Saturday, 24 December 2011

Manchester XC League: St.Helens

Sunday 13th November saw the 2nd race in the Manchester XC League, at what I would describe as a VERY TOUGH course in St.Helens

Result: 25th

A nice improvement of 4 places from last time, and I was the first scorer for Altrincham.
I struggled throughout due to the nature of the course, and was beaten by a couple of girls I'd beaten at Heaton Park. It was another gloriously sunny day, but the course was undulating with hardly any flat ground. Everything I made up on the flat or the downhills I lost on the uphills, having quite a battle with a girl from Sale Harriers Manchester.

One positive though is that I maintained my position throughout - I lost 1 place at the end of the first lap, but made it up on the 2nd. It was a far more committed race than Heaton Park and although the course didn't suit me, I stuck to task and ran hard throughout!

Lots of excellent photos available on http://www.hsphotos.co.uk/ all of which I look quite grumpy on!

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