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SHADES - 10 Marathons in 10 Days 9th to 18th May
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Great result for your second mara - well done again!
Very warm and sunny down here, so hope a few clouds are floating around your part of the world.
well done, shades!
love the ice cream at mile 24 - carbing and cooling in one go!
sunny again down here, but a bit of a breeze, hopefully it's cooler in the lakes
Clag,
I do to. After all ice creams aren't dear.
DianaD,
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Well done shades fantastic
you go girl
good luck you can do it.
bloody hell it is hot today
my half nearly killed me
hope its cooler at windermere
Has been really hot in Stratford this weekend, hope it was cooler in the lakes. I think you're ALL crazy
Oh phew she has just checked in
she had a hard day today, 6.12, and apparently had an electrolyte drink stolen
she is ok
Phew
PH,
Who would want to steal an electrolyte drink? With how warm it's been today 6.12 is still okay.
its a great time in this heat
shades has to pace herself though
cant believe someone stole a drink
PH,
Yes it is, perhaps a poor choice of words on my part.
Do they know who stole it?
Well done Shades, was very, very hot today.
Yes, the wheels fell off for me today. I didn't sleep that well again, I've probably only had about 12 hours sleep in the 3 nights I've been here, quite a few of us are not sleeping well. So I didn't feel great lining up at the start, it's now becoming hard to eat enough and at the right times for fueling too. Started off really easily and it was very warm and humid for the first couple of hours, I was hoping that as we headed towards the lake and the well shaded roads it would cool but it just got hotter and hotter and peaked at 29 degrees and the humidity was very high. We send our own drinks out to the drink stations which are every 2 miles, had an electrolyte drink at 8 miles, then decided I didn't want any water at 10 miles but when I got to 12 miles my bottle of electrolyte was missing (also turned out later that Michelle's sandwich had also been taken and we couldn't blame the squirrels as they'd left the cling film behind.) Onto the next station at 14 but I only had water put out there so had to wait until 16 miles to get my next electrolyte, during this time I was feeling pretty rough, a bit dizzy now and then. At that drink station Paul was sitting on a step so I joined him for a few minutes then we made our way onto Bowness, where we bought tea and sat in a cool churchyard to gather out strength for the last 5 miles.
Onto the road again and I stopped to buy another ice cream (the Dales ice cream is very good) and then noticed a parked car with an Isle of Man number plate and the owners of the car turned out to be a couple that I know and last saw in August at a barbeque after IOM marathon. The distraction helped and I was able to start run/walk again and felt OK for the last 2 miles which I ran. It was truly a very hard day and during the worst part I hadn't told the physio how bad I was feeling in case he pulled me off the course.
Today's results
Steve 3.33
George 4.18
Phil 4.36
Ray 4.38
Jim 4.43
Matt 4.47
Malcolm 4.54
Michelle 5.59
Me 6.12
Paul 6.16
Sue 7.27
Sue had another tough day but she battled on and we celebrated her completion of her 150th marathon by walking down to the river this evening and she and Paul (her hubbie) sat in the cold water to try and ease their painful legs.
Am dreading tomorrow as we've been told the weather is going to be hot again, we've since had a thunderstorm but it hasn't cleared the air
well done shades
I hope it is coller for you tomorrow
Hope Sue is ok
((((Shades)))))
Hope you sleep okay tonight & good luck for tomorrow.
All the best - Shades
Shame about the drinks , hope you manage to get some rest and food tonight
Hi Shades
You are doing well, under the circumstances. As long as you're properly hydrated, you could have a couple of glasses of wine tonight, to help you sleep. It worked for me last night!
Managed 4.37 today at Halstead. Had lowered my expectations to 4.30 because of the heat, so feel pleased and my legs are fine. Met Grecian 2000, as I came in.
Actually compared to what you're trying to do, it's no big deal. Good luck for tomorrow, I'll be thinking of you.
Shades - you're amazing. The weather couldn't have been much worse for you. Trust there to be a heatwave this week of all weeks and I can't believe someone is pinching the drinks and sandwiches. How low can some people stoop
I've been away all weekend and only just catching up on how you've been getting on. I truly feel for you every step of the way.
Keep going girl - praying for a good night's sleep for you tonight and an easier day for you tomorrow.
Dig in - God speed (((((((((())))))))))
Shades - sorry to hear about the drink, some passing idiot probably didn't think. Hope that they get that sorted out for you tomorrow. We were supposed to have rain over here today but instead had sun so I hope that it has passed over us here and lands on you!!
Hope that you managed to get enough food and drink on board this evening. Here is sending you lots of peaceful thoughts so that you get a good nights sleep.
Take care
I feel like her mum you know
Im all a fret about whether she is eating and sleeping properly