My turn for Forest of Dean Half race report!

[Cowladyrunning]

Thought I'd better catch up the other two and add my bit! It was lovely to meet MissUnderstanding and SkiMonday and I did enjoy being able to run 15k with someone else. It was a lovely sunny morning in South Wales but not in the Forest. Drizzle and cold and my feet got wet just walking the field to get my race number..... take spare shoes next time - or wellies! It was a lovely place to run (I like it there anyway) and I felt pretty good right round - I walked most the hills and only felt myself flagging the last 2 miles (which always seem hard - on any distance!) The last part was on cobbled path which was really hard to run on. My muscles are not too bad but when I took my (toe) socks off I saw I had a nasty blister on each little toe - I hadn't really felt them while running luckily. So don't listen to me when I advise about trainer buying - although these were great up to 10 miles but maybe I should have gone up a size bigger again for longer distances? Hope my muscles stay ok as a friend has said she will come and show me how to use weights in strength training on Tuesday (yes I've been reading Next Level by Stacey T Sims) 🙂

[SkiMonday Ultramarathon]

I reckon that walking is a good way to deal with tired legs after longer runs.

As for blisters, socks can make a huge difference. The ones that I use aren’t available in a women’s fit but I’ve used More Miles socks in the past and they seemed good for preventing blisters. I only stopped using them because they wore out before the others.

[Cowladyrunning Marathon in reply to SkiMonday]

I know I'm really annoyed as I usually wear thin toe socks and runderwear anti blister socks on top! Silly me but on my 10 miles I only had toe socks on.

[SkiMonday Ultramarathon in reply to Cowladyrunning]

Were your feet dry on your 10 miler? It’s unfortunate that what worked then didn’t work today.

I managed to get blisters last year by running with old socks with holes in them. Had a really long run the following day but, wearing my usual socks, I didn’t have any problems. So, if you want to run in the next few days, going back to your sock combination might be enough.

[Cowladyrunning Marathon in reply to SkiMonday]

Yes - feet were dry that run.... might be a point. I'm going to take your advice and go out for a walk in a bit (in my wide wellies) - it's a frosty morning here today - no wonder we felt cold yesterday!

[Shake-and-run Half Marathon]

fabulous achievement, sorry about your blisters, hope they heal quickly. X

[Cowladyrunning Marathon in reply to Shake-and-run]

Me too....very painful putting wellies on tonight for farm jobs!

[Frenc Half Marathon]

Well done Cowladyrunning sounds as though you had a good day! I'm pleased you didn't feel those blisters during the run, hopefully they heal themselves quickly.

[Cowladyrunning Marathon in reply to Frenc]

Thank you I did 😀

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles]

Flipping wonderful, apart from the 2 little blisters that is

[Cowladyrunning Marathon in reply to SueAppleRun]

Thank you - I've covered them with a plaster and they're OK .... going to avoid bursting them as they do say leave them as they are better protected like that 😬

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Oh my ... weights training? you are a glutton for punishment 😍 I can absolutely sympathise with you on the blister front - maybe we could start a club? May they heal fast!

Congratulations on a great run 🙂

[Cowladyrunning Marathon in reply to linda9389]

😂 Thank you!

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon]

Well done! How lovely to meet other VRBs 🙂

It was a good job you didn't feel the blisters on the way around as they hurt like hell. Consider them the evidence of your hard work 💪

[Cowladyrunning Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

Thank you - yes I'm glad!

[Folkylass]

Congratulation CLR! 👍🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️😂😂. Hubby’s going cycling there tomorrow 🥰

[Cowladyrunning Marathon in reply to Folkylass]

There were a lot of cyclists!

[Folkylass in reply to Cowladyrunning]

I can imagine. Hubby tends to go through the week when there’s not so many. He really stays away from the weekend in the forest for that reason. I’ve ran a couple of 5k there in the past but never in a organised race.🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[Cowladyrunning Marathon in reply to Folkylass]

Good plan!

[Cmoi Marathon]

Well done Cowladyrunning , and boo to the blisters, hope they heal soon!

[Katnap Marathon]

Sounds like you are already at the next level Cowladyrunning !

🐱 Katnap 🐱

[Cowladyrunning Marathon in reply to Katnap]

Oh no.... a long way off 😂

[Katnap Marathon in reply to Cowladyrunning]

😂🤣

[Runnin-g Half Marathon]

Well done 👏🏽

[LottieMW]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🏃🏻‍♀️🌟

Well done! Shame about the blisters though ☹️

[Kirst13 Half Marathon]

Congratulations. Sounds like a lovely place to run!

[Cowladyrunning Marathon in reply to Kirst13]

It is lovely - Forest, streams, ponds.....

[Freecloud Marathon]

That sounded like a great day, congratulations 🎉. Shame about the blisters but it's all part of the challenge 😂, I got blisters when my feet got wet on a run last year and they were special double layer anti blister socks... I don't think I've worn them since.

[Cowladyrunning Marathon in reply to Freecloud]

Yes I hadn't really cosidered wet socks being the problem....

[Frizzbomb67 10 Miles]

Congratulations! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. It may be beautiful but it sounds like a tough run.

[Cowladyrunning Marathon in reply to Frizzbomb67]

Thank you!

[Hedgehogs123 Metric Marathon]

Well done!! I reckon fast walking when legs get tired is a really good idea, especially up any hill, regardless of whether it's big or small!! 🏅🎉

[Dexy5 10 Miles]

Sorry for taking so long to get to your post Cowladyrunning . Congratulations on a great race and how lovely it must have been in the forest too.

Boo to the blisters. I hear compeed plasters are brilliant.

[Cowladyrunning Marathon in reply to Dexy5]

Ah thank you Dexy5 - don't worry at all it was a bumper weekend! I'm still checking to make sure I have seen everything! Thanks for the recommendation on plasters I'll look into them... they're not too bad at the moment thank goodness, although I haven't run yet.....

[Bluebirdrunner]

Huge Congratulations on yet another HM cowladyrunning!🏃‍♀️🏅Wet feet before you started might have contributed towards those nasty little blisters, but I can only imagine how tough it is to run that distance, and 'battle scars' of this type are a badge of honour!

I hope they recover quickly, meanwhile you have another lovely medal well earned.

💜xxx

[Cowladyrunning Marathon in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

Thank you so much BBR, for your kind comments and looking for my post 😍 The blisters are fine now thank you- not really causing me trouble at all.