Greensand Ridge Relay

Sat June 17 2006
Listed by No.8 ™
Entrants (1) Club PB SB Pred Time WAVA
No.8 ™ Greensand Ridge Relay - From Leighton Buzzard to Northill, just outside Biggleswade. I was allocated leg 1 - a 5.4 mile, unmarked run with a bit of a description from the website, but not much else! The handicap system meant I would be starting at 12.33pm and the temperature on the car as I pulled in the car park - 30 degrees! I was the only team member who hadn't recce'd their leg and I was under severe pressure not to get lost. I started the leg with another team 2 minutes in front of me and another 6 minutes in front - the plan was to give it what for down the tow path of the Grand Union canal (about 2 miles) and then take it easy over the multi terrain bit and see if I could keep sight of someone to follow. First 2 miles were easy with a 5:35 and 5:50 split, overtaking both teams in front of me. Then as the course went off road it got harder and quite undulating, I let one of the others teams catch up and used him to guide me for the rest of the leg. Encountered bridges, woods, undergrowth, gates, styles and dirt tracks, it was bloody hot and I hated it. Rolled my ankle on a tree root, but managed to finish in 38:49 to handover the baton to my team mate. Give me a long, straight, dull road course any day!! Unaffiliated 27:27

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