After weeks of trying to put together a team for the two day event and with a last minute drop-out I found someone to run with on the Saturday Mean Streets event - Sam Phelps, a member of the Serpentine Running Club.
I was a little disappointed that I wouldn't be competing in both events, but as it turned out that was a blessing in disguise!
The race started at 1700hrs on Saturday in the park between Tower Bridge and the Mayor's office. We had 2.5 hours to cover as much ground as possible including up to 39 checkpoints around London. In the end we completed 20 checkpoints over 18km in 2hrs 33 minutes gaining 241 points. The results are a bit ambiguous at the moment, but it looks like we came in 8th place amongst those just running on the Saturday, but doesn't place us in comparison to the other 200 or so teams who did both events. I shall keep you posted!
The checkpoints were either just a matter of 'dibbing' our race chips in a cunning widget, or completing a particular task, which ranged from climbing the ice wall in the Covent Garden Ellis Brigham (which made for a refreshing pit stop!) to completing a Sodoku and Sumo rolling....
Suffice it to say we had a lot of fun and the organisation was superb. The next day however, my left foot was in a right mess. I've been having physio on it lately to complete the recovery from a hit-n-run accident nearly 4 years ago but for some reason it took great exception to the running despite not hurting at all at the time. Sunday saw me sat on the sofa, watching movies and eating crumpets whilst my foot saw the attention of a number of hot water bottles to reduce the swelling. I suspect that had I been booked into both days I would have had to drop out. I guess my physio still has a long way to go. I also think a new pair of runners would be a good thing - my current pair have over 400 miles on them and the sole has split...!
So, my goal for next year is to sort out this bloody foot and get a team together to compete in the full two day event :)
Any takers...?
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hot water?? think ice is better for reducing swelling! hope it is on the mend
According to my physio, hot treatment for the first few days to reduce the initial swelling and damage, and after that cold packs.
Fortunately my foot is now much better :)
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