28th February Not wobbly in Wingerworth


It's not often that an organised run happens on a Saturday, and even less often that one occurs both on a Saturday and also within a stones throw of where I happen to be. 

So today was a win win situation as the Wingerworth Wobble ticked both of those boxes. The boxes that its didn't tick were the ground would be dry and I might not be fit enough having not really done a lot of running since going on the cruise in the middle of January. As it turned out it was a rather pleasant surprise.

Eight familiar faces from my local running clubs were there on the start line and the weather which had been pretty wet leading upto the race looked as it would remain overcast rather than another tumultuous downpour.I hadn't run here before so didn't know what to expect apart from a Youtube video that I managed to watch once before it seeming disappeared in the ether. Or maybe I just imagined seeing it.

Anyway if I had to sum up the run in three words it would be a 'glorious undulating mudfest'. It was squelchy and slippery and sodden in places. Thankfully I didn't fall in the ford like a couple of runners and reported to have done. In fact I managed to remain upright all the way round. Apart from the final 150 meters up a mud filled hill that almost brought me to my knees.

But at the end of the day, to my surprise, I managed to finish 4th. No not 4th overall but 4th out of the group of folks that I knew who were running there, at least two of which I was surprised to find myself ahead off. Maybe not running for a while is the answer? 

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