I have not blogged for ages, an in a departure from the norm thought I'd do a post about myself!
I am still running and still loving it. I've always wanted to race but really struggled to find one that fits into life (isn't too far away/too late/means missing church on a Sunday) but recently someone introduced me to a website that features a fair few wee club races that are more likely to be on a Saturday than the "big" races. This meant that I fairly easily found a 10K (6.2 miles for those who prefer it in old money) race not *too* far from home, in Haddington :-) (East Lothian).
My wonderful friend gave me a lift (in their Jag, don't you know ;-) ) and made sure to be at the finish line round about when I expected to finish. Thanks Helen, you made a really fun day even more fun and it was lovely to have a friendly face to search for at the finish line.
I had gone to the race really hoping to finish in under an hour, perhaps I wanted it more than I realised as I was a little disappointed with my time of 1 hour 1 minute and 0 seconds but as I reflect I realise I still beat my previous personal best and it was a *scorcher* of a day, far too hot to go and run! I am really pleased with my run (now) and look forward to doing another, after all, I need to run one in under an hour!
Here's some pictures that Helen took on the day
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Trying not to look too nervous |
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Girl's day out! |
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Trying to get to the finish line! |
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Well deserved medal and drink! |
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Did I mention that I won a medal? |
Helen surprised me at the end with a wee bottle of champagne, much appreciated.
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Eek, that was me! |
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Helen's husband even bought me flowers to congratulate me on my first race... |
Finally, there was a photographer taking official photos, this was mine. I LOVE it. There is nothing about it I don't love. I think I am going to buy the version without his email address. What a brilliant memento of a brilliant day :-)