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| With my all important medal, and the support crew's camper van in the background |
I keep trying to write a blog post about my Marathon RelayGB run on Monday but I'm finding it very hard. I want to come up with a detailed but coherent account, so I can really explain how amazing the whole thing was, but so much happened, I'm not quite sure how to put it altogether. So for now, I'll just share a few of the photos, and the brief entries I added to dailymile.com when I got home on Monday afternoon so you can get a feel of what I have (very proudly) been involved in.
RelayGB leg: Chelmsford to Dagenham
28.6 mi in 4hrs 14mins at 08:53 pace
Today was my leg of the Marathon RelayGB event, the second to last leg of the whole thing, which has seen a 24/7 relay being run around the whole of the UK.
http://www.relaygb.org/Home/Index/161
I was awake at 3.30am this morning, and out of the house at 4.30am to get to my leg to start on time. Of the four people who were meant to be running, only I turned up, so I got to run the whole marathon on my own, with the full attention of the support crew, who couldn't have been more amazing at getting me to Dagenham in Monday morning rush hour traffic. We did take a couple of wrong turns, hence the increased mileage, but this is, by far, the best event I have ever done. It's nothing like a normal marathon, all on open unmarked roads, having to wait for traffic lights to change and cars to pass so I could cross the road, but running on open roads with a support car behind me, protecting me from other traffic made me feel like a celebrity runner, and to meet the guys who have been around Britain making this event possible was privilege. My Garmin had been playing up during the run, so it's only now, that I've got home, that I've been able to see the official time and distance. Couldn't be happier :)
http://www.relaygb.org/Home/Index/161
I was awake at 3.30am this morning, and out of the house at 4.30am to get to my leg to start on time. Of the four people who were meant to be running, only I turned up, so I got to run the whole marathon on my own, with the full attention of the support crew, who couldn't have been more amazing at getting me to Dagenham in Monday morning rush hour traffic. We did take a couple of wrong turns, hence the increased mileage, but this is, by far, the best event I have ever done. It's nothing like a normal marathon, all on open unmarked roads, having to wait for traffic lights to change and cars to pass so I could cross the road, but running on open roads with a support car behind me, protecting me from other traffic made me feel like a celebrity runner, and to meet the guys who have been around Britain making this event possible was privilege. My Garmin had been playing up during the run, so it's only now, that I've got home, that I've been able to see the official time and distance. Couldn't be happier :)
Final mile of the RelayGB
1.22mi
1.22mi
After my leg finished, we drove to the end in one of the support cars, and met up with a load of other runners from other stages of the event, and about 30 of us ran the last mile to the finish line. Perfect end to a perfect day :)
Some more photos....
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| Running on the main roads with the support crew protecting me from passing traffic |
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| Finished! So happy to see the Asda car park & Steve (who's shaking my hand). Still clutching the Powerade I started the run with. Who needs gels?! ;) |
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| The amazing support crew who helped me through my leg. I love 'em all - my heroes! |
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| The last mile that we all ran together in Wandsworth Park, bringing me up to 30 miles for the day :) |
Awesome UltraNaomi, welcome to the dark side :-D
ReplyDeletelol, cheers Jerry :D
Deletewelcome to the world of Ultra!
ReplyDeleteThanks...although looking forward to my first planned 30 miler before I'll really feel I've completed an ultra! :)
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