Maybe that's because there were no streets, but there were cliffs,hillsides,beaches, trails,paths,fields, woods......
What a weekend !!
The weather made both runs incredibly tough.On Saturday I headed off to the Gower in Wales & it sure is a remote part of the world. The conditions & terrain were appalling & due to a coastal path getting washed away the run was extended to 27.5 miles, I ran with Tom, a cracking Irish lad & have to say without him I'd still be stuck on one of those cliff tops it would have been miserable to run it alone.We laughed in the face of adversity & as the saying goes "when going through Hell.....just keep going !"
With 3/4 of a mile to go on a treacherous hillside I fell twice, toboganning 30 yards on my back the second time, before spinning & somehow flipping myself back to my feet just before the jagged rocks !! (literally following in my mate Allan's "footsteps" - clumsy old fool - lol !!)
There was a point were I was wondering if we'd make the news with a headline "idiot runners airlifted to safety" !!
Sunday's Doyen of the Downs 30 miler started in the rain & was a very muddy affair but fuelled by Arundel's Finest Indian curry house I battled on through the fatigue & over the styles to my fastest ever 30 miler (due to flooding the course re routed us making it "just" the 29 miles).
There were many other alternative titles considered for my weekend blog including
99 Red Balloons by Nena as my good friend Allan rumbles ran his 99th Marathon at the Doyen & it also marked my 99th consecutive day of running. Many congratulations to the mad Welshman :)
Dirty deeds done dirt cheap, by AC/DC but with entrance fees of £50 & £37 it weren't cheap !!
The seasonal choice was "lonely this christmas" by MUD (obviously !!)
I finished yesterday with the usual finish "opening" Arundel's new airport :) LOL !!!
Keep on running
Foxy x
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