Ouch - this course is much tougher than it looks - those up-and-down zig-zags may be short, but they're not sweet! The stream-crossings were not as bad as I had imagined, but I'm not a fan of this kind of feature in a XC race (regular readers will realise I'm not a XC-fan at all ;o)). I thought the route narrowed too quickly for the size of the field and the first lap was a bit congested. Apologies to the runners I squeezed through assertively in the downhill section near the end of lap 1! Overall, the 3-lap route in a park-setting was an interesting variation.
Stream-crosssings? You're off your trolley!
Team-NHRR
Ladies 3rd, Men 1st, Overall 1st. Great start to our title defence!
Team-Statto
My first race since July and it felt like it. Despite some encouraging training sessions of late, my legs felt flat from the off and by the end of the first lap, despite starting conservatively, I had to ease back and settle for a good work-out. There's still something missing - race sharpness, endurance, unwillingness to endure discomfort, good sleep habits, inner peace and harmony - maybe all of these?! Project Lazarus may have been closed down, but there remains a considerable amount of resurrection work to be done.
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