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| Lowri |
This race didn’t start too auspiciously for us – no mallet in the
flag bag meant we had to borrow one – only to find it impossible to get the
flag’s spike deep enough into the ground! This bit of the Forest was part of an
air strip during the war – I suspect concrete under a thin top layer of soil.
The weather wasn’t good either with high
winds & drizzle.
I forgot my
shoes – so had to run in my walking trainers.
And very sadly, Dawn told us it will be one of her last
races for SRS as she’s running more these days with Lordshill – we’re going to
miss you Dawn!
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| The things on my head are antlers - honest |
More positively, the marshals were in Santa outfits – and we had a good turnout of 7.
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| Louise smiling |
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| Sarah managing to smile whilst finishing first of SRS |
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| Us - no flag |
Ponies looking stoic in the mist, more ponies running around
and the highlight for me was a little group of black pigs with white saddles
rootling for acorns (pannage).
Even
Louise who admitted to not feeling as enthusiastic as usual at the start seemed to get more
into the route as we progressed.
5 miles ish, muddy, soggy, fun.
Over the line and please to find that there were still cakes
& mince pies left. And I’m pleased
to report that my trainers were so effective, I will be using them again in the
future. Later on that day, the rain set
in – a reminder that a bit of drizzle isn’t so bad as conditions go.
Results:
- Sarah: 38
- Claire: 42
- Dawn: 47
- Gin: 53
- Louise: 54
- Lowri: 56
- Claudia:55
Many thanks to Paul Hammond for all the photos - except the group one.
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