My Race Index • Liz Laird

Castle to Coast Run. The weather was brutal and nearly got blown off the downs plus the rain really hurt! Felt strong once I'd reached the Beacon and made up a lot of places. Still love this event even in the rain!

Jul 22, 2023 02:59:32 23.03 km 460.9m 7:48 /km 25 km +00:38:53 AG 02:31:10 • 51.16%

Castle to Coast Bike. Luckily it didn't start raining till mile 40, windy all the way. Thrilled that I survived the rain intact, didn't cry and cycled all the hills when others walked!

Jul 22, 2023 05:31:36 105.88 km 1,026.5m 3:08 /km 100 km PB

Phoenix Titanic Marathon (26.8 miles actually!) Staying with M&D so thought I'd pop out & do a gentle Marathon (#89)! It was lovely to catch-up and walk a few miles with Kathy. Fibromyalgia giving me gyp but got there!

Jul 15, 2023 04:58:51 45.55 km 17.8m 6:34 /km 50 km PB AG 04:11:54 • 64.71%

Great Chalfield 10km. That was hard work; asthma horrendous and had to stop for inhaler, undulating and muggy! Scenic course though apart from the last 0.2 miles across the green! I survived; just!

Jun 29, 2023 00:54:19 10.07 km 93.9m 5:24 /km 10 km +00:00:44 AG 00:45:45 • 64.94%

Race the Sun 50k! Well I was advised I could resume exercise 2 weeks after surgery according to how my body felt! Took it easy but the sun was brutal so we stopped for ice pops! We survived!

Jun 3, 2023 07:45:26 51.98 km 174.9m 8:57 /km 50 km +02:46:35 AG 06:32:18 • 41.55%

London Marathon! 10 days ago I didn't think I'd be here after being in A&E with my gallstones! Decided to go for it; stuck with the 3:55 pacer till 18 miles then he seemed to run away! Clung on and finished! Very proud of my 5th London, 87th marathon 😀

Apr 23, 2023 04:03:13 43.43 km 120.5m 5:36 /km Marathon +02:33:12

Banbury 15; really friendly, hilly, predominantly club runners, road race. Would definitely run again. Pleased with time as legs were tired, I'd felt under the weather all week and was trialling new road shoes!

Mar 19, 2023 02:20:39 24.30 km 221.7m 5:47 /km 25 km PB AG 01:58:25 • 65.31%

Larmer Tree Spring Marathon. Nic's introduction to WSR, we stopped to help 2 heavily pregnant sheep that were stuck on their backs, taught Nic the alphabet game & we got to spend 6 quality hours together (not sure we share that opinion)!!!

Mar 11, 2023 06:05:02 43.19 km 878.6m 8:27 /km Marathon +04:35:01

Wokingham Half Marathon! Felt pretty horrible, had a heavy breather chase me all the way so we finished together!!

Feb 26, 2023 01:51:03 21.22 km 116.5m 5:14 /km H. Mar +00:03:13 AG 01:33:29 • 69.49%

Bramley 20; that really hurt. Legs had nothing, wheels fell off at 14 miles, watch clicked 20 miles in 2:59:56 by some miracle. Thank you Baggy, Alwyn and Tony for literally picking me up at the finish!

Feb 12, 2023 03:01:01 32.37 km 166.7m 5:35 /km 30 km +00:00:38 AG 02:32:28 • 61.49%

Country to Capital Ultra; amazing experience and bucket list race for me and could take part this year as Nic 'volunteered' to crew for me! Smashed my target! Was broken at the end but rallied!

Jan 7, 2023 09:32:46 69.96 km 396.1m 8:11 /km 60 km PB

Firenze Marathon! Official time 3:58:36. Beautiful, scenic, varied, cobbles, enthusiastic supporters, sunshine, dodgy GPS, think I loved it, definitely hurt....a lot! Cobbles! #83 done!

Nov 27, 2022 03:58:34 43.37 km 88.1m 5:30 /km Marathon +02:28:33

Humanity Direct Tring Ultramarathon. Stunning route, fabulous feed stations, great organisation and lots of wildlife; heron, kingfisher, Gruffalo, swans, hissing geese, 🐄, 🐑, lost D of E kids & of course red kites.

Sep 24, 2022 06:25:39 50.63 km 647.8m 7:37 /km 50 km +01:26:48 AG 05:25:03 • 50.15%

Giants Head Marathon; my favourite race ever! Ran with Mark and got a massive course PB!

Jun 25, 2022 05:27:07 41.80 km 944.6m 7:50 /km Marathon +03:57:06 AG 04:35:43 • 48.63%

Brighton Marathon; never say never! Demons banished, good run but legs struggled from 20, the power station is still shite! The crowd support was the best ever! Last sub 4 was 2014, 3rd fastest marathon, not sure age grade yet! Should I say 'never again'!

Apr 10, 2022 03:57:47 42.56 km 165.5m 5:35 /km Marathon +02:27:46

Istanbul Half Marathon! Absolutely loved it! Amazing organisation, great route and so much fun! No idea what anyone was saying but that added to the fun!

Mar 27, 2022 01:50:36 21.30 km 49m 5:12 /km H. Mar +00:02:46 AG 01:33:06 • 69.78%

Twin Lakes 20; apparently 20 miles of magic and it was very picturesque but now I want to die! Racing hurts! Goal was a negative split, just about did it and did hit 20 miles just under 3 hours! Ultras are so much easier!!

Mar 20, 2022 03:00:23 32.29 km 51.2m 5:35 /km 30 km PB AG 02:31:56 • 61.71%

Humanity Direct Amersham 50km Ultramarathon was today's little excursion! Felt strong and really pleased with how I ran. I didn't think it was that muddy, many thought it was terrible! Really enjoyed the route, camaraderie and would definitely do it again

Mar 5, 2022 06:30:07 49.25 km 629.6m 7:55 /km 50 km +01:31:16 AG 05:28:49 • 49.57%

100 Half Marathon Club AGM Half Marathon!! Not the route to go for time and too knackered anyway but good fun training run!

Feb 27, 2022 02:02:57 21.18 km 8.7m 5:48 /km H. Mar +00:15:07 AG 01:43:30 • 62.77%

Really tough run today! Lots of mental strength to get over 2 weeks of awful sleep, Fibromyalgia flare ups and Christmas indulgences! But did it thru the mud, water and wind and I'm so pleased I did!

Dec 28, 2021 04:31:40 42.17 km 17.3m 6:27 /km Marathon +03:01:39 AG 03:48:59 • 58.55%

Sorrento Positano Ultramarathon 54km! Torrential rain, hills, more rain, more hills, some sunshine, Italian enthusiasm, awesome scenery; loved it... I think!

Dec 5, 2021 06:07:58 54.06 km 976.7m 6:48 /km 50 km +01:09:07 AG 05:10:09 • 52.56%

Benidorm Half Marathon. Actual time 1:48:22, actual distance 13.1 miles, actual crowding a complete nightmare, actual enjoyment level good! Now off to the pub! Official results 4th AG!

Nov 27, 2021 01:48:17 20.36 km 0m 5:19 /km 20 km PB AG 01:31:09 • 67.47%

Prison GPS not great! The Green 26.2 Mile at Shepton Mallet Prison! Brutal! The winner took 4h 50m to put it in context! Weirdly fun.....at times!

Nov 14, 2021 06:14:11 51.62 km 249.3m 7:15 /km 50 km +01:15:20 AG 05:15:23 • 51.69%

Southend Pier Marathon; the longest pier in the world! 11 laps with a brutal headwind on the way out, however absolutely loved it but some distance training might have made it a little less painful!! 😅

Oct 24, 2021 04:45:26 42.40 km 34m 6:44 /km Marathon +03:15:25 AG 04:00:35 • 55.73%

Oxford Half Marathon! Big city race like old times! Hard going after a night out partying and 3rd raced Half in 4 weeks; so amazed to survive that pace!

Oct 17, 2021 01:48:06 21.34 km 61.8m 5:04 /km H. Mar +00:00:16 AG 01:31:00 • 71.39%

Bournemouth Half Marathon! It might be a PB, waiting for the official results but either way I'm thrilled as my PB of 1:47:49 is from 2012!

Oct 10, 2021 01:47:50 21.26 km 83.3m 5:04 /km H. Mar PB AG 01:30:47 • 71.57%

Guernsey Half Marathon; I loved it! Beautiful route, so friendly, last 3 miles hard going into a head wind so even more pleased with my time! Official results: Chip 1:48:33, Gun 1:48:45, 1st AG.

Sep 26, 2021 01:48:40 21.30 km 40m 5:06 /km H. Mar +00:00:50 AG 01:31:29 • 71.02%

DNF at SW80K 😥 48hr gallstone flare up, wasn't able to fuel today, in pain, most technical terrain I've ever tackled so quit so not to be a liability to Maxine in the dark. Tough but right decision and still 32 of the most technical hilly miles ever!

Aug 14, 2021 12:36:47 51.56 km 1,655.1m 14:41 /km 50 km +07:37:56 AG 10:37:53 • 25.56%

Half Marathon #100 done!! Finally!

Jul 18, 2021 02:38:09 21.30 km 421.8m 7:25 /km H. Mar +00:50:19 AG 02:13:08 • 48.80%

Dorney Lake Half; finally half marathon #99 ✔ No idea how I ran that pace! Think it may be my 2nd fastest half 🤔!

Jun 12, 2021 01:49:12 21.27 km 11.1m 5:08 /km H. Mar +00:01:22 AG 01:31:56 • 70.67%

Conquer 24 day 2! Got really tough on lap 5 so quit whilst I was in one piece still! Amazing event.

Jun 6, 2021 06:19:28 40.25 km 650.8m 9:26 /km Marathon +04:49:27

Moreton Marathon! Beautiful, technical, varied, managed to trip up but land on a soft patch of moss, not sure how I didn't twist my ankle but mightily relieved I didn't! Epic ice cream!

May 29, 2021 05:13:49 42.72 km 369.9m 7:21 /km Marathon +03:43:48

Not quite sure what's happened to Strava! Suunto truth in photo! #51fiver run very muddy & slippy in places!

May 16, 2021 00:55:47 9.45 km 8.9m 5:54 /km

Weird Strava upload from Suunto, or I set a new world record 🤣 Truth in photo!! #51fiver bike got round before the rain & pleased with how it went!

May 16, 2021 01:30:01 38.71 km 0m 2:20 /km Marathon PB

Another deferred race; a marathon 🙈 Hilly, hard trails around a Vineyard; but beautiful too! Good company and an epic medal! The Hard Cheese & Whineathon!!

Apr 25, 2021 04:46:20 42.63 km 845.6m 6:43 /km Marathon +03:16:19

A race! Deferred from sometime, I wasn't going to 'race' but after 5km felt comfortable so thought I'd see if I could get a sub 2hr; smashed it! HM #98, day #166 consecutive running, weight loss 3 stone in 2 years!

Apr 18, 2021 01:57:57 21.51 km 8.5m 5:29 /km H. Mar +00:10:07 AG 01:39:18 • 65.43%

A 10k race at Westonbirt House! Despite the weather really enjoyed it! Plus chuffed with the time (6th FV50 out of 63!) as it was 3 laps of slippy mud, grass and some tarmac! There was beer at the end!

Dec 13, 2020 00:54:19 10.06 km 46.1m 5:24 /km 10 km +00:00:44 AG 00:45:45 • 64.94%

Half Marathon #97 at Culden Faw off-road race! Picturesque with lots of uppy and downy bits!

Nov 1, 2020 02:20:53 20.76 km 444.2m 6:47 /km H. Mar +00:33:03

Release The Kraken! Decided to try and reach marathon distance; as I've done no distance training walked the first 2 laps and then ran/walked the next 6 laps and made it!

Sep 5, 2020 05:40:30 42.54 km 854.9m 8:00 /km Marathon +04:10:29

Wokingham Half Marathon! Had no expectations 3 weeks after The Pilgrim! Held onto the 2 hour pacers until 10 miles and then my legs went on strike! But I'll take that time happily and half marathon #95 done!

Feb 23, 2020 02:04:15 21.16 km 104.4m 5:52 /km H. Mar +00:16:25 AG 01:44:36 • 62.11%

Back at Westonbirt, this time their Christmas 10k. Pleased with time on the back of a marathon and a half, 2 minutes quicker than in the summer too!

Dec 15, 2019 00:53:35 9.95 km 72m 5:23 /km 10 km PB AG 00:45:08 • 65.83%

Snowdonia Marathon #5! Took it steady, had to stop & stretch a few times, last downhill so precarious and weather was not the awful weather forecast! Not a course PB or PW! Official time 5:30:20 & a sprint finish! Marathon #62 done!

Oct 26, 2019 05:30:22 42.33 km 800.5m 7:48 /km Marathon +04:00:21 AG 04:38:27 • 48.15%

Liverpool Marathon! Rock 'n' Rolling along a great undulating route with rain, wind, sunshine and a massive headwind for the last 4 miles!

May 26, 2019 04:24:37 42.27 km 267m 6:16 /km Marathon +02:54:36 AG 03:43:02 • 60.11%

The Virgin London Marathon- The long way round!

Apr 28, 2019 04:19:35 43.71 km 152.6m 5:56 /km Marathon +02:49:34

Newport Half Marathon

Mar 3, 2019 01:58:13 21.19 km 117.8m 5:35 /km H. Mar +00:10:23 AG 01:39:31 • 65.28%

Barcelona Half Marathon

Feb 10, 2019 02:08:24 21.64 km 190.5m 5:56 /km H. Mar +00:20:34 AG 01:48:05 • 60.10%

Snowdonia Marathon

Oct 27, 2018 05:34:36 42.19 km 805.2m 7:56 /km Marathon +04:04:35 AG 04:42:02 • 47.54%

Palma Marathon but this numpty stopped her watch for 3 miles!

Oct 14, 2018 05:16:28 37.78 km 332.6m 8:23 /km Marathon +03:46:27

Crafty Fox Marathon!

Sep 8, 2018 07:41:36 44.32 km 1,137.5m 10:25 /km Marathon +06:11:35