Greased Lightning !!

A huge cast of runners turned up not exactly the T-birds & Pink ladies (but close - lol )for the MK Enigma track marathon.

Stars of the day were indeed Greased Lightning - Danny Zucko (Adam Holland) who romped home to win in an amzing 2.37.00 & Sandy (Jen Salter) led the pink ladies home in 3.13.34. Both the winners set PB's with Adam slashing 12 minutes of his & looking amazingly fresh - bloody kids !!

The day went well, better than I could ever have imagined, I met many friends old & new & finally put faces to some of my "cyber" friends. The sun came out & we couldn't have wished for a better day (on Friday whilst eating pizza with the rain pouring down outside I had my blog title sorted Guns n' Roses "November rain" but it wasn't to be but "Paradise City was a bit of a stretch !!)

We started a little later than expected but everyone comfortably made the 6 hour time limit & there was possibly some clarification on the car parking situation required. (although those parked in the wrong place didn't have their vehicles broken into - sorry about that Brian :( ).

The awards seem well received by the 6 recipients

1st - Adam Holland (tango)
1st Lady - Jen Salter
1st Male Vet - Dave Ross
1st Lady Vet - Sarah Thorne (sarah1)

Enigma man of the year - Rob Bishop (Foxsake) & also fastest Fox !
Enigma Lady of the year - Lisa Barry.

Personally I started on roughly 3.30 pace but faded, i didn't really calculate my pace or work my time out but eventually broke out the wings to fly home in better style than Quantas, crossing the line in 3.50.07 (had i looked at my watch i'd would have made sure i got home 7 seconds quicker but c'est la vie.Still more than happy to log my 69th sub 4 hour marathon & reach 28 marathons for the year eclipsing last years total by 2 with two more left in 2010.

Todays champagne moment has to go to Tango, 12 mins off your PB is one thing but at the sharp end time wise it's astonishing - hats off to the pride of Devon.

Alternative titles & suggestions were - the Motown classic "the tracks of my tears" the more recent offering from the sugarbabes of "round round" & "dizzy" by Tommy Roe / Vic Reeves.

As Wallace & Gromit might say it was indeed a grand day out

Keep running around & around

foxy