The great Limerick run

Today saw the great Limerick run take place in glorious sunshine.

I would love to be able to tell you that I took part in it, maybe not in the marathon or half marathon, but maybe in the 6K fun-run...but I'm afraid I didn't even do that!

It did, however, shape my day (well, part of it anyway!)...

I had actually forgotten the run was on today when I went off, as I usually do on a Sunday, to do my food shopping for the week. I realised when I got to the main road and saw the runners and walkers passing down the road in their hundreds!

The road was open enough to let cars pass in both directions, as we had been led to believe that it would be, so I headed up the road the four or five hundred yards to the supermarket.

When I came out again about 3/4 of an hour later, I was very happy with myself because the supermarket had been uncommonly quiet, so I got round faster than usual.

It didn't take me too long though to realise that the road home was now closed! There were still hundreds of people, mostly walkers now, on the road and the Gards had, in their wisdom, decided to close the road completely to cars.

I had two options...one was to head in the opposite direction, pay the toll charge to go through the tunnel and come into town from the other end, hoping that the main road would be open coming in from that direction, to let me into the housing scheme...which was doubtful, as the route for the run was heading in that general direction. This would hopefully take no more than half an hour.

The second option, which I took, was to park the car and walk home with, at least, my bag of frozen goods! It only took 10 minutes, but the bag was not light!!

By the time I headed back with K to help with the rest of the bags, the road was open again and there was not a single walker in sight!!!

Today I am grateful that I live so close to the supermarket!!!

Gratefully yours.
xx