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RichHL Oct 2011 9:11pm, 19 Oct 2011 2,108 posts	Quote Pin RichHL I'm probably just going to have to man up. I'm just not very good at that.
daviec Oct 2011 9:19pm, 19 Oct 2011 1,871 posts	Quote Pin daviec Your skin is waterproof. No need to worry
oi you Oct 2011 9:28pm, 19 Oct 2011 34 posts	Quote Pin oi you It's got lots of holes in it though
Alun Oct 2011 10:27am, 20 Oct 2011 108 posts	Quote Pin Alun We run on a couple of courses that go through water: Nurstead Court - An ankle deep water splash twice or Minnis Bay - A mile or more of ankle deep marsh (part frozen last January) and then 3 to 5 ditches that are usually knee deep in black water. I find that my feet dry out and warm up pretty quickly in Nike XC spikes, at about the same rate as when I'm wearing Adidas Kanadias but they're quite a bit heavier....
chrisity Oct 2011 12:09pm, 24 Oct 2011 12,544 posts	Quote Pin chrisity we held our first XC of the season yesterday, it was rediculously hard underfoot. the only water we could find for people to run through was about 3 inches deep and could easily be bypassed. i put some videos on Youtube if anyone is interested. lap 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1hNaERN8es lap 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkrObdeKnZ4
Alun Oct 2011 8:56pm, 24 Oct 2011 109 posts	Quote Pin Alun Kent Fitness League at Minnis Bay in January 2011, dyke 3 in all its muddy glory.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw0mGTUEgW8&hd=1
daviec Nov 2011 8:08pm, 6 Nov 2011 1,911 posts	Quote Pin daviec Another cracking XC course today. An open race in Gorebridge, outside Edinburgh. Glad I went for the Bare Grips as this was mixed terrain, with a steep decent, and a steep climb on broken stoney paths and the rest on grass/ churned mud. Really heavy going at times, but managed 41.13 for 6.3 miles. Usual position with respect to my club mates, so happy with the time, and will wait for the official results to see where I finished. Another two weeks till my next XC which will be an east league match in Livingston, just round the corner from where I used to live
daviec Nov 2011 8:09pm, 6 Nov 2011 1,912 posts	Quote Pin daviec Lol, just had a chance to watch that video!
RichHL Nov 2011 8:15pm, 6 Nov 2011 2,297 posts	Quote Pin RichHL I'm looking forward to the next race in the Ryston XC Grand Prix next week. Mud, mud, glorious mud...
SPR Nov 2011 8:44pm, 6 Nov 2011 15,529 posts	Quote Pin SPR Next week I shall be running up this, then down the other side which is as steep x 3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w43sk1CeOIw&feature=related I shall also be trying to jump this without ending up flat on my face x 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYluXWfMK8g&feature=related Other than that, it is a pretty easy course