Tuesday 29 April 2014

Members 10k - Mighty Moosh Style

Hello blog lovers.

I am still playing 'catchup' with my blogs.  I didn't write anything yesterday. I went to the funeral of Pettswood most inspirational man, "Our Running Man"

This one is for my Sunday run with the Club!  It was our members 10k.  I just like to go along to make up numbers, sweep and be a part of the whole 'belonging to a club' experience.  Just love it! 

The only thing that I wasn't keen on was the laps.  It's only two laps consisting of about 3 miles a lap, and then it's off up the road to finish off.  The thing with laps is that you know how you did on the first time round, but by the second time around  you're slower, you're more tired, it's a chore.  But at least the captains had thrown in that little bit of extra road to keep it all interesting.  And not only that the very last  bit of it is all down hill! (which of course meant running up to the top in the first place!)  Perfect.... no really, it is.

After registering we made our way to the starting place.  It was going to be a staggered start.  The 'get me around bus' i.e. group 1 pace, followed by group 2 then 3 etc etc.  Which means that there wont be much standing around waiting for 'everyone' (for everyone read me) to come back.  It seems like a good system to me.  Ok so the faster runners will be buzzing us but it's not as if its hundreds of people running.

It was also the scouts annual St. Georges day parade.  One of the roads, Blackbrook Lane,  that we ran up was chocka block full of scouts.  As we turned into Thornet Wood road there more scouts!  And even more of them just in the entrance to the park! Can you image it, there was about 150 PWR's and probably the same amount of scouts looking to move in the opposite direction!  It will be interesting.

But I think it all went well, we didn't sweep any stray scouts with us and I don't think we lost any PWR's to the 'Bagerra Pack' (do they still call them that these days?).  The sun was shining and it was perfect for a 10k run.  But on Thornet wood Road we had a 'walker'.  She had pulled a muscle or something, some where and was struggling a bit.  Both me and Illustrious Leader walked with her until the beginning of the first lap where she was escorted back to the rec from there. 

Me and I.L. then played catchup to the rest of the group, (which we never did catch up to them though) but we still needed to do the route as we had to let all the marshals know to stand down!  On the second lap by the time we got back to Blackbrook Lane all the scouts had gone, no doubt holding their pack flags proudly as they marched to church!

We had the one bridge to go up and over and then come out into Little Thrift.  Then we were going to the end turning left and just following the road all the way to the top of Birchwood!  Yes, there is a hill.  It couldn't possibly be a PWR run without at least 1 hill (I even add them in my group 0 runs!), but of course once at the top we turned right and ran to the first road, Kingsway Road and then we ran all the way down to Crossways.

It was great looking at the park from the top of the hill.  Just knowing it was down there, in eye view was very encouraging! 

I decided then that there will be no more walking stops, its only a very short distance to go, although there is the lap around the park first.  When me and Illustrious leader entered the park we go the biggest cheer!  See there is always a good reason for being last.  And then our lap of the park we had a 'mascot' running with us.  It was one the PWR's children.  While all the adults were running around enjoying doing a 10k the kids were in the park having their own mini races, complete with a choccie medals for all who entered! 

I wonder if.......no...... I don't think they do a 'you come in last' trophy!  Mind you, I.L. being the most thoughtful and polite person said, "After you Old girl". 

A great run, and I really enjoyed it.  Not my fastest 10k, but these days, nothing is!  Just enjoying the running!

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