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The XC thread

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SPR™ Dec 2010 6:42pm, 7 Dec 2010 12,825 posts	Quote Pin SPR™ Yes, I'm in the Premier League, and at some point I shall run like I belong in the Premier League!
Hills of Death (HOD) Dec 2010 8:07pm, 7 Dec 2010 22,725 posts	Quote Pin Hills of Death (HOD) You kinda the Wigan at the moment but you'll be the Spurs soon
SPR™ Dec 2010 8:09pm, 7 Dec 2010 12,828 posts	Quote Pin SPR™ lol.
Hills of Death (HOD) Dec 2010 12:01am, 8 Dec 2010 22,726 posts	Quote Pin Hills of Death (HOD) Whereas I'm an onloan player who can't make the first team of the bottom division
Gooner (The Midnight Sleigh-Runner) Dec 2010 5:25pm, 8 Dec 2010 9,694 posts	Quote Pin Gooner (The Midnight Sleigh-Runner) So as you said, spurs then...
island991 Dec 2010 12:22pm, 24 Dec 2010 2,012 posts	Quote Pin island991 Anyone help with shoe choice. I have a xc on boxing day and can't decide on spikes or fell type lugged sole. I suspect we'll have mixture of frozen ground, snow, mud, and 300m of road at the finish, which may or may not have some snow down the middle. Ive only ever done one xc before.
Rach E Dec 2010 12:42pm, 24 Dec 2010 6,457 posts	Quote Pin Rach E Island, I'd take both types of shoe and decide on the day. Spikes may be a bad choice if there's a lot of ice on the course, but if much of it has turned to a muddy quagmire, you may regret not taking them!!
Alex Patton Dec 2010 12:47pm, 24 Dec 2010 21 posts	Quote Pin Alex Patton If you like to finish strong I would say studs. Sprinting 300m in spikes on a road at the end is not going to be fun!
SPR™ Dec 2010 1:28pm, 24 Dec 2010 12,972 posts	Quote Pin SPR™ I'd do what Rach said, take both. Get there early, run a lap as warm up (if you can), then make a decision. My XC champs was covered in compacted snow last year and spikes seemed to be the best choice when talking to other runners after the race. I shall be taking my x-talons and (new) spikes to all my races from now on. It seems ridiculous to finish an XC race on concrete though.
island991 Dec 2010 3:37pm, 24 Dec 2010 2,013 posts	Quote Pin island991 Its only a charity fun run officially which is why it finishes into the village square/ green, annoying but its only a boxing day blast.