i met ros for the final piece of the high peak marathon puzzle. just the two us, for the short jog over from snake pass down into edale. it's a good feeling when you can start to say 13miles is a short run, albeit on a mainly downhill route. the car shuffle meant we'd set off slightly later than planned but we made good time to the top of the downfall. perfect crystal blue skies and what seemed to be the last of the winter chill. the few odd patches of ice but good running across the plateau. and for a change, we could see the rest of the route laid out before us. perfect, just a shame that the other members of team marathon-schmarathon weren't with us. (but that's another post.)
the new slabs between jacobs ladder and brown knoll help keep the pace up. by rushup edge thoughts soon drift to the station cafe. i'd already planned my meal choice, cheese and onion toastie washed down with full fat coke. followed by a pot of tea and a large slice of carrot cake. then, as we jog up to my parked car in edale, the realiastion of my utter stupidity hits me. i've left my car keys in my jacket pocket, which is in the back of ros's car, which is of course at still at snake pass.
it took a little while for ros to believe that i wasn't joking and then a little while longer to convince her that hot wiring my car wasn't an option. she passed me her keys and i headed off back over kinder. a lovely afternoon for it, if not an entirely planned 23 miles.
it took a little while for ros to believe that i wasn't joking and then a little while longer to convince her that hot wiring my car wasn't an option. she passed me her keys and i headed off back over kinder. a lovely afternoon for it, if not an entirely planned 23 miles.
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Good effort kate
Someone who shall remain nameless once left their partner's car keys in a car parked at Mam Nick, which meant that someone else had to run over to Mam Nick after completing the Edale Skyline race to collect said keys
Doh! I thought sitting outside the house waiting for Ali to get home as I thought I had no keys and then finding them in my pocket when she got home was the sort of thing only I did!
Best laid plans...
The thing some folk will do just so they can stay out and play for a bit longer.
Love the sunburst photo.
oops
must be your age ;)
You could have just said you wanted a 23 Mile run... ;) Beautiful photo with the sun rays between the clouds. Must've been a magic afternoon!
Oh no... I come out in a cold sweat when I think I cant find my keys half way through a run. Got some miles in though
ah yes, this reminds me of a certain idiot who wanted to lock the bikes after cycling in to ben alder. after a jolly days climbing about he remembered he'd left the keys in his car. and then he was made to carry the bikes...
The brain is capable of worse fits of absent-mindedness than this. Two people I know once went climbing at Stanage. They returned to the car park afterwards. Friend A got in the car and prepared to drive off. Friend B went round the back to put gear in boot. Friend A forgot Friend B was doing this and drove all the way home (about 20 miles), oblivious, leaving B stood in the car park!
derby tup- your secret is safe ;) as i was jogging over i bumped into a couple of runners and got chatting. they'd done a similar thing the other week whilst reccy tankys!!
trio- haha! i would have been so annoyed if i'd found them on by the time i got to ros's car!
chris- you very nearly got a begging phone all....
sbrt- exactly, all good training. that's what i tried to tell myself anyway.
uc- nah, i've always been stupid!
groover- it actually was a bloody lovely afternoon. could have been a very different tale ;)
swiss- d'oh!! i take pleasure in knowing that these things can happen to the best of us!!
dominic- typical climbers ;) i have a friend who has a similar story but it involves her baby and a supermarket trolly.....!!
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