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Swaledale Marathon 2010 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Anthony Corbett   
Wednesday, 16 June 2010 11:41

 

A bright warm day awaited the runners and walkers at Grinton near Reeth for the start of the 31st Swaledale Marathon. As well as myself there were numerous other Quakers ready for the off - Nick Watson, Andrew Lambe, Richard Payne, Abbie Hull, Sarah Beadle, Susan Limbert and new recruit Hayley Turner. It was my 5th Swaledale and as always the highlight of my running year due to the sandwiches & cakes provided at two of the checkpoints around the 23.2 mile course. (These are needed to combat the almost 5000ft of climbing !)

Having strained a calf muscle only 10 days before, I was running with a calf support for the first time and was really pleased that not only did it seem to do its job - but it was also unobtrusive. However, it seems that cramp was the order of the day affecting me in the other calf from just over half way round and getting worse to the point where it was more or less walking only for most of the last 7 miles. Talking to others during the day and after the event it seemed many people also suffered with cramp. It must have been the weather for it ! 

I saw Richard with about 2 miles to go as he overtook and ran on to try and beat his target of 5hrs 30mins (which he did by 1 minute) and then Abbie caught me with about half a mile to go and she made me run the final tarmac section in to the finish at Reeth village hall. (Which I am very pleased she did as due to that I managed to equal my pb of 5hrs 34mins from 2 years ago).

Nick had managed 44th place in 4:08, Hayley an amazing 71st place in 4:21, Andrew was 104th in 4:39, Richard's 5:29 bagged him 203rd place with mine and Abbie's 5:34 getting us 218th and 219th out of the 463 finishers. Sarah was very pleased with her time of 6:41 for 334th place and Susan,  just missing 7 hours by 3 minutes was quicker than 100 other competitors.

Brilliantly organised by Swaledale Outdoor Club as ever, the two course meal provided at the finish, pottery mug, certificate and woven badge show why this event is massively oversubscribed every year.

2011 anyone ?

 
Last Updated on Friday, 18 June 2010 08:10
 

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