Even some of the regulars had to admit that was a tough day, 50 miles round Rotherham in the driving rain and gusting wind all in the name of fun, the day started at 06:00am with a chilly but dry start but soon the rain came, the round Rotherham is 30% trail, 20% road and 50% farmers fields, and we all now what farmers fields and rain means - yep MUD, this made it particularly tough going underfoot, not that it stopped the winner who completed 50 miles in just over 6hrs!!
In the end i ran/walked the 50 miles in 11hrs 55mins, In my mind i thought i had run big enough chunks to be quicker than that, but i suspect the conditions had a big hand in the overall time.
The positives - after 50 my legs were fine, my mind was still functioning, in fact i felt quite fresh.
The negatives - blisters, two quite large blisters on each heel, now i thought i had finally found a shoe/sock combination that worked, again maybe the underfoot conditions played a part
Gear:-
Jacket:- New Marmot jacket worked a treat in the driving wind/rain, only issue was the rucksac i was carrying caused the jacked to ride up at the back.
Trainers:- worked well until the mud/rain just got to much, the bootie design meant that at the finish once i took them off i could not get them back on again!! due to plan of blisters and the swelling of my feet - this is a serious problem....
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