Macc Half

Me towards the end of the Macclesfield Half Marathon

I was going well despite the undulations and the downpours - 1.35.23 for this one! I'd never done the race in it's dozen or so years in existence but I helped to run the finishing line at the very first event and I'd promised myself I'd come back to do it at some point - job done!

And me at the finish of the Saddleworth Edges Race

Spot the difference? Yes - dirty legs I'd been up on the tops in a bog. And maybe looking more exhausted. But what about having the same number for both races! There's a coincidence - mind you the famous Fishwicker himself, who is rapidly catching up to me interns of races completed, had this to say about his race at Saddleworth last year: "My 

time today, 1.07.34, is exactly the same as last years. What are the odds of doing this in a 8 mile fell race in claggy conditions?" I think the route change this year added something - I was 1.28.25!

Here Come the Dogs

Here are the dogs.....SIT!!
And what an atmospheric snapshot - this is on top of Beacon Hill, the highest point in Leicestershire. We had to find somewhere accessible for the various members of Skip's family. He has nine brothers and sisters and only four were missing for this photo. From left to right here they are: Tia, Kal, Cosmo, Peggy Skip and Ruin. Only two of them had to be slightly restrained for the sitting.
On the previous day we had called in at Congleton Parkrun for a quick early morning gallop - good to spot a friend of ours whom we'd not seen for a couple of years, despite suffering with metastatic prostate cancer with bone secondaries he is still knocking out 34 minute 5K's - inspirational!

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