Yorkshire Marathon Festival 10 mile ✔️

[RosesAreRed777]

Well I made it despite overthinking for days in advance and checking the weather forecast every 5 minutes.

As the time approached it was clear the weather was going to be BAD. Cue another thing to overthink, how to dress, if you have layers where do you put your number. Will the chip be picked up if it’s underneath! Do I need a poncho!?

Despite all that I stood on the start line feeling daunted and chilly with the rain pelting down, wondering why I wasn’t still in bed warm and cozy. ( I did get a disposable poncho that I ripped off just as we started and it was great for staying dry before the off)

Off we went and I don’t know if it was because I needed to get warm or the 1st section was down hill but against my better judgement I went off fast. Soon I was warm and we were passing through the centre of York and past the Minster which is always iconic. Soon out into the countryside where some of the longer stretches needed some solid mind over matter.

Had to dig deep from 8 miles in, head down against the wind and rain, wet feet, wet all over. Funny how the miles/km get longer towards the end !

1 mile to go and I felt a renewed burst and apart from a very annoying hill to climb for the last push there was a downhill sprint finish.

It was a tough one for sure and I finished in 1 hour and 43 mins which I was more than happy with.

An additional huge bonus was when I discovered I had smashed my 5k time ( 29 mins) and 10k time ( 1hour 1min) inside the race.

Of course the wonderful feeling, the bling and a gorgeous alcohol free beer at the finish helps you to forget the bad bits.

This 10 miler was my ultimate goal for this year and it feels great to have got there.

I wonder what next years goal might be……🫣

Ps The whole event which included the Yorkshire marathon was very well organised and well supported despite the weather. Great job by all involved.

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon]

That was a superb run RosesAreRed777. Superb full stop, and the more so given the conditions. A bit of a change from Spain! Based on that pace, you will have no trouble running longer when you are ready. 10 mile target for this year; demolished!!!

[RosesAreRed777 10 Miles in reply to Beachcomber66]

Thank you so much BC ! Yes very different to Spain!

[misswobble Marathon]

well done! 👏👏👏👏. Congratulations 🥳. Lovely medal 🏅🥰

Shame about the lousy weather but you did fabulously well 🌪☄️💥🔥

No dawdling about when you’re ffffffrrrreezin 🥶

I hope you’ve dried out by now and have sketched out your next adventure 😀

[RosesAreRed777 10 Miles in reply to misswobble]

Thanks yes needed to warm up quick sharp.

[misswobble Marathon in reply to RosesAreRed777]

it’s not very nice to be standing about at the start in poor weather 😫

Shiver 🥶. Hopefully that’s the first and last time 🤞

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles]

Fantastic, congratulations 🎉👏🎉👏, and you've got that beautiful medal

[RosesAreRed777 10 Miles in reply to SueAppleRun]

Thank you, it is rather nice isn’t it! 🥇

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles in reply to RosesAreRed777]

Oh! More than rather I think 🤔😁

[RosesAreRed777 10 Miles in reply to SueAppleRun]

Haha yes I love it !

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon]

What a brilliant run for you RosesAreRed777 ! I bet it was tough running in those conditions- which makes your super time and PB’s even more impressive!😀👏👏

As for your next goal…well I think a Half Marathon could be beckoning, don’t you!🙂

[RosesAreRed777 10 Miles in reply to Sandraj39]

Hmmmm…. I’m thinking that way

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon in reply to RosesAreRed777]

🙂👍

[aliboo70 Half Marathon]

What a lovely positive post, and congratulations on a fantastic finish time! Glad it went well! 💪👌⭐

[RosesAreRed777 10 Miles in reply to aliboo70]

Thank you

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon]

Fab running! Well done for great sounding pace and time 👏👏 And the bling is gorgeous 🤩

You’ve ticked off this goal brilliantly and now you can start thinking about the next one 🙂

[RosesAreRed777 10 Miles in reply to Irishprincess]

Thank you

[drl212]

Gorgeous bling, RAR777!! Lots of determination to complete this one. Wow!!!

I'm adding it to my list of potential runs for 2025. Thanks very much for your report!

[RosesAreRed777 10 Miles in reply to drl212]

Thanks 🙏🏻 Yes I would recommend it. Its a good distance to do between 10k and dare I say half marathon! It’s very well organised, good route and yes the bling is awesome.

[Dexy5 10 Miles]

Congratulations RosesAreRed , Just think what your times would have been on a nice day! It’s so good to see a picture of a medal after our event was cancelled because of the approaching storm.

Those PBs are brilliant! 👏👏

[RosesAreRed777 10 Miles in reply to Dexy5]

Thank you Dexy! Were you going to do the GSR?. I was half expecting ours to get cancelled but it’s not as exposed here. Loved the run and the bling IS awesome. 🤩

[Dexy5 10 Miles in reply to RosesAreRed777]

Yes but we have been allowed to roll over to next year, and do a virtual run to claim this year’s T-shirt and medal. Very generous I think.

[RosesAreRed777 10 Miles in reply to Dexy5]

That’s awesome. 👍🏼

[Dexy5 10 Miles]

Congratulations RosesAreRed , Just think what your times would have been on a nice day! It’s so good to see a picture of a medal after our event was cancelled because of the approaching storm.

Those PBs are brilliant! 👏👏

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Oh wow! What a fantastic achievement RAR!!! That's just awesomeCongratulations on all those PBs

[RosesAreRed777 10 Miles in reply to linda9389]

Thank you Linda. It was a great day

[GTFC Marathon]

Wow! Well done to you. Two weeks ago today and I hope you're looking back on it with pride. I ran that event too and the weather was incredibly tough at times. Fantastic achievement ⭐🏅👏👏👏

[RosesAreRed777 10 Miles in reply to GTFC]

Thank you ! Yes it was pretty grim but I do feel great about it. Well done to you too!