This weekend I did something I never in a million years imagined I'd ever do - I did a marathon!! Myself and about 20 other members of the team, went down to Goodwood race course on the south coast to take part in the Goodwood Roller Marathon.
It's a full marathon, 26.6 miles around the historic Goodwood race course - 11 laps in total.
We didn't all stay together as we all skate at differing speeds, and obviously had to stop sometimes - I had three stops for dealing with blisters and refuelling. Richard and V came to watch and on my second stop, he administered plasters and jelly babies! I can't believe I actually managed it, in 2 hours, 49 minutes and 58 seconds.
(warning - the volume is loud, I can't work out how to turn it down!)
Siege, Wendy and I ended the race together due to an accident - but it was fantastic to have some others on the team to cross the line with!
Postscript: my times for each lap
14:26.07
14:06.57
13:39.66
16:58.14 - stopped for sock rearrangement
14:29.14
15:38.19
16:53.78 - stopped for blister management
17:45.97 - another blister management stop!
14:30.47
14:57.06
16:33.73 - slowed at end so as to come across the line with others.
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