Three ladies from the club took on the cold weather to complete the Tissington Trail Half Marathon as our first race of the year. This is a scenic out and back route with a slight upwards incline on the way out and all downhill on the way back!
All started well and, after a slightly slippy section, we were off making good progress towards the turnaround point. All the way we were encouraged by very friendly and helpful marshalls! The turnaround section allowed us to see and encourage each other on before the run started to feel slightly faster on the way back. It turned out to be a glorious sunny morning and we had great countryside views on the way back.
First in was Amy Hutchinson with a fantastic time of 01:54:50 and a personal best to boot! Then it was Nicola Heaton in 02:07:42 followed by the ever colour-coordinated Heather Lindley in 02:28:03. We got our very fetching medals then it was back to race HQ for a hot drink and to warm back up! Thanks for a great morning.
