Run > Cross Country

Race The Train - had a cracking run, felt great from about 3 miles in until the finish. Managed all the fields at the end with ease ans I know I walked alot of these last year. Took me a few miles to get into it so it wasn't the faster start that I ususally get off to. Loved it all though. The new bit was great, a climb along the side of the stream and up over another grass hill. Got held up quite a bit on the goat track as I seemed to have a few infront of me who were wearing road shoes and falling all over the place (I remember tha days well) whilst my new adidas kanadias were handling the mud slides with ease Felt pretty strong over the second half passing a fair few people and felt great (thanks Belper and LDWA). Stopped at the bog for a fair while to re-tie my laces as there was no way I wanted to lose my new shoes so I lost quite a bit of time here but was still a little disappointed with only being slightly faster than last year when I had a much better run. I'll blame the shoe lace re-tie and the new part of the course where hill and rough terrain replaced down and flat field. Loved it and it was sandwiched in the middle of a fantastic weekend