Saturday 2nd December 2023 Carsington Water Half Marathon:
I completed the half marathon in 03:04:17 chip time. Just over what I was aiming for but taking into account the conditions I am
happy with that. It didn’t get above 0 degrees all day. The paths were
icy in places so I didn’t want to run across it and risk slipping and injuring
myself. I saw one guy slip over and one lady was turning back because she had
fallen over. Even the water at the drinks station had ice in it! I started off
with a run 3, walk 2 but ended up walking where there was ice and running
where I could.
I was 376th out of 384 runners
109th Female out of 113 runners
9th in my age category
I'm sure a lot of people didn’t turn up because it was so cold.
The total number of runners for the 10k and half marathon was 654 - there was
supposed to be 1000 attendees so that is a whopping 346 no-shows!
Despite remembering to tape my toes up this time, I still
got a blister on my big toe which was the only one I didn’t tape up - it was
caused by the tape on the adjoining toe!
I was knackered at the end of the run – my legs were tired and my butt muscles were complaining! I need to work on my strength and stamina. Lots more work to do…
