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| Me at the finish - look at that sky! |
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This is, I hope, my new blog which over the coming months will be a record of my next 35 races, as I extend the original 65 race challenge (65forizzi, link above) to the full 100. With a little luck this will finish on my next birthday, 29 March 2017, and will mean that I have completed one hundred races over a two year period.
The biggee will be the Great North Run, Sunday 11th September 2016, which I am running to raise funds for the PERCY HEDLEY FOUNDATION, a charity to support the disabled to achieve their ambitions. Please click on the link above and donate any amount, no matter how small to help them achieve them.
When you see how much I enjoyed the first sixty five races, in my original challenge, you will understand why I am not giving up a running challenge, just yet. This tough, hilly race from the Vindolanda Roman Fort, was the first of the final thirty five, here are the highlights:
It was a lovely summer's evening over Hadrian's Wall as I drove west along the Military Road to the Vindolanda Roman Fort near to Haltwhistle in Northumberland. After picking up my number, I warmed up for the race on the quiet country road outside the fort. I was immediately on a steep downhill stretch, followed by an even steeper climb. Undulating would be an understatement of the terrain for the race.
All too soon we were off on a slight up hill stretch through the first mile. Then downhill, which allowed my pace to increase from 7.09 for mile one, to 6.37 for mile two. Mile three was undulating, then up and up to the highest point in the race at mile five and what a lung bursting effort to the top. During these climbs the pace had dropped from 7.57 for mile three, 8.43 for mile four, to 9.42 for the final slog.
Miles five to six took you onto The Stanegate, a straight Roman Road which quickly dropped the race through nearly five hundred feet. A final short, steep climb, then a turn into the fort and through the line. Hurrah, that was warm work.
Tynedale Harriers Results
Craig Bradshaw 37.31 (4th)
Andrew Shone 47.03 (35th) 1st V50
Peter Graham 48.00 (40th) 1st V65
Steph Scott 50.32 (56th) Ladies team Winners
Maureen Parker 53.35 (64th) - do -
Louise Griffin 55.41 (75th) - do -
153 ran.
PS
I have already completed Races 67 Grasmere Gallop 10k, 68 Blaydon Race and 69 Newburn River Run. Tomorrow is the Humbleton Fell Race, Haydon Bridge, watch out for my blog on these races.
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