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Tasha99 and I ran the Brass Monkey HM this morning.

After unsuccessfully trying to enter this race (it sells out in under an hour) we were lucky to get two last minute transfers from friends who were unable to attend.

This race marks the start of our Manchester Marathon training and although we weren't chasing a PB, we hoped to get in under 2 hours 15.

We paced ourselves really well throughout and had enough for a strong finish in the last 2 miles. We finished at 2 hours 14. A fantastic day and race.

The marshals and volunteers were outstanding.

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AlMorr profile image
AlMorrHalf Marathon

Congratulations to you GTFC and Tasha99 on completing the Brass Monkey HM in a time of 2 hours 14 minutes, well done and what a lovely photo of both of you with your well deserved medals, good luck for training for the Manchester marathon later in the year.

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GTFCMarathonβ€’ in reply toAlMorr

Thank you Sir AlMorr chip time was 2.14.04 for us both ❀ Really appreciate the support mate.

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Tasha99Marathonβ€’ in reply toAlMorr

Thank you Al πŸ€— Hope you’re well πŸ‘πŸ½

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AlMorrHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toTasha99

Hmm, hmm, after my 12K Sunday morning walk this morning I got a sore stomach for most of the afternoon, I drank something for breakfast that didn't agree with me and for the first time in more than 20 years I was violently sick around 4.30pm, I went to bed for two hours at 5pm, got up at 7pm and once again with a sore stomach was sick again, however, I no longer have a sore stomach and feeling much better, I am now sipping a Lemsip while watching the final of snooker on television, hopefully I won't be sick again, tummy no longer sore.

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GTFCMarathonβ€’ in reply toAlMorr

Take great care AlMorr and hopefully you can start to feel slowly stronger.

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AlMorrHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toGTFC

Thanks πŸ‘I will.

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AlMorrHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toAlMorr

Update Monday morning, I feel fine now and getting back to running on Wednesday morning. 😊 πŸƒπŸΎ

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GTFCMarathonβ€’ in reply toAlMorr

Brilliant AlMorr I hope the run goes well πŸ˜ƒ

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AlMorrHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toGTFC

It looks weather wise that my midweek 5K run on Wednesday could be 25 times* around a disused football pitch only a 3 minutes walk from where I live, the temperature this morning at my local weather station was - 2.4C and it's not expected to get warmer before Friday, when the weather is like that it's a bit risky running on paths, if the paths are well salted on Wednesday I will try and run a few K's on them saving me the monotony of running 25 times around the football pitch.

*Five times around it is 1K

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misswobbleMarathonβ€’ in reply toAlMorr

good! Glad to hear you’re perking up πŸ™‚πŸ’ͺπŸ‘

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AlMorrHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply tomisswobble

πŸ‘ Thanks misswobble πŸ‘

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nowsterMetric Marathon

Best of luck for the Manchester Marathon! Was it Brass Monkeys weather out there today? 🀣

PS. If you two happen to be in the Greater Manchester area again doing a parkrun, do let me know. It would be great to have a chat after over a coffee/tea afterwards.

Of the regulars on the forum I've only met TailChaser and KatNap so far (and they were in a rush to travel home afterwards and where we ran didn't have an obvious cafe). Oldfloss has sworn off doing Pwllheli parkrun, and even though Birdlady64 has been within 5 miles of me in NW Wales a few times, we haven't had the chance to meet up.

[Thinks...] Maybe we (as a forum) should organise having a meet up at Lyme Park parkrun again. I missed out on that the last time it happened.

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GTFCMarathonβ€’ in reply tonowster

We are in nowster and would love a meet up. We've met Sir AlMorr Beachcomber66 Katnap SkiMonday but would be up for meeting others too. The weather was 5Β°c with little wind and when the sun came out it felt warm. It is a brilliant event πŸ˜ƒ

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nowsterMetric Marathonβ€’ in reply toGTFC

There's a possibility we may be going on holiday in the Northumberland area again this summer, maybe staying again in the Alnwick area. (Visiting the area for a week in the middle of a wet November did not show it off at its best.)

β€’ in reply tonowster

I run at Druridge Bay PR it's fantastic. The Pastures in Alnwick is a bit of a challenge though! Hope you come back, winters here can be cold and windy but the empty beaches make up for it!

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nowsterMetric Marathonβ€’ in reply to

I ran the lower part of The Pastures three times in November, on a route that started by going under the A1 to meet the river, then running upstream on the north bank towards the bridge below the castle. Unfortunately I wasn't able to go to the parkrun on the Saturday morning (we needed to be out of the holiday let by 10am).

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Tasha99Marathonβ€’ in reply tonowster

definitely up for a meet upπŸ‘πŸ½

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Beachcomber66AdministratorHalf Marathon

Awesome running you two! It wasn’t cold yesterday, happily for the brass monkey πŸ™‚. He looks relieved/relaxed.

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GTFCMarathonβ€’ in reply toBeachcomber66

Thank you @Beachcomber66 πŸ˜ƒ we've just had a Toby Carvery to celebrate 🍾 πŸ˜€

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SueAppleRun10 Miles

Congratulations πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸŽ‰πŸ‘πŸ‘ to you both, that's a good time

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GTFCMarathonβ€’ in reply toSueAppleRun

We're so pleased SueAppleRun thank you. It was such a brilliant experience

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IrishprincessAdministratorHalf Marathon

Well done both of you! Great sounding race, great time and great photo 😍

And I love the monkey too πŸ˜‚

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GTFCMarathonβ€’ in reply toIrishprincess

🀣🀣🀣 Irishprincess thank you. Looking forward to all of our long runs together πŸ₯°

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IrishprincessAdministratorHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toGTFC

So romantic πŸ₯°

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RunBrianRunHalf Marathon

Well done guys and within your target time too πŸ‘ Good luck with your training for the Manchester marathon.

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GTFCMarathonβ€’ in reply toRunBrianRun

Appreciate this, thank you 😊

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Sandraj39Half Marathon

Well done to both of you! Great time and lovely fab photo! Best of luck with your marathon training.πŸ™‚

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GTFCMarathonβ€’ in reply toSandraj39

Thank you so much. That's so kind 😊

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KatnapMarathon

Lovely photo of you both! 😍At first glance it looks like you've got GIANT medals around your necks!

Wishing you both warm recoveries

🐱 Katnap 🐱

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Birdlady64β€’ in reply toKatnap

Exactly what I thought Katnap until I zoomed in!

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GTFCMarathonβ€’ in reply toKatnap

πŸ‘†πŸ€£πŸ€£πŸ€£πŸ€£πŸ€£

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Bluebirdrunner

Congratulations Dean and Tasha, what an awesome run! You are a strong team.πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸŒŸπŸŒŸxxx

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GTFCMarathonβ€’ in reply toBluebirdrunner

That's lovely, thank you so much πŸ₯°

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Birdlady64

Amazing run GTFC and Tasha99 You run together brilliantly πŸ‘ πŸ™Œ πŸ’ͺ A great time and a perfect start to your Manchester Marathon training. Well done!

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GTFCMarathonβ€’ in reply toBirdlady64

Thank you very much, your support is always appreciated. We will give it a right good go.

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Time_LordHalf Marathon

Congratulations to you both

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GTFCMarathonβ€’ in reply toTime_Lord

Thank you Time_Lord

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FreecloudMarathon

Fantastic going! Well done to both of you and great prep for Manchester. I must admit that when I first saw your picture I thought Jeez, that's a HUGE medal 🀣🀣🀣

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GTFCMarathonβ€’ in reply toFreecloud

🀣🀣🀣🀣 thank you Freecloud

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Sandie1961Half Marathon

Congratulations to you both. That’s a great time and a perfect start to your Manchester Marathon training, which I have no doubt you will smash πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

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GTFCMarathonβ€’ in reply toSandie1961

We'll give it a right good go Sandie1961 thank you πŸ˜ƒ

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Teresa1632Marathon

Congratulations on the PB! It sounds like an amazing run, and I'm not one bit jealous of the bling! πŸ‘€

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GTFCMarathonβ€’ in reply toTeresa1632

That's kind Teresa1632 thank you. It was a good start for us.

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CmoiMarathon

What an absolutely ace partnership you are GTFC and Tasha99 ! Not sure what the monkey's thinking about playing gooseberry though... 🀣

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GTFCMarathonβ€’ in reply toCmoi

🀣🀣🀣 Cmoi love that ❀

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well done you two! Sounds like proper fun πŸ‘πŸ˜€πŸ…πŸ…πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ

Good luck with the marathon training πŸ‘πŸ™‚

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GTFCMarathonβ€’ in reply tomisswobble

Thank you misswobble always a challenge but that's why we do them 😊

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CowladyrunningMarathon

Well done both of you!

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GTFCMarathonβ€’ in reply toCowladyrunning

Thank you Cowladyrunning such a brilliant event

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linda9389AdministratorMarathon

Ahh, well done, that's perfect! Great photo too 😊

Good luck with the marathon training - have fun!!!

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GTFCMarathonβ€’ in reply tolinda9389

Thank you linda9389 lots of lovely long runs together to come 😊

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aliboo70Half Marathon

What a great result , well done!! (and lovely photo BTW!😊)

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GTFCMarathonβ€’ in reply toaliboo70

Thank you aliboo70 we're really pleased looking back 😊

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Dexy510 Miles

Well done both of you. Glad to see them issuing long sleeve tops at this time of year.

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GTFCMarathonβ€’ in reply toDexy5

A lovely bonus Dexy5 😊

Decker profile image
DeckerUltramarathon

Brilliant! Well done to you both!

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GTFCMarathonβ€’ in reply toDecker

Thank you Decker it was a lovely start to the training

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Tasha99Marathon

thank you everyone 😍

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