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larkim Sep 2024 9:25pm, 14 Sep 2024 25,605 posts	Quote Pin larkim Was really confused seeing these posts today until the penny dropped!!
rhb Sep 2024 10:27pm, 14 Sep 2024 2,374 posts	Quote Pin rhb Curly45 wrote:I think it was just because numbers were so low Makes sense, ta. larkim wrote:Was really confused seeing these posts today until the penny dropped!! It was more like a league fixture as a result of rearranged date, relatively small field.
Curly45 Oct 2024 10:00am, 2 Oct 2024 4,805 posts	Quote Pin Curly45 XC starts on Sunday for us with the Sunday league. Rained constantly for 4 days here so will be nice and muddy hopefully 😂
BeeDeeVV Oct 2024 11:03am, 2 Oct 2024 12 posts	Quote Pin BeeDeeVV Nice, enjoy! Another month for us, first Sunday of the month for 5 fixtures starting in November. An annoying season for me last year. I've always felt I under performed in XC, but had a bit of a breakthrough performmance in the 2nd race last season. And then I picked up injury.
Curly45 Oct 2024 2:32pm, 6 Oct 2024 4,811 posts	Quote Pin Curly45 Nice outing at Shipley. Ran better than last year, but my back is niggly and I slipped on an odd camber at 3k which really tightened me up for the rest of the race. Fitness is there but not quite reachable yet, but nevermind just need to manage it over the coming weeks. A lot better than the nationals though.
Alun Oct 2024 4:34pm, 13 Oct 2024 211 posts	Quote Pin Alun First Kent Cross Country League match of the season yesterday afternoon, showers of drizzle or light rain throughout the day but this became torrential rain during the men's race, only the first 20 or so missed it. The run off from a burst pipe had also turned a short length at the end of each lap into a bit of a bog... which was nice!
larkim Oct 2024 8:43am, 17 Oct 2024 25,837 posts	Quote Pin larkim athleticsweekly.com I seem to remember we have done Manchester based uni folks on here?
Alun Oct 2024 9:52pm, 26 Oct 2024 212 posts	Quote Pin Alun Kent Cross Country League, Match #2 - Tonbridge Went out pretty hard and just tried to hang on for as long as possible. Worked hard throughout the first lap before dropping a few places on the second lap, battled to the finish and very pleased with 66th overall, 5th M50 (2nd M55), 8th scorer out of 12 and 32:14. On to a very different course at Danson Park on the 9th of November.
Ocelot Spleens Oct 2024 10:06pm, 26 Oct 2024 39,816 posts	Quote Pin Ocelot Spleens Yes as per university of Manchester. I was at the relays today, very good, nice day for it. Mens and mixed 6 per team, women 3, UoM put 10 teams out, ex students 3 maybe 4. Birmingham Uni brought 150 along. Plenty from Leeds, York, Nottingham etc, decent teams from Sale and Salford, plus a few other ubs. As for the centenary, apparently 180 have signed up for the dinner next March.
larkim Oct 2024 3:03pm, 27 Oct 2024 25,922 posts	Quote Pin larkim Dared to Ventura back out to xc today in the low key North West Sunday League. Really enjoyed it, nothing to write home about in terms of placing, but very enjoyable nonetheless. Will try to do more!