Heaton park half marathon

[Tessie66]

Well the weather was horrendous and it absolutely bounced down then from nowhere the sun came out. Heaton Park is a tough course with a killer hill but I'm glad I did it and came in at 2hrs 38

[Cmoi Marathon]

Congratulations Tessie66 !

[Tessie66 Half Marathon in reply to Cmoi]

Thank you so much and thank you for your help

[Cmoi Marathon in reply to Tessie66]

You're very welcome 😊

[MissUnderstanding Half Marathon]

Absolutely brilliant Tessie66 ! You deserve to be so proud of yourself. Super run. Super bling! Super warm up for Manchester next year! ❤️

[Tessie66 Half Marathon in reply to MissUnderstanding]

Thank you I'm so proud because it's been an amazing journey and one that started with me struggling to run a 100 yards. I've also been running with a injury but I was determined to do this. My heel is so painful I can hardly stand on it

[MissUnderstanding Half Marathon in reply to Tessie66]

You’ve done amazingly! Hopefully your heel will settle. It’s worth seeing a physio sooner rather than later if not. That bling was extra well earned. Congrats on Feb bonus 10k pb too!

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon]

So you got your taper just right Tessie66!

Well done; a really good HM despite the weather and killer hill, and a great experience which will feed into your future races. You have come a long way in a short time.🥇👏👏👏👏👏

[Tessie66 Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

I'm still pinching myself and I can't believe I've just run a half marathon WOW!!!!. Next hurdle is the marathon in April

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Wow congratulations! That will have been a mental battle as much as a physical one. Yes, it's great prep for Manchester, but first take some time to soak up this achievement - it's a big one. Good looking bling too!!!

(I immediately noticed you both wore your bibs on the front!)

[Tessie66 Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Both went front in the end ,I also got a pb for 10k while running the half marathon today

Need 10k pb

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Tessie66]

Wow, that's really amazing!

[Tessie66 Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

The mental battle definitely when you look around and you're the oldest or seemed like it. I kept talking to myself and telling myself I will and can do this. Other runners are a great help though

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Tessie66]

No way will you be the oldest (unless you made a mistake in your bio!).

Having said that, I just checked the results and there were 10 in your category (and just 3 females in the same age category) and only five in the next male age category, out of a field of almost 370. That does suggest a pretty young field. Indeed I should have entered - I could have been 1 of 1 in my age cat and the oldest female on the course. What a dubious honour that would have been 🙈😢🤷‍♀️

[Tessie66 Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Brilliant it certainly looked a young field

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

One good thing about getting older is that the competition shrinks 😊

[Tessie66 Half Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

DEFINITELY and it's amazing how many older people are really good at running and very quick

[AdieB]

Well done Tessie ✨

[Tessie66 Half Marathon in reply to AdieB]

Thank you

[Tessie66 Half Marathon]

My son in law craig finished in 2hr 13. He wasn't feeling great after the race he was shivering and really pale he also felt faint but we got fluids and food down him and he was OK.

[nowster Metric Marathon]

I ran through Heaton Park on Friday afternoon, doing a 15km loop, and I have a HM route which goes through HP which I've done three times.

The climb from the golf club car park up to the hall is indeed a killer. It formed the 8-9km stretch on the 10km race I did with some work colleagues in October 2021 (and it had bucketed it down about five minutes before the start then too).

Well done!

[Tessie66 Half Marathon in reply to nowster]

Thank you

[Dexy5 10 Miles]

Congratulations on your HM success Tessie66 . It seems like getting soaked at the start of a race has been a recurring theme this year. But once you’re wet, you can’t get any wetter.

It sounds like it was a tough one with the hill so extra bonus points for you. Enjoy the bling!

[Tessie66 Half Marathon]

Thank you yes was absolutely soaked before then a drip during the half and the being is really nice

[Mudita11 Half Marathon]

Congratulations Tessie66 , sounds tough but you did it in an amazing time!

[Tessie66 Half Marathon in reply to Mudita11]

Thank you toughest thing I've ever done and now a full marathon to train for am I mad 😆 🤣

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon]

Congratulations and well done Tessie! 👍👏⭐️ Running that distance in those conditions is not that much fun. But you did it and got the medal 🤩 Great work!

[Tessie66 Half Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

Thank you so proud to have done it and definitely won't be doing that course again although we've said things like this before

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles]

That's a very impressive time 😄👏👏👏

[Tessie66 Half Marathon in reply to SueAppleRun]

Thank you and to be honest I wouldn't know what is or isn't a good time I thought I would finish last with a time over 3 hours on that course

[Tessie66 Half Marathon]

Me and everything about yesterday

Mee the bling time and course

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Tessie66]

Great stuff! Happy memories made 😀😀😀😀😀😀🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️

[Tessie66 Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Totally thank you

[aliboo70 Half Marathon]

That's excellent, well done both of you! 👌

[Tessie66 Half Marathon in reply to aliboo70]

Thank you so much

[misswobble Marathon]

yay! Well done 🥳 👏👏👏👏👏🏃‍♂️🏅

Here’s to the next 👍🏃‍♂️😀

[Tessie66 Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Manchester marathon April next year HEELLLLLPPPPP 😆 🤣

[misswobble Marathon]

Oh how marvellous! Let the training begin 💪🏃‍♂️😀

I’ve just started a fresh marathon plan but haven’t entered an event yet.

It’s good to have an event to work towards Good luck 😀👍

[Tessie66 Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Having a break for a couple of weeks before starting training

[misswobble Marathon]

Good idea 🙂👍