Sorry but no report from me.
Returned to work and had to work like a dog to catch up, and get on top of things as I'm off on a weeks golf jolly to Turkey on Tuesday (Iceland permitting
).
This weekend will be spent on a tennis match, working, catching up on washing and cutting the lawns before I hot-foot to Brighton on Sunday to cheer on the RC'ers and others in the marathon. Hopefully I might get to sit down sometime on Sunday afternoon.
But, what a trip! Dublin on Friday was over-run by French rugby fans in town for a match against local opposition. Thankfully we managed to find a bar and squeeze in a few Guinni
Saturday saw us driving over to the west coast to the Expo. Our hotel in Connemara appeared to be run by Basil Fawlty but no one cared.
I got up at 7am to have a porridge breakfast with Sweder and Antonio on the morning of the race before they left for their ultra briefing and 9am start. EG caught the earlier bus as a walker for his 11am start, and even though Suzie and I caught a later one we three still managed to meet up before the start. My own run was monumentally unspectacular. I'd predicted somewhere under 3 hours on the very hilly course so was pleased with 2:38 something in my longest run for 5 years.
Then the craic really kicked in.....
Monday was spent scrambling up Croagh Patrick which EG had serious under-sold us. Thence followed more craic and Guinness until we left on the Tuesday to mosey back to Dublin.
Stories abound and there appears to be a clear winner of the tour's
Moment of Lunacy award. EG with his excel spreadsheets and ledger will live with me forever. But it was great to meet Suzie and Antonio again, and big hats off to Sweder of course for completing the ultra. Antonio finished a marathon and Suzie put in an excellent performance in the half.
Even though it was far too hot and we only had sheep for company during the run, it was a fantastic race and trip, and I have a feeling we may well be making a return visit next year...
In fact it'll be compulsory as Sweder owes Mrs S a trip.
p.s. I have numerous pics which I'll attempt to add later.
Cancel (the) Connemara Kop-out
