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A shuffle around Snowdonia
Snowdonia -- I admit that I'm only here because a running mate from Auckland entered, and invited me to join him. Mind you, if you ever fancy a run along a road, this is not a bad spot to choose. The scenery is pretty throughout, and the event is enthusiastically supported by the locals. There seems to be someone at every corner offering a bowl of jelly babies and cheers of encourgement. The weather starts out as it means to continue, with showers turning to heavy rain and then hail. Well, you wouldn't come to Wales expecting anything different. At least the wind has dropped and it's not too cold.
Road runners are a different breed from hill runners. I fall behind steadily on the inclines, only to catch up and more on the descent. By the last climb my steady shuffle is enough to pick up a few more places, and the prospect of a sub-4 hour finish is all the incentive I need to turn on all the pace I can muster for the last, glorious down hill stretch. My watch records 3:57 at the finish -- neither a PB or a PW, and a much better time than I had expected.
The extended highlights (in Welsh) can be seen on www.s4c.co.uk
Posted by John Hamer on Tue 2 Nov 2010 | 1 comment
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Ellie said...
You failed to mention the fact this was a hilly road marathon John- so congratulations on your sub 4 hour effort.
Wednesday 3rd November 2010 9.12pm