HU 10K

[Curlygurly2]

Well, I started with Rungo, but it was all over the place, told me I had run 3K before I got to the end of the road, so stopped and loaded my NRC coach, the lovely Mr Bennett. The first street I ran up had proper English garden flowers in their front gardens, just lovely... ... on to the guided busway, nice paving but a bit soulless and no shade anywhere...a long ole slog, then out by the river...feeling a bit better now, this is my locale...as I went up onto the ramp to cross the bridge, a frog jumped out of the undergrowth and grabbed my ankle...that's a first...stopped for a few seconds to see the new cygnets.... more slog... getting slower and slower, at one point I was actually passed by someone walking. Very hard going, but I did it, I ran all of it.....now, off to get my medal!

Time - 1:34:20. Elapsed time - 1:39:36,

[Dexy5 10 Miles]

Glad you got to run with Coach Bennett today Curlygurly2 , he is good company on a run. It was warm in parts so well done for keeping going and completing that 10k , despite the efforts of that frog to slow you down.

[Curlygurly2 Half Marathon in reply to Dexy5]

Thank you Dexy, I think the frog might have fancied me!

[AlMorr Half Marathon]

Congratulations on completing the HU 10K, that's a first, a frog slowing you down, I am sure if it hadn't been for that frog you would have completed your run sub 90 minutes, anyway you did very well indeed, well done 😀 🏃🏾 you deserve that 🥉 medal 😊

[Curlygurly2 Half Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

Ha ha, thank you! I was trying to help the froggy off the path, the runner who came behind me was trying to stamp on him....what a sh*tbag...anyway, I think the froggy was amorous!

[Stephen_UK Half Marathon]

Frog and slog? Great run report!

[Curlygurly2 Half Marathon in reply to Stephen_UK]

Ha ha, I'm a poet lol!

[misswobble Marathon]

Great stuff Curly! Well done 👏 😀🏃‍♀️🏅

I saw goslings on my route and the parents were hissing like mad at passers-by 😀

[Curlygurly2 Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Thank you MW, these swans were nesting right next to the path where people walk, run and cycle...they are not really bothered, provided you don't get too close...Cambridge wildlife exists cheek to jowl! (that includes the tourists!)

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Curlygurly2]

The dog I walk won’t go near the swan pond any more. He was really scared of them, the big wuss 😁🐕

[Curlygurly2 Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Aww bless! We have all sorts here, as I think you know...there's a huge herd of cows on one of my routes, maybe 25... usually we don't see more than a dozen...

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Curlygurly2]

I’ve not done my cow field dash for a while although it’s in the village where I raced last Sunday

I’m feeling nostalgic for it as it’s really lovely in spring. Buttercups everywhere 😍

[Curlygurly2 Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

The cows are on practically every green space in Cambridge, it's a Royal charter. I love them! Such a funn y thing to see in the centre of town, they are even on the lawn at King's College!

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Part of the course which I do my regular runs is around a loch, recently two grown-up ducks and six little ducklings have come out of the water and sat on the grass at the edge of the path people walk, run and cycle, if they are there on Wednesday morning when I run the HU 10K I will stop and take a photo of that duck family of 8.

[Curlygurly2 Half Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

How lovely, I haven't seen any ducklings yet.

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles]

You did do it 😄 congratulations 👏

[Curlygurly2 Half Marathon in reply to SueAppleRun]

Thank you, it was hard, but yes, I did it xx

[Bluebirdrunner]

Well done Curlygurly, a tough run but you were tougher and nailed it.🏃‍♀️⭐️xxx

[aliboo70 Half Marathon]

Sounds an eventful run with the frog launch! 🤣Well done Curlygurly2 ! 😊👌xxx

[Curlygurly2 Half Marathon in reply to aliboo70]

Yes, always something odd going on around here!

[Cantstopmenow Half Marathon]

Well done on your 10k and saving a frog. Enjoy your medal 😊

[Curlygurly2 Half Marathon in reply to Cantstopmenow]

Thank you

[CBDB]

Woohoo!!! Awesome! 🙌🙌🙌🙌

[Curlygurly2 Half Marathon in reply to CBDB]

Thank you

[Jools2020 Half Marathon]

Well done for completing the 10K. Shows your determination to keep going when it gets tough! Inspiring 👏👏👏👍

[Curlygurly2 Half Marathon in reply to Jools2020]

Thank you so much xx

[Folkylass]

Congratulations Curlygurly on your brilliant run and great time. Was the frog a prince in disguise I wonder? 🥳🥳👍👏👏xx

[Curlygurly2 Half Marathon in reply to Folkylass]

OOh! Never thought of that! I wasn't going to kiss it though, it was a bit slimy!

[Folkylass in reply to Curlygurly2]

🤣🤣🤣indeed ! xxx

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

Well done CG. A hot day indeed (Bristol was too), but you did it! Huge congratulations 🎉🎉🎉

[Curlygurly2 Half Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Thank you Cheeky, the heat doesn't bother me particularly, I got used to it when I ran in France.

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon]

Phew! That sounds a toughie CG 🥵

But I can't imagine that frog! 🙀 That’s really weird and funny at the same time. I nearly stepped on one in the garden the other day but thank goodness he didn't grab my ankle! Normally they are so frightened of us they run away and hide.

[Curlygurly2 Half Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

Yeah, it sort of chased me.. it was quite determined!

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon]

Over the past few weeks the trail I run most often has been liberally populated by mating toads! They gradually make their way, two by two, across the trail into the pond. Molly, our Old English totally ignores them; I suspect that they wouldn’t make a tasty meal. Some species are poisonous? Thankfully the season seems to be over now!

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

Bitter stomachs I believe Beachcomber66 . Not that I’ve sampled one …. 🤢

[Oldfloss Administrator]

Just great and as ever, an inspiration to us all !

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

I'm sure the warm day made the run more of a slog, but good on you for carrying on to the end; not easy once you feel like that. Congratulations.

I wonder what on earth happened with RunGo - it should use the exact same GPS signal on your phone that the NRC app does. I've never heard of that happening before. Coach Bennett is more than capable of stepping in though, and generally very reliable too 😍

[Curlygurly2 Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

I'm not particularly bothered by the heat, I ran in the South of France, and indeed did C25K there. It was often above 35C, but of course we deal with the humidity here. My struggling is more caused by my health conditions.... and my advanced age lol!

Rungo failing was probably me pressing the wrong button or something. I'll have another go at it on another day. Yes indeed, CB is very capable, I love him to bits, but that's mostly what caused the difference in my moving time and elapsed time. Oh, and on CBs reliability? He doesn't like the rain, the big wuss, always deserts me when it's raining!

[over61andstilltrying Half Marathon]

Well done to you. Very hard slog at times but you kept going and succeeded, well done to you. 👏🎉🏁🏃‍♀️🏅

No I can't say that I have encountered a frog on any of my runs let alone now who grabbed my ankle. That would have made me jump.