My first run in snow - with pics

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mikeyrp
mikeyrp Posts: 1,616 Member
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Beautiful day doing a 15K cross country at Irchester country park in the snow today... and my friend took some great pics

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Absolutely brilliant time :)
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  • kit_katty
    kit_katty Posts: 994 Member
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    Very cool! Congrats! It looks absolutely beautiful!

    Question: How do you run in the snow? Wouldn't it clog up your shoes and be very slippery?
  • 2hungariangirls
    2hungariangirls Posts: 220
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    Wow! It is, not kidding, 70 right this minute in SC. I ran in shorts this morning. Good job, BTW! Looks like fun!
  • mikeyrp
    mikeyrp Posts: 1,616 Member
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    Actually, my regular XC shoes were fine - and they came back sparkly clean!!! Not too slippy at all.
  • cjack19
    cjack19 Posts: 158 Member
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    :happy: Congrats! that must have been great running in such a beautiful area with all that snow! Looks great!!
  • PeaceLoveVeggies
    PeaceLoveVeggies Posts: 682 Member
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    This is so awesome! Great pics :) & GREAT job!
  • pdworkman
    pdworkman Posts: 1,342 Member
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    What was the temp? You certainly don't look cold.
  • erxkeel
    erxkeel Posts: 553 Member
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    dood ur epic!
  • kwest_4_fitness
    kwest_4_fitness Posts: 819 Member
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    That is fabulous! Thanks for sharing the pics!!
  • Stormyyy
    Stormyyy Posts: 247 Member
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    Looks like u had a lot of fun, well done you!! :)
  • Elen_Sia
    Elen_Sia Posts: 638 Member
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    dood ur epic!

    ^THIS!

    Very beautiful pictures. :smile:
  • NewJay12
    NewJay12 Posts: 51 Member
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    Dedicated! Great job.
  • sakamanojr
    sakamanojr Posts: 378 Member
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    That looks like such an inspiring setting to run. How did your shoes hold up, did they get soaked ?

    Your form looks awesome. Great to read that you enjoyed the race :)

    Keep rocking it buddy !!!
  • kelley4123
    kelley4123 Posts: 100 Member
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    well done! keep it up!
  • jensmithdc
    jensmithdc Posts: 28
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    Beautiful pics. Great job~
  • teagin2002
    teagin2002 Posts: 1,901 Member
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    OMG I love it and you are so cute!!! congrats and you must feel amazing
  • NeuroticVirgo
    NeuroticVirgo Posts: 3,671 Member
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    Bravo! I would be a Popsicle on the side of the road lol. It looks like you had fun though!
  • HunterAJ
    HunterAJ Posts: 21
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    I love those pics. They are absolutely beautiful!! And congrads. Did you place? (was it a contest)
  • mikeyrp
    mikeyrp Posts: 1,616 Member
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    Thanks for all the complements.

    It was about -2 when we set off but wasn't all that cold by the end of the race, about 2 or 3 degrees above freezing.

    I did the 15K event (there was a 5 10 or 15K course: 1, 2, or 3 laps respectively) in 1hr 7m 14 seconds, placing me 15th out of 54. Best time was 53:23 - Amazing!!! 2nd was 59:11 -- nearly 6 minutes slower!


    Insistently, my first lap of 22:10 would have placed me... 4th of 38 in the 5K event - and I didn't pace for 5K!!! Mind you, the winner did it in 18 minutes something and I am nowhere near that - might have snatched 2nd at a push at 21:03.

    10 K was more competitive though, with the top 4 coming in under 40 minutes.



    Anyway - this is part of my long-game marathon training and I needed to keep the mileage up. It was a lovely run in some amazing countryside with great comradeship from the other members of my running club and a great atmosphere all round :)
  • mikeyrp
    mikeyrp Posts: 1,616 Member
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    By the way - this was the second of three events at Irchester - they occur every three weeks. Last time was actually colder but no snow - just hard ground because the earth was frozen. Last time Time: 01:07:23 - so I'm 9 seconds faster in tougher conditions :)
  • littlebuddy84
    littlebuddy84 Posts: 1,000 Member
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    Great job the pictures are fab!

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