Humber Coastal Half Marathon

[misswobble]

Grand day out by the seaside. Not! 😀 I ran quite a disappointing race, and was only just over a minute faster than last year when I was poorly 🙄

However, I really enjoyed it in a masochist kind of way. This route seems interminable, and the finish line seemed never to arrive, so i just dug in and kept going. I do love the route though. It’s a barren, windswept seascape on part of the return leg and tough on the feet and legs. It’s single file too as runners sensibly stuck to the well-trodden narrow path. I fell in behind a bloke for protection from the wind 😁. I had to keep looking down at my feet but I ran in his footsteps for quite a while which was good 🏃‍♀️ The beach and dunes part is hard work at that late stage of the race but there was music and lots of support. It was designated SMILE zone 😁😁😁. The long slog to the seafront was helped by a drumming group, banging out a beat for tired legs to latch onto. Another short stretch of very slippery, dry sand, to get back onto the prom. The finish was near the very end of the prom, and on already tired legs, I was cursing the cruelty of the organisers for prolonging the agony 😫😤🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬.

my husband was trying to film my finish, but an official made him move so he could exit the course via the spectator barrier. So it was a damp squib at the end but all was forgiven when someone handed me a doughnut 😁🍩🙂. OMG a doughnut never tasted so good 🤤 😋

My ankle was throbbing by this time but I hobbled off to find a cafe, then back to the car for the drive home. I made dinner when I got home as I craved something wholesome. I made a vat of veg chilli 🌶 with melted cheese and a fried egg on top 🍳 Bloomin lush 👌😋

I’m suffering with my ankle today (swollen, tender Achilles 🫤) so no running but I’m going to keep moving. I spent time in the kitchen yesterday making bread, and a dinner of fish, chips and peas as I missed out at the seaside 🐋

[aliboo70 Half Marathon]

Wow that sounds a hard one MW! Love that tshirt and medal so pretty,sounds a bit like the coastal marathon they have on the mainland south coast here! You dug deep as always, you are one very determined lady. Glad you got the doughnut and veg chilli after sounds perfect! Congratulations 😁 💪😚xxx

Ps hope the ankle better soon xxx

[misswobble Marathon in reply to aliboo70]

Hi Ali 👋😀

I just did a short yoga session in front of the telly with Nike Training Club. My muscles felt like they were vibrating 😁. Felt much better for it !

Just settling down to eat a healthy lunch 😋👍

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon]

Haha I love how this race was tough but you still enjoyed it 💪 We wouldn’t expect anything else from you Missw!

Well done, that looks a fab bit of bling and tee, well worth the pain 🙂 I bet that doughnut tasted the best thing ever 😍

Your post does have a bit of food reference in it 😂 chump chump …..

Hope the ankle settles down 🤞

[misswobble Marathon]

Thanks IP 😘. crikey all I wanna do is eat post race 🐖☺️

My ankle feels better after a short yoga stretching session. It was hideous last night and on the journey back home 😫.

I’ll feel even better when I’ve polished off a healthy lunch 💪🙂

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Glad the ankle is feeling a bit better. I guess feeding a niggle or injury is a good place to go 😂

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

Food is medicine 💪😀🏃‍♀️ Got some goodly veggies in the garden for autumnal consumption 😋

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Oh crikey that sounds positively gruelling, especially in the wind. Well done! A minute faster is a minute faster!!! Hope you enjoyed those fish and chips and that the achilles recovers fast 🙏

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon]

Rock hard running misswobble!! I feel knackered after reading your graphic account. Just when I thought it couldn’t get any harder it did! I keep getting a sore achilles/ ankle post run too. It goes away overnight; weird. Hope yours does not persist.👊🏆🥂

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

Thanks BC 🙂. I’ve been out ages with the old dog this morning, walking backwards to stretch out my calves and ankles while watching him amble about 🙂🐕

It was pouring it down, and we both get drenched, still quite warm though.

I walked last night a fair bit as we went to the game ⚽️, so I’m hoping that keeping moving will sort out the twinge 🤞

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

I don’t like pains close to the achilles because they can linger. Mine was gone by yesterday morning. I have given my ankles a bit of a wellying swimming crawl with flippers on today. Kill or cure I think!!

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

It’s less sore today thank goodness going out again with the dog then off to the shops

I’ll attempt a recovery run tomorrow looking forward to it 🏃‍♀️

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Intervals for me. There are some hill intervals in the programme, but they gave me tight hamstrings last time I tried them….stick to normal ones I think.

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles]

So worth all that hard work for the donut at the end, your teeshirt and medal are truly stunning and oh the food yum!

[misswobble Marathon in reply to SueAppleRun]

I’ve not eaten a doughnut for as long as I can remember 🤔. I probably won’t ever eat another, so I think it’s all right 🤣

[Dexy5 10 Miles]

What a lovely medal misswobble , but it does sound like it was hard work. I hope your ankle settles down soon.

[Teresa1632 Marathon]

That was a feat of physical AND mental endurance! Congratulations 🏆 🥳🥳The sand and wind will also have done wonders for your skin, giving it an extra polish and glow! 😉😉

Enjoy the recovery!

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Teresa1632]

My face felt gravelly afterwards, and very salty 😁

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon]

Oh, well done misswobble 👏👏- that does sound like a tough one (and we would expect nothing less from you!). I think if race organisers have to have a ‘designated smile zone’ then you know you’re running with the big boys!! 🤣

Enjoy your lovely bling and T-shirt and I hope your ankle settles soon. 🙂🏅

[misswobble Marathon]

Thanks Sandra 🙂👍 it’s dog walking day today, in the pouring rain and howling gales 🙄 so I’ll probably go for a jog tomorrow

No rest for the wicked. I’ve got a marathon coming up 🫣

[Week7 Half Marathon]

Well run! As if a half marathon isn't tough enough without throwing a beach and headwind into the mix!!! Seriously impressive.

[misswobble Marathon]

thank you 👍🙂

The side wind too! Eek 😀

[Jackapoodle Half Marathon]

Loving that t shirt and medal, I particularly love the ones with birds or animals on them. I'm lucky enough to live very near the Yorkshire Wildlife Park, they hold a 10k and a 5k there every year. The 5k is in Oct, medal with a red panda on it 😍😍Really well done, that sounds a brutal course. I'm disappointed for you though that you didn't manage to get Cleggy fish and chips at the end (but the veggie chilli does sound yum 😋)

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Jackapoodle]

The red panda there are very entertaining! My small relative bought a furry one with his spending money and loves it very much 🥰 I had no idea they had races there 😀

I’m back there soon for my marathon so I’ll get me chippy tea then 😀

[Jackapoodle Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Curlys Athletes run them, the 10k is in April for rhino so that medal should be a good one 😊

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Jackapoodle]

Oh I’ve been hearing about Curly’s recently So many races ……😀

[Curlygurly2 Half Marathon]

Goodness MW! And to think I'd considered joining you!! Glad I didn't now! You did fab!

That medal is the biznezz!!

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Curlygurly2]

it’s a lovely medal - egg shaped 🥰

[Hedgehogs123 Metric Marathon]

aww bless you for keep going, that sounded sooooooo hard, and I know that feeling when you're not happy with your finish time, but.......... you did it, that's the main thing. Tee shirt looks a very nice one! Hope the ankle feel better soon though, that sounds painful. Take care .🙌🤒

[misswobble Marathon]

thanks HH 🙂

I did a 45 minute recovery jog yesterday and felt ok. A 12k tempo run was on the plan for today but I’ve swerved

A 20k run is on the plan for Sunday. Dunno if that will get done either 🤔

[Cowladyrunning Marathon]

Oo that sounds hard and sorry you're in pain after it. The post run food sounds pretty good! Speedy recovery to you.

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Cowladyrunning]

In the end I couldn’t swerve and ran the tempo 🏃‍♀️

I’m not doing today’s planned 20k though. My ankle is giving me aggravation 😬

[mrrun Ultramarathon]

Using a bloke as a wind shield is a well known trick. Lovin’ it! You’ve done a good job under not so good circumstances, well done. I know people who’d simply quit there and then.

Good luck with the Achilles, those guys can be tricky customers. I’ve paused running and will be back this week after bashing my knees in the frisbee park fiasco a month ago. I can still touch the pain points and haven’t got the full range of movements. Oh well.

[misswobble Marathon in reply to mrrun]

Frisbee Park Fiasco! Hold the back page!! 🤓🖋. Readallabardit 🗞

My physio, when I had the stress fracture, told me not to touch the pain point or it would hurt. Doh! Why didn’t I think of that!

Hopefully you’ll be good to go soon or you’ll be driven mad by distraction activities 😵‍💫

💪🙂👍

[misswobble Marathon]

going out now to test my ankle. I’ve got a 21.1k. Run with coach Bennett on my plan 😳🙄

I’ll set out and just see how it goes 🏃‍♀️