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Oct 2012
9:06pm, 27 Oct 2012
1,847 posts
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ndellar
Good stuff everyone. Park Hall, N Staffs league today. Good conditions underfoot, bit chilly and breezy. Ran the fastest I've ever run on that course and felt strong so it's all good.
Next stop Leamington in the Birmingham League in a fortnight, all 3 mens divisions plus ladies. Hope it rains so there is actually some water in the water feature this year!
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Oct 2012
9:15pm, 27 Oct 2012
17,616 posts
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SPR
lol ndellar, it was good to be able to run straight through it last year. Leamington is a bit too small for all the men though. If you start slow, you end up screwed due to pile ups. I suppose if you start fast, you can recover during the pile ups, lol.
How is it for the women?
The Warwickshire champs is at Leamington this year as well.
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Oct 2012
9:30pm, 27 Oct 2012
1,848 posts
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ndellar
 Ive always found it ok actually, I know what you mean there are some quite narrow bits. Perhaps I am just so far back before we get off the start field it isn't a problem! You running it in a fortnight SPR?
This year I believe they have split the women's league and we are in D2 although because we are a lot smaller numbers our 2 divisions will always be at the same venues. I don't know if this will encourage more numbers out for the teams wanting promotion to D1. Will be interesting. At least the lower teams will have more of an incentive to try, it was hard with one massive women's division and the same teams winning every year.
Stourbridge come under Worcestershire, so we have counties at Malvern Common. As well as the Midlands we are looking to get up to the National in Sunderland, long way but a good course I'm told. Not sure what the definition of 'good' is though. Tough I think.
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Oct 2012
10:02pm, 27 Oct 2012
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Willymo
I'll be heading to Sunderland too, planning a full weekend up there with the club.
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Oct 2012
10:13pm, 27 Oct 2012
1,095 posts
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Lisa T
Yeah it's tough ndellar but a great course. North East Harrier League for me today. Absolutely stupidly muddy. Tough!
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Oct 2012
11:08pm, 27 Oct 2012
17,617 posts
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SPR
Ndellar - Yeah I'm running.
Just checked the mens vs women. Men had about 720 runners! Women had 275. Looks like it can cope with one Division but struggles with three.
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Oct 2012
11:09pm, 27 Oct 2012
17,618 posts
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SPR
722 to be exact, lol.
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Nov 2012
5:28pm, 10 Nov 2012
17,637 posts
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SPR
Leamington XC done. I was SHIT! That's what happens when you do XC off a couple of weeks training. All good winter training though.
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Nov 2012
5:34pm, 10 Nov 2012
20 posts
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Carlos Fandango Jnr
SPR how was The Ditch? Smell of anything sinister?
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Nov 2012
5:40pm, 10 Nov 2012
17,638 posts
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SPR
The ditch was muddy and wet. It probably stunk, but I was too busy suffering to notice, lol.
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