The XC thread

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ndellar Oct 2014 10:58am, 7 Oct 2014 3,009 posts	ndellar Can't wait for my first XC, I actually missed the first N Staffs fixture due to being in Inverness for the Loch Ness Marathon. All being well it is the Midlands XC relays soon, a fairly gentle introduction back. Hopefully I can at least keep with the people I was finishing with at the end of last season and build on that.
Curly45 Oct 2014 10:39am, 12 Oct 2014 2,379 posts	Curly45 Fun in the not so much mud at Richmond. 383 runners, a few organisational issues, but hey ho. Our first year back in Div 1 and a top half of the table finish is super pleasing. I also beat all my last year nemesis. Woot. Loving the results site: surreyleague.org too
ndellar Oct 2014 5:45pm, 14 Oct 2014 3,016 posts	ndellar Nice one Curly, I like it when nemesis thrashing happens! XC relays Sat, feels like I've done little running since the marsthon 2 weeks ago, it won't be pretty but the first one of the season never is. At least I'm well rested.
SPR Oct 2014 9:09pm, 14 Oct 2014 19,660 posts	SPR Not sure why the relays are on the same weekend as the Brum half. Seems like poor planning and will surely dilute the numbers.
ndellar Oct 2014 9:38am, 15 Oct 2014 3,017 posts	ndellar Definitely, its been a common excuse for not running!
ndellar Oct 2014 7:07pm, 18 Oct 2014 3,018 posts	ndellar It was boiling out there today at the Midlands XC relays, and mostly ok underfoot. I suspect there were some fast times. Glad to have got the first one done in a reasonable time; it felt horrible as always, but now I can concentrate in the coming weeks on trying to build a bit of XC speed post marathon
Funky Chicken Oct 2014 4:35pm, 26 Oct 2014 285 posts	Funky Chicken Lovely first XC race of the season at the Hertfordshire-based Sunday League. Planned to take it easy with a marathon last Sunday but found myself surprisingly spry and finished up almost 60 places higher than last year on the same course. Good ground for running on - expecting some more challenging conditions underfoot as the season progresses.
ndellar Oct 2014 5:14pm, 26 Oct 2014 3,019 posts	ndellar That's good going VC! We had our 3rd of the season at Stafford common, had quite a good run considering I've felt knackered recently - my 2nd fastest time ever there as it was drier than the past couple of years. Feels like my legs are actually remembering what to do!
Curly45 Oct 2014 5:21pm, 26 Oct 2014 2,394 posts	Curly45 Good running FC Its always pleasing to be higher up the positions! ndellar nice work especially when tired. I did 7.8 miles mob match in Epping Forest. Wow it was tough but glorious. Hilarious photo of me splashing in puddles: flickr.com LOL!
Autumnleaves Oct 2014 5:57pm, 26 Oct 2014 4,940 posts	Autumnleaves First race up here at Clarke Gardens - good weather and a record crowd Spectrum ladies came first (nothing to do with me, I was 77th ;))