10 in 10 Day 8 - the Race..... OR.....

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Hi Dave and Helen :)

GO

Tum-ti-tum-ti-tum..... :)

Hmmm.....

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH :-O (PTT which had been grumbling a bit became impossible to run on) (Mile 11)

Walk

See Dave and Helen at Newby Bridge - Say something like " I'm in a bit of trouble"

Set new goal - "finish"

Shiver (Blue lips the lot!)

WOO WOO WOO WOO (Amy comes to the rescue)

WOO WOO WOO WOO (Dave gives me ALL of his clothes and a couple of his buns :) )

Lorna goes storming past looking fantastic

Davy nicks a dry shirt off Dave

Mark and Adam T go past

Shuffle Shuffle

WOO WOO WOO WOO ( Amy comes to the rescue again )

Walk FAST sub 13m/m

Try shuffle run - OK for a bit

WOO WOO WOO WOO WOO ( Amy returns with Coffee, Jelly Babies and paracetamol)
(16 miles)

Start running really gently
Sub 12 min/mile - YAY - Go me!

Oooh - sub 11m/m

Oooh - about 10m/m

Oooooooh - 2 sub 10's I'm "nails", me :)

WHAT - miles with an '8' in them. YAY, I'm shuffling nicely now.

Some MEGA support from Dave - You are a star, mate - Awesome :)

Blimey - only 2½ miles to go

GAH - Garmin has died (25.2 miles) [ note to self - Charge it tonight!! ]

Ambleside - Helen tells me Lorna went sub-4. My wife ROCKS :):) Best moment of the day :):)

Finish - GRAAAARGH. 4:32:17

I'm SO happy with that - I thought I'd have to walk from 14 all the way.

Food - LornA has MADE the kitchen staff make a pot of HOT food "because there are some hypothermic runners coming in"

My wife ROCKS :)

Physio - Kath ( a friend) pops in to say Hi :):):)

Fetch People ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Amy and I have a conspiratorial chat about the plan for tomorrow ;)

Off for tea shortly.

All in all a REALLY hard day - but about an hour better than I thought It'd be.

Gotta be happy with that :):):):)

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