Romsey 5 Mile run

[Mudita11]

This was the second time I had run at the Romsey 5 Mile event. Last year it was freezing cold but sunny, this year a bit grey but no actual rain, hooray, and it was definitely a few degrees warmer than the preceding days had been. Took me ages to decide what to wear!

The location was the beautiful Broadlands estate, home of the Earl and Countess Mountbatten of Burma. Two short loops and one longer loop around the grounds.

I was on my own ( SueAppleRun will join me next year I hope!) but got chatting to lots of people. Everyone seemed really happy and excited as was I, then off we went.

I hadn’t quite finished the first short lap when the fast gazelles in the lead started lapping me 🤣 but I didn’t care, just happy doing my own thing and grateful that I can.

When I got to the finish line I was hoping to beat last year’s time of 55 minutes and I did, by 6 minutes! Got the bling which I love, a long sleeve t-shirt, banana, water, chia seeds and amazingly a 6-pack of cup cakes. Very generous with the goodies!

I think I’ve got a daft grin on my face in all the official photos 😜. Shows how much I loved it. Daisy the cat approved of my winnings. Took me while to get a photo of the t-shirt and medal without her sitting on them 🤣

[RunWillie Metric Marathon]

Well done Mudita11 😍

[Mudita11 Half Marathon in reply to RunWillie]

Thank you RunWillie 😀

[Shake-and-run Half Marathon]

congratulations on your PB. Sounds like a lovely event and a fabulous goodie bag. Enjoy the glory. Daisy is cute.

[Mudita11 Half Marathon in reply to Shake-and-run]

Thanks Shake-and-run , it was a good day. Daisy is a very cute rascal 😆

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles]

6 minutes quicker than last year? You've definitely got much faster, shows all those lovely long runs make a difference. I will definitely try and join you next year, at least I won't be having any more eye ops 😁.

And to be smiling in all the photos just shows your enjoyment x

[Mudita11 Half Marathon in reply to SueAppleRun]

Thanks SueAppleRun , yes I think it’s those long slow runs which have done it. Looking forward to next year! Xx

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon]

Photo bombed by Daisy!! That is an amazing time improvement Mudita!Then they give you enough calories to sink a battleship….oops almost burned my porridge again! Awesome run!!🙂

[Mudita11 Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

Watch that porridge Beachcomber66 🤣. Thank you and yes Daisy always wants to get in on the act 😆😆

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Wow, what a great PB that was! You're on fire!!!

[Mudita11 Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Thanks linda9389 . Hope your injuries are on the mend 🤞🤞🤞

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Mudita11]

Definitely more comfortable, thank you 🙏

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Like my porridge! (Sorry!!)🙄

[Mudita11 Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

I’ve only just read about the porridge incident on the other thread (HU is stopping me seeing anything on my phone but ok on iPad 🤷‍♀️ so I’m a bit behind with the goss) Thank goodness for non stick pans eh?!

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Mudita11]

Definitely; I did something similar one winter, but with an ordinary pan. I filled it with water and left it out in the snow. It froze over, but all the burned stuff came away with the ice! One clean saucepan….who would have thought (nobody sensible!!) Not sure why HU won’t let your mobile in;I am writing this on my iPhone. 🤔

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

😍😍😍

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon]

That sounds a gorgeous route and what a stash of goodies for afterwards! Very generous.

Well done and congrats on your PB, that’s a brilliant improvement 👏 It looks as if Daisy is pleased too 😍

[Mudita11 Half Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

Thank you Irishprincess . Daisy was very pleased indeed to have something new to sit on 🤷‍♀️😆

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon]

Well done - and a fab PB too! What a great haul of goodies - Daisy is clearly impressed!

[Mudita11 Half Marathon in reply to Sandraj39]

Thanks Sandraj39 . The cakes didn’t last long. Daisy, and I think all cats, will just sit on anything they like 😆. It did take me quite a few attempts at photographing the goodies 😼

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon in reply to Mudita11]

Gotta love cats!😻🐈😂

[aliboo70 Half Marathon]

That sounds a good race,I'll have to look it up ! Congratulations on your time improvement, excellent run! 👌 🏃‍♀️💪xxx

[Mudita11 Half Marathon in reply to aliboo70]

Thank you aliboo70 . You should come over for it next year. Romsey is a lovely place to explore afterwards and it’s only about 10 miles from the ferry terminal in Southampton xx

[Week7 Half Marathon]

Sounds like a really good run and a huge course pb !I love the T-shirt ,your cat has great taste!

[Mudita11 Half Marathon in reply to Week7]

Thank you Week7 😀

[misswobble Marathon]

well done! 👏. Sounds perfect that does! Six buns! Sign me up 👍🧁🧁🧁🧁🧁🧁🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

The top will come in very handy 🥰

[Mudita11 Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Thanks misswobble . The buns didn’t last long. Nice to have a long sleeved top isn’t it? 😀

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Mudita11]

it sure is! I wore a short sleeve over a long sleeve today. Belt and braces sorta thing ☺️🏃‍♀️

[Dexy5 10 Miles]

That does sound a lovely run Mudita11 , and 5 miles is a nice distance for this time of year. Our local runs have been big on Fluorescent yellow this year haven’t they? Nice to have a long sleeve one for a change. Your cat looks lovely too.