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Oct 2011
5:35pm, 8 Oct 2011
1,599 posts
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ndellar
Thanks Mrs MJB, nice run at Winsford today, holding back a bit because of the impending marathon next w/e but it blew a few cobwebs away. Felt good to be back out there!
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Oct 2011
5:53pm, 8 Oct 2011
4,353 posts
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flip
First day our ourXC Harrier league today. I probably should not off popped out to watch the match and had a few then just as i was leaving some mates came in and i rolled in at 3am. Still it made it interesting.
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Oct 2011
10:45am, 9 Oct 2011
243 posts
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Mrs mjb
First of our Chiltern league yesterday - talk about windy! The kids did great many of our U11 and U13 was their first Xc match - all ran their sox off.
I scored for the ladies team 
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Oct 2011
6:50pm, 14 Oct 2011
1,859 posts
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daviec
First league race tomorrow I just got myself a pair of Bare Grip 200s rather than spikes, as I can use them for mixed terrain races as well as pure XC.
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Oct 2011
7:30pm, 15 Oct 2011
1,863 posts
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daviec
Done. Got carried away at the start by all the fast runners, first mile in 5.34! Finished as a counter for the team, and thoroughly enjoyed it. XC is ace. Very happy with the Bare Grips as well. What an awesome off road shoe. Nearly a month to wait till the next league match, but there's an open race in a couple of weeks that I can maybe swing over to
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Oct 2011
11:46am, 16 Oct 2011
97 posts
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runningowl
morning.
just done 6x muddy & hilly1k reps to practice for first South Yorkshire XC next week on the local grass field at the side of the leisure centre. first 3 in inov8 talon 212s in 4:05 ave each then next 3 in NB 240 XC spikes in ave 3:45.
in an ave 10k SY XC race i would have ran just over 3min faster by wearing spikes over fell shoes
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Oct 2011
12:03pm, 16 Oct 2011
30 posts
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oi you
A spikes question - is there an optimum spike lenght for different conditions underfoot?
I can see that a longer spike will give more grip as the going gets muddier, but what's the problem with leaving the longest spikes in when the ground is firmer?
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Oct 2011
12:26pm, 16 Oct 2011
15,402 posts
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SPR
It will struggle to get into the ground and may also struggle to come out. Your feet won't thank you when the spike is pushing back up against them.
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Oct 2011
1:48pm, 16 Oct 2011
1,865 posts
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daviec
Interesting RO. I decided against spikes purely because I don't want to buy spikes, then have to buy off road shoes if I have to race on a course not suitable for spikes. I went for Bare Grip 200s. Lighter and more responsive than my NB 240s I had previously, I don't think I'd gain 3 minutes by switching to spikes but if I did I'd switch in flash.
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Oct 2011
2:09pm, 16 Oct 2011
15,403 posts
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SPR
I switched to spikes after running on muddy course where the talons were not grippy enough. Spikes do make a difference in those conditions.
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