Would you believe it? A large section of our traditional route has been sand-and-gravelled Greenway-stylee and I for one was beside myself with glee at the prospect of long stretches of semi on-road running in a XC race! Alas, the dream is dead, and the opening and closing sections of the course have been re-routed to by-pass all that lovely new running surface. At least the formerly heavily rutted and muddy section just past the scout hut (now resplendent with rubble in-fill) remains, which means no more fighting to get on the 6-inch wide racing line up against the hedge!Click on image to enlarge
As you will see from this lovingly prepared map above, the course has not changed that much, with the start/finish simply perpendicularly adjusted to point along Wymondley Road rather than down the hill towards Willian Road. This event has been snowed-off for the last 2 years, so I am actually quite looking forward to it - well as much as I am capable of looking forward to a XC race anyway!
To further enhance your unbridled anticipation, here is the new course elevation profile. Approx distance = 4.6 miles.
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