Sunday saw the final cross-country event of the season at Richmond. (if you don’t count the March road relays)
Richmond is an old racecourse with a long climb, a long descent and a few shorter hills in between. It’s a toughie – but conditions were good underfoot albeit with a strong wind in the most exposed parts of the course.
I’m not sure quite what happened to our team – but runners were dropping out in their droves before the event. (Maybe matron was in charge of all the pre-run fitness checks – she won’t let you participate unless you’re 100% – Dave Fender can testify to that)
For the ladies, Amy, Gill and Liz J carried the flag. They started before the men and ran a shorter 5k route – although not dodging the endless hill. They all reached the finish line in one piece – but the lack of numbers didn’t give them a team placing.
The men’s 9.6k run followed. Anthony, Finlay, Michael B, Tom D and myself wearing the green and blue. Tom fueled up just before the race with a very large bacon roll and an energy bar. Blimey! Some impressive individual performances followed, but, again, we were just short of numbers to register a team score.
Thanks to Liz and Gerry for organizing and providing refreshments – and we wait to hear if the club will be participating in the March road relays.