12/04/2026
Howgills Marathon - what a day! It was tough, the wind was 50mph strong, so as we climbed the mountains we were blown sideways. It was really exhausting! Then once we started down the descent it was swamps, very thick mud, and quite slippy, for another hour or so. That was actually harder, as I was so tired from the climb I didn't have much strength to keep righting myself. Legs were killing me. I was not enjoying it!
I took pain relief, ate something and muscled through and slowly I found the joy again. I found being in a race psychologically hard, and spend time thinking I'm not as good as others - Stupid really, it's meant to be fun... It was good having to run with, and by the time we got to the first checkpoint at 17miles, my mood was better. Only 9 miles left, so we pushed on, against the pain and just plodded. We made it back in much better time than I thought: 6:07, I was expecting 7:30!
Great to see on the trails! And thanks to for the free entry! I owe you!
