The Globe Trot Race Report

[SkiMonday]

A couple of firsts for me on this one: my first mud run and the first time that I’ve tried running a race as part of a group.

The photos shows some of us in our new club t-shirts!

This is the first time I’ve entered this event but, from what others have said, it was the muddiest it’s ever been. Obviously, I’ve run through mud before and I’ve also experienced the occasional path where it’s hard to pull your feet out of the gloop but this is the first time that my trail shoes really proved their worth.

Significant sections of the course were covered in a couple of inches of runny mud on top of, well, firmer mud. I did slide around a bit but I was rock solid compared to one of our group who was running in road shoes. To be fair, he only fell over once in the entire 8 miles however, he had to do a lot of arm waving in order to remain upright. One thing that I found early on was that trying to put on a sudden burst of speed didn’t work very well; instead of propelling me forwards, my foot would just slip! The rest of the course was a mixture of some tarmac sections and some gravel road with puddles. A lot of these puddles were the full width of the road so dry feet wasn’t an option!

Although we were aiming to run this as a group, we ended up splitting into two groups. Towards the end, I felt that my presence was pushing some of the group to go beyond their limits so I headed off on my own. A final sprint along the grassy finish straight went well once I’d remembered to pick up the pace gradually. I think that having trained up for a marathon gave me a significant advantage in this race.

This was a couple of weeks ago now, so I’ve been slow in putting this report together!

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon]

Now that is a muddy looking run SM! I’m thinking of that Status Quo song “Dirty Water” 😂

Well done. I’m sure that beer was welcomed and enjoyed 🍻

PS I love the colour of the T-shirts!

[SkiMonday Ultramarathon in reply to Irishprincess]

I usually avoid puddles but there was just no point trying on this event!

The beers in the sunshine afterwards were good!

One of our runners suggested the t-shirt colour as something that would be distinctive. I reckon it’s a good choice.

[aliboo70 Half Marathon]

Haha great piccies , i love a bit of mud and puddles! Sounds like you had a great time,well done! X

[SkiMonday Ultramarathon in reply to aliboo70]

Thanks and, yes, it was fun. It helped a lot having decent shoes and running at a comfortable pace.

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Great photos and I'm loving the t-shirts (all of which look clean)! Oh, but the mud and puddles ... A whole different skill set required for a run like that. 'Tough mudder events' pale into insignifcance 🙃

[SkiMonday Ultramarathon in reply to linda9389]

I had some concerns about taking an unplanned swim so I ran without my phone hence all the photos were taken by others. Had to rely on Mrs Monday to get the beers in! Although, since then, I’ve now got Garmin Pay working on my watch.

The group photo was before the run! My t-shirt stayed mud free but not my socks! I think that most of those who succumbed to the lack of traction ended up muddy below the waist.

[Katnap Marathon]

Ah yes! Tough Mudder will be easy after that 🐱👍

[Cmoi Marathon]

Those T-shirts are fab SkiMonday , though I'm not sure I'd have picked that particular race for their first outing! Can't imagine running that in road shoes, I'd definitely want trail shoes for it.

[Cowladyrunning Marathon]

Sounds a fun race with all that mud!!

[SkiMonday Ultramarathon in reply to Cowladyrunning]

Yep. It was fun. Even with the trail shoes, there were some sections where I had to keep going because I couldn’t slow down.

[Dexy5 10 Miles]

mud, mud, glorious mud!