Saturn Chasing Numbers Run, 50km, 02.02.2024
50km Friday with Sarah! Down at Runnymead, it was chilly to start with, but soon warmed up and turned into a lovely day for a run and a chat. 7 laps and a bit made the 50km, including a Jackanory lap with Tony, learning the "monk and the creature" story.
Surrey Hills adventure part 1, 03.02.2024
Joined Andrew on his 100 miler training by walking 25 miles with Tara (aka Tara's Tea Shop Trundles) from Denbies, including two tea shop visits and some hills.
Surrey Hills adventure part 2, 04.02.024
Was meant to run 20 miles around Box Hill, but after 3 miles I tripped and landed on a barbed wire fence, resulting in the adventure ending up in A+E for x-rays, stitches in my hand, and a tetanus jab. Exciting!
Phoenix Running Wild Friday, Marathon, 09.02.2024
After two bad falls in the last two weeks, and still being partly held together by thread and tape, my confidence was running low, and I wasn't feeling at all like running ever again. But I'm glad I made myself go, as it was a good run that I enjoyed, and most importantly, I didn't fall over once.
LDWA Punchbowl 30 Miles, 11.02.2024
A 30 mile mud fest with Andrew. This is one of my favourite ever events and my 5th time running it. The scenery is beautiful! The weather was rainy to begin with, but came out sunny and lovely.
The mud levels were excellent. The flood route was in operation for one part, then there was another flood which didn't have a diversion, so a bit of paddling was involved. I found it quite refreshing, as being short in height it went up to my knees, thus acting as an ice bath. And even cleaned my trainers (temporarily).
As always, the organisation and checkpoints were amazing, well stocked with all sorts of delicious snacks and drinks. For the finish, there was a warm welcome back at Tilford Village Hall (after you'd made it past the piles of muddy shoes outside) with hot drinks and beans on toast. On chatting with one of the organisers about the catering (which I am always interested in) I learned that they had catered for 280 people. A tin of Heinz beans serves two people, so they had bought 140 tins of beans. 140!! Imagine! It is one of my favourite and most satisfying of post race snacks after a day on the trails.
