Racing - Round Rotherham 50, Saturday 8 December

50 miles of wet, cold mud in less than glorious surroundings, but delighted to have finished in 9 hrs 47 mins and finished around 54th spot. Ran with Phil Robertson (see pictures of the race on his blog) and although slower than the 9 hour target we'd set, quite pleased with the run.

Click on the thumbnail below to see a short slide show of the day:



Plus points from the race:

• A 50 mile run completed!
• Legs feel good today, no soreness and aches, but obviously tired...
• Tested out the front pack I intend to use for MdS and it worked very well. Just need to find a way to reduce the bouncing.
• The front pack seemed to make the back pack more stable.
• Completes a 57 mile training week

Minus points;

• Far too many 'sores' from this race.
• Picked up a rub on my right ankle when the only one I could feel was my left (that is unmarked).
• Some rubbing from the front pack but I think I can sort that.
• A nasty sore on my back from the base of the back pack. This hasn't happened before and must be linked to the front pack. Also, I probably haven't 'run' so much in other races so there is less movement. Not sure how to sort this one.