5 Marathons in 5 Days - Day 4. What a Difference a Day Makes! Turning a Corner at Grimwith

I was in a pretty negative headspace on Day 3 of this challenge and when I woke up to torrential rain on Day 4 I was seriously questioning my life choices! But as with most things in life, the reality is never as bad as the thought of it and by the time I arrived at Grimwith Reservoir it had just about stopped raining. In fact... I couldn't have been any luckier with the weather!
I was in a much more positive mindset for Day 4. Although my toenail really hurt, and I was still on two lots of antibiotics, and lots of painkillers for my infected root canal, I just felt more cheerful than the day before. I also felt slightly less tired, and so although the thought of another 6 laps of Grimwith Reservoir didn't fill me with joy, then I had a much better day than expected. Mindset is everything!
This video tells the story of Day 4 of my 5 in 5 challenge.
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[@davidirwin9017]

“I’m totally spent!” and you start running again. What inner strength & determination once again.

[@NicolaRuns]

Thanks so much David 🤗

[@richsullivan1950]

Cracking effort, despite it all Nicola. Back on dentist watch after day three. Love how you clarified you had two flakes, not two trays of flakes, but then still took to demolishing one tray by stealth

[@NicolaRuns]

I'd have loved to have eaten the whole tray! That would have been the dream 😂 Also... Dentist watch 🤣🤣🤣

[@Robutube1]

Well done Nicola - you're an inspiration and a lesson in keeping the spirits up to all of us tubby-plodder Parkrunners! I'm looking forward to 5 of 5😁👍.

[@NicolaRuns]

I had to check you were saying this about Day 4 and not Day 3 😜😂 Day 3 I had no spirit at all 🤣 But thank you 🤗 I don't see quitting as an option so I may as well be cheerful about my suffering 🤷🏻‍♀️😂

[@Mookiethedog]

You're back in the positive world for #4! I wonder if the tooth pain is just the effort of banging out 4 marathons after a root canal and the infection is now behaving?? Antibiotics are usually very effective but most people after a root canal don't run over 100 miles in 4 days!! Awesome mom too...from marathon to the pool for Pops!

[@NicolaRuns]

Thanks 🤗 Definitely by far the hardest part of this challenge was getting Poppy up early every day, arranging childcare, being cheerful for Poppy when I had zero energy (I'm determined she shouldn't suffer because of a challenge I've chosen to take on) and then taking her to her various commitments. Diving was definitely the hardest as we don't get home until gone 8pm and I really wanted to be getting sorted before then. The tooth pain didn't go until I went back to the dentist and he went back into the tooth, cleaned it out with bleach 🤢 put antiseptic and antibiotics inside the tooth itself and then it settled down. Honestly one of the most painful things I've ever experienced! 😳

[@kathrynl1503]

Not me rushing to the comments to see whether Stewart and Amy have been in to tell you off for playing a podcast out loud on your run... Seriously though, what a legend you are! Almost makes me want to run a marathon. Certainly makes me want to run a marathon more than it makes me want to play a podcast out loud 🙈

[@NicolaRuns]

This really made me laugh. What's wrong with playing a podcast out loud? 🤣 I honestly don't get it 🤣 You should try it sometime 😉😜

[@kathrynl1503]

@@NicolaRuns It's much more a reflection on me than you! I'm suuuper self conscious, but also run in the middle of London, so I'd probably get some odd attention if I was playing a certain aforementioned podcast out loud when they're talking about the inevitable consequences of needing the loo on a run 😆😬. Maybe I'll try it next time I'm in the countryside... the remote countyside 😝

[@user-uw8dm8nk3c]

You are such an inspiration. I ran 10k on Sunday and went orienteering on Tuesday. Kept thinking on your achievement to put my struggles in context.

[@NicolaRuns]

Ooh I'd love to do more orienteering! Thanks for your lovely comment 🤗

[@colinbrown7010]

Well done you are doing fantastic. Good luck for the final day

[@NicolaRuns]

Thanks 😃 I honestly have no clue how I made it through this week!!! 😳🙃

[@conradburdekin722]

These are such lovely videos I’m really enjoying them. They feel proper comforting (which I’d imagine is not how 12 laps of Grimwith feels 😂).

[@NicolaRuns]

That's really funny! Lol yes comforting is definitely not the first word that springs to mind when I think of all those laps of Grimwith 😜🤣

[@miriamsalo7123]

Doing fantastic!

[@NicolaRuns]

Thank you so much ☺️

[@emmarunyeard6832]

I agree, I have cascadia and they are so supportive and grippy but yes heavy (especially when full of mud) x

[@NicolaRuns]

Yeah, I like them for shorter more compact trail but I definitely suffer with the weight of them if I run too long in too wet with them 🙃

[@jankarel6454]

You are amazing, Nicola! I wonder how many people in the whole world have run five marathons in five days.

[@NicolaRuns]

Awww thank you 🤗 Ooh that's an interesting question..I imagine not too many but definitely more than we think. There's a fair few people that do like a marathon a day for a month, or 100 days, or a year, or the people that have the records for most consecutive marathons etc. People have done some seriously impressive things! I'd love to really push my limits but until Poppy is older then I don't think it would be fair... 🤔

[@Josietea]

I could so see you driving off in the digger! 😂

[@NicolaRuns]

Me tooooooo! 😳😳😳😜🤣

[@MichaelTinker-dt1rp]

loving watching this one lovely countryside aswell will finish watching tommorrow

[@NicolaRuns]

Thanks Michael ☺️ I'm a bit more positive again in this one 😃

[@MichaelTinker-dt1rp]

@@NicolaRuns i woke up this morining with a painful tooth so took pain killers went to work phoned dentist in my break got in at 12.20 went he told me it was big break of a filling so he had to take the remaining bit out so got home and took pain killers and now just feeling tried still going to my 2nd job today primary school cleaner

[@MichaelTinker-dt1rp]

@@NicolaRuns looking forward to Leeds half marathon tommorrow at Roundhay park setting off at 6am running in my Eyam half marathon red T-shirt same colour as park run 50 t- shirt colour ie red love the course that goes round the big lake and into the woods

[@virtuocitygowf7272]

Grimwith me now? Fab effort once again. Looks like a really good course. Must admit- I would NOT be following the no beer rule after the antibiotics finish. One more to go (well, for the viewers…. I assume you’ve finished by now and not still in the middle of your 5th run). Also, it should be called the 42.2 parkruns challenge you’ve done.

[@NicolaRuns]

🤣 That's very good! I followed the no alcohol rule but as soon as I was allowed to drink then I had a celebratory fruit cider! 😃🍻 Lol to the parkruns... It can't be called that because I kept forgetting to say 'Just a parkrun to go!' Which is always one of my favourite parts of a marathon 🤦🏻‍♀️🤣

[@richardbuck1729]

Wind speed and direction can vary at different altitudes which can lead to cloud layers moving independently to each other. You probably weren't hallucinating!

[@NicolaRuns]

It really confused my tired brain! I was like CLOUDS... WHICH WAY ARE YOU GOING?! 🤣🤣🤣

[@geoffh2560]

Great advert for flakes! Well done on no.4 Nicola, despite toe nails, tooth pain and everything!

[@NicolaRuns]

Thanks ☺️ I can't even tell you just how good these flakes tasted! They were heavenly! 😋

[@abigailrowcroft9399]

Well done! You're doing so amazingly well especially considering you're in so much pain. Really loving these videos. Thank you for making them x

[@NicolaRuns]

Thanks so much for this comment 🤗 I wasn't sure if they were a bit too self indulgent if you know what I mean. It's nice to see different parkruns but I didn't know if people would be interested in marathons they're not super likely to go to 🙃

[@emmarunyeard6832]

I have not had a flake for way too long.. Now I want one badly xx

[@NicolaRuns]

Sorry about that! 🤣 And these were SO good! I could have eaten that whole tray 🤣

[@FrugalMrB]

I really admire that you have so much self motivation to get out running when you don't feel like it. I find it hard to motivate myself to run solo, which is why I like doing parkruns, but I'm hoping to get out on some longer runs this year (longer for me is a 10K, not a marathon, and certainly not 5 in 5 days!!)

[@NicolaRuns]

Thanks, my run streak is what gives me my motivation. It'll be 7 in a few weeks! And back in the day then I'd run with music to motivate me. Oh and running to explore somewhere new is always awesome too 😃 For longer runs you could always do a mile warm up before parkrun and a mile cooldown afterwards or something? Or try a running club if you enjoy running with others? Either way, good luck 🤗

[@lukesenior7046]

Oh my… I wanted to quit after lap 5. And after lap 6 before the out & back. Forced back out by John!

[@NicolaRuns]

Hooray for John! 🙌 I think your Thursday was like my Wednesday! Some days you're just not feeling it 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@jimjeater8525]

Well done

[@NicolaRuns]

Thank you 😃

[@andybrook9518]

Great inspirational video as always! But 1.5x speed? Doesn't Danny speak quickly enough already?!

[@NicolaRuns]

Lol... I'm used to him though so 1.5 is fine. I sometimes listen at 2x but I do sometimes struggle 🤣

[@bren70ssss94]

ID rather have my back waxed again , my ex wife did it for me before and it was very unpleasant , but id go through it again then to suffer like you have lol :)

[@NicolaRuns]

Bren 🤣🤣🤣 This made me laugh loads 😂 It's okay, you don't have to do either if you don't want to 😜🤣

[@bren70ssss94]

@@NicolaRuns Thats a relief , you are doing great in all seriousness

[@tobyk8125]

12 minutes in, beginning to think Emily might be imaginary!

[@NicolaRuns]

Me toooooooo! 🤣🤣🤣 I literally didn't see her while running at all. I told the marshals to tell her to hurry up 😜 so I had a message from her when I'd finished telling me I am a cheeky sod 😂

[@royce_runs]

Toenail denial 🤣

[@NicolaRuns]

It's the only way! 🤣