SO... #gvrat1000k done!
Today was @topday_events#easthanningfiedtrailmarathon
Exceptionally high sheep count, cows, horses, one proper dog stop. No major detours, in part due to some lovely people who had run the route before, thank you. Came in at 27.18 miles, so technically an ultra? ๐ค
First 22 miles were good, then approximately 3 miles of ploughed fields which had been freshly ploughed this morning. Resulted in ridiculous cramp in my quads and adductors so thought I was going to have to walk the last 4 or 5 miles, but an overdose of gels and a pack of mini cheddars meant I could run the last 2 miles, yay! ๐ฅณ
Fell down somewhere between the shoddy fields but remarkably on some flat bit or other. No idea what happened, but that's trail running, so it was probably just my subconscious saying I'd only got a couple of miles to go and hadn't hit the deck yet, best do it now ๐คฃ
Really lovely people at the check points. Lost my H&T reusable cup before the first check point, then as I approached the second, the volunteer was holding it out for me. Really grateful to whoever found it and whoever got it to the checkpoint as it meant I could fill up on cola ๐๐พ lovely array of snacks including plenty of fresh fruit ๐๐๐ which was splendid on such a warm day ๐
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