Boyne in the Bag !
Oh yes, yes, yes, yes , yes....oh God, oh God, oh God,....I'm nearly there....so close......YEEEEEEESSSSSSS ! Up and over Rathmullen Hill. What a feeling, what a day, what a course....what an achievement ! The KOK's did themselves proud on Sunday last, accompanied by my baby sis The Ambassadrice. Months of preparation, planning, conversation, panic and hope brought us to the climax of our running career to date...the Boyne 10k. Heralded by most as one of the most challenging 10k's to take on, we arrived in Drogheda to an electric atmosphere and an air of quiet fear and excitement. We did our statutory toilet visit , and then another one, some gentle stretching and joined the throng outside the church for the warm up. Now the boy band who warmed us up must have forgotten that we were actually due to do a run after the "warm up", so as soon as our first bead of sweat broke and our breathing got laboured, we retired to a quiet corner and finished our more yoga-like ...