🍻Look forward to reading everybody else’s posts 😃

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon]

Your time looks amazing to me Sandie, as does your lunch, especially the dessert 😋. There will still be a substantial net loss of calories. 🍻

[Sandie1961 Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

I do hope so BC 😂! Dry September turned damp today!

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

That sounds like the perfect HM course Sandie, and what a lovely day for it. Really well done! 😀😀

[Sandie1961 Half Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Given what the weather can be like round here, it couldn’t have been better. Next stop Portsmouth 🥳🥳

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon in reply to Sandie1961]

🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋

[Dexy5 10 Miles in reply to Sandie1961]

So excited about seeing you all again 🦋🦋

[AlMorr Half Marathon]

Congratulations to you and your two friends from your UK running club on completing the Tissington HM, lovely photo, you deserved that pint and Sunday roast, yummy. 😊 🏃🏾

[Sandie1961 Half Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

Thank you 😊 We finished just 2 minutes apart 😳Lunch went down a treat. I was starving by 3.00pm 😋

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles]

Aww Sandie, well done on your race, hope the hip settles soon

[Sandie1961 Half Marathon in reply to SueAppleRun]

Thank you, so do I! I have been foam rolling in the campervan this afternoon, which was slightly precarious, but it has eased it 😊

[David_G Metric Marathon]

Well done Sandie1961 that sounds like a great run in very difficult conditions 🏃‍♀️💥💪👏👏

[Sandie1961 Half Marathon in reply to David_G]

Perfect course, perfect weather, imperfect body David 😂

[GTFC Marathon]

Just superbly done Sandie. You attacked it with what you had on the day and that's awesome 🎖👏👏👏

[Sandie1961 Half Marathon in reply to GTFC]

Thank you 😊 Need to arrange to run together as we live so close to each other!

[GTFC Marathon in reply to Sandie1961]

Yes, that'll be good 😊

[Sandie1961 Half Marathon in reply to GTFC]

Just not this week 😂😂

[Dexy5 10 Miles]

You did a half marathon Sandie, I don’t care what time you did it in, it was a half marathon. Very well done. I do like a disused railway line for running on and lovely views as well, wonderful. Just think how easy the Great South Run will feel now.

[Sandie1961 Half Marathon in reply to Dexy5]

We drove up to the campsite yesterday from Ashbourne and I said to Mr S “Oh heck, that is a very long way!” But I did actually run it. GSR should be easy but I bet it won’t be. Can’t wait to see everybody again though 😃😃

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon]

Great time Sandie - and lovely bling. 👏👏🏅🙂 This does sound like a lovely race - who doesn’t love an old railway line to run on . Sunday roast looks yummy too! Well done.🙂

[Sandie1961 Half Marathon in reply to Sandraj39]

Absolutely! You do think that the Peak District is very hilly (and it is) but there are these hidden gems. Lovely race!

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Sounds like a great run Sandie - and NOTHING wrong with that time either!!! Great way to celebrate too 👏👏👏

[Sandie1961 Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

I’m hoping it will make the GSR seem short 😂😂 Dry September is now officially over 🍺🍷🍸

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon]

That’s a very respectable time indeed Sandie. 👍 Well done and that pud looks lovely 🤤 and well deserved too!

[Sandie1961 Half Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

Thank you 😊 It was scrummy - choc nut sundae 😋

[Decker Ultramarathon]

Brilliant Sandie! Sounds like a lovely course and that meal must have been welcome. It looks delicious!

[Sandie1961 Half Marathon in reply to Decker]

It was a lovely course and we were so lucky with the weather. I was absolutely starving by 3.00pm despite the Jaffa Cakes and Jelly Babies at the Water Stations 😂

[Katnap Marathon]

that's a nice medal 🏅!

GSR will seem a lot easier I'm sure!

🐱 Katnap 🐱

[Sandie1961 Half Marathon in reply to Katnap]

It is, isn’t it? Hmmm, not sure about that, but really looking forward to seeing everybody 😃

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon]

Well done Sandie! I love the sound of Parsley Hay down, wonder what the story there is 😍

You ran a HM, you earned gorgeous bling, you ate a delicious lunch (and pudding). A perfect day in my book 🤗 I mean, what else is there to do on a Sunday? 😂

[Sandie1961 Half Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

Thank you IP 😊 Sorry to hear you’ve been struggling, but fingers crossed you can get sorted for Bath 🤞🏻🤞🏻 We made a weekend of it in the van, so had a walk at Carsington Water on Saturday and popped into the Great British Car Journey museum yesterday on the way home. Lovely!

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Sandie1961]

Sounds like a fun packed few days!

[Sandie1961 Half Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

It was 😃

[misswobble Marathon]

well done Sandie! 😀💪👍🏃‍♀️🏅

Lovely Parsley Hay! I bought one of their bikes yonks ago when the kids were little 😀.

It’s a pretty route 🥰 I hope your Portsmouth training is going well 💪👍🙂

[Sandie1961 Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Thanks MW 😊 It was a really nice route, only 303 runners and water stations with Jaffa Cakes and jelly babies 😋 I’m thinking of Portsmouth as the easier option . Who’d have thought it 😂😂

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Sandie1961]

indeed 🏃‍♀️😀

Portsmouth should be interesting! I’ve only seen it through binoculars from the Isle of Wight.

[Sandie1961 Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

It’s my 3rd GSR. It’s a great run, through the historic dockyard, along the seafront, flat! And, of course, we have a mega VRB meet up this year 😃😃 Just need the notorious Southsea wind to stay away 🤞

[misswobble Marathon]

The dockyard would fascinate me 🤓

[Sandie1961 Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Voucher for free admission last year 😈 You should do it if you can cope with 25000 runners!

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Sandie1961]

I don’t think I could. The logistics get on my wick. I did Sheffield and that was too big 😁. No food in my goodie bag either, nor could I get a post run coffee for love nor money. Pah! Having said that Sheffield was a great atmos and the folks were lovely.

[Sandie1961 Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

I’ve noticed that the goody bag pickings seem to be getting slimmer. There wasn’t one at all on Sunday, although you could buy protein balls from a stall at the end (reminded me too much of bird food I’m afraid 😂)

[misswobble Marathon]

I’ve made protein balls, very good actually You can flatten em to make em easier to tote 😋

Sheffield Ten ten ten was a decent goodie bag My marathon has a great one! The organiser chooses everything himself. It’ll be local and quality Always a beer and a decent fruit drink for non drinkers Always posh crisps 🙂 plus medal 🏅🙂

[Sandie1961 Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Sounds fab 😃

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Sandie1961]

I’m back there soon 🙂