Round Rotherham

It was fab!
Hannah and I got there and registered and chatted to a few people and then we were off.
The conditions were excellent - no ploughed fields which helped enormously and hardly any mud the whole route. I even caught the sun a little.
I chatted to John (?) who I had finished the Sidmouth Saunter with a few years ago and he told me all about what to expect at the UTMB.
After a couple of checkpoints I settled into a nice pace and I ran with Martin and Michael most of the rest of the way - I took on the role of map reader and mostly got it right although a couple of times we needed to double check and that cost us precious minutes.
Also - having run at a similar pace to Hannah most of the first half, I forgot my map at the 30 m check point and had to go back and I never caught her again.
We got to the last checkpoint at 9 hours 30 and wanted to finish inside 10 hours.
"No problem", we thought because it was only 3 miles to the finish.
However, despite knocking out some 8.5min miles (not easy after running 47 miles!) we counted down the seconds and were still not at the finish. 6 minutes over but never mind - a great day out.
Hannah had managed to break the 10 hours so well done to her. Now for a little rest!

The start

Never thought I would do this but I've just created a blog!
I thought I ought to do so because already my memory is getting bad and this a a great way to remember stuff - you know - the important stuff like running races. And .....running and races and things.
It's not particularly for others to read but if anyone happens to want to then they are welcome to have a look at what I write.
It wont be very well written or poetical or anything but here we go.
Actually, that is all for today. Need sleep because it's Rotherham on Saturday.