Virtual Great North Run
Thanks to my phone dying (and other not-nice factors), the Virtual Great North Run became the most dramatic race of my life. But I did it. Because that's what I do. The backpack is an important part of the story. Why Virtual Great North Run I was lucky enough to get a place to run the Great North Run back in February. Then this stupid pandemic came. So I deferred my place to next year, but the organizers put on a virtual race for 2020. What I was most excited about for this race was that everyone would be running at the same time. Well, one of two start times, but still. It wasn't a run-whenever type of race. You had to download an app which tracked your mileage, so you would be virtually 'competing' with other racers in real time. The race The route I was aiming to get a PB for this race (seems laughable in retrospect). I thought the way to do this would be to avoid having to finish running up the massive hill I live on top of, which always slows me down. So, I decid...