Stockport 10- Dec 12th 2010

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♣ BVR Humbug ♣ Dec 2010 3:45pm, 13 Dec 2010 4,342 posts	0 ♣ BVR Humbug ♣ Another classic design that happens to be better than Great Manchester Run yet again! Can't wait to see the photos (including some of me in my stupid hat).
monsenb1 Dec 2010 3:54pm, 13 Dec 2010 396 posts	0 monsenb1 Really enjoyed the race on Sunday, never run it before so wasnt pleased to see the hill after 5miles continue on after we turned into the housing estate. In general, fairly happy as I had some juice in my legs at the end and felt good going up the final hill into the park.
RunningBob Dec 2010 4:01pm, 13 Dec 2010 2,309 posts	0 RunningBob Hehe yes that is the classic Stockport 10 experience. Just as you think you're not doing to bad and reached the top of the hill in good shape ... you go round the corner and ... a little bonus hill ;).
♣ BVR Humbug ♣ Dec 2010 5:16pm, 13 Dec 2010 4,343 posts	0 ♣ BVR Humbug ♣ I've done cross country, fell races, Cloud 9 (huge ascent up Bosley Cloud), Nick Beer 10k (up The Great Orme) Snowdonia Marathon (includes a 2 mile steep hill at mile 23)... but that hill in the estate (mile 6 ish) is one of the most intimidating sights I have ever seen. It's not the toughest hill it's just the dread you feel when you see runners snaking up that hill. Never ceases to shock me. NZ road seemed a bit flatter this year. By 2020 it will e horizontal.
RunningBob Dec 2010 5:31pm, 13 Dec 2010 2,310 posts	0 RunningBob Yeah like BVR says I'm not phased by NZ Rd which is just a steady climb where you can hold a reasonable pace and you know that the park is just round the corner. But the estate hill was particularly trying this year, after slipping back on the ice with every step forward I felt like I'd run it twice.
chidge Dec 2010 8:48pm, 13 Dec 2010 59 posts	0 chidge BVR - really enjoyed your post about "that hill" - i'll never forget the first year that i ran it, its the closest ive ever come to giving up in a race. It wasnt that it was steep but the sense of unjustice about it being where it was left me a broken man - im not sure ive ever recovered !! PS - are you still injury free and what time did you do ? pps - does anyone have a link to photos ?
Theboybarry Dec 2010 9:06pm, 13 Dec 2010 686 posts	0 Theboybarry flickr.com
monsenb1 Dec 2010 3:26pm, 14 Dec 2010 398 posts	0 monsenb1 more here: http://picasaweb.google.com/markalwynetri/Stockport1012122010#
Storey Dec 2010 1:35pm, 15 Dec 2010 25 posts	0 Storey The royal mail aren't as bad as we all thought. They must have found the race numbers. Mine was delevered today. Excellent service Royal Mail!!!
Kwaka Dec 2010 2:56pm, 15 Dec 2010 1,340 posts	0 Kwaka A few on the RW thread are saying the same thing.