George Cummings Relay 24/09/11

The worst i've ever felt going into a race! Came down with something after training at the club tuesday night and didnt run a step til i got to Houston on the Sat. Throw in James also being ill = no sleep for a few nights and an 8 hour warm-up courtesy of Royal Mail pre-race meant i wasnt expecting to be flying.Turns out i ran ok time wise but felt hellish.Jamie got us of to a great start in 4th place,handing over to David who had a stormer taking us up to 2nd.Pat then ran solid for the 3rd leg finishing 4th which i maintained . Never saw results so dont know how Irvines other 2 teams were placed but it was good to see George back racing again for the 1st time since Feb.McAndrews straight from work next week before the XC relays for the following 3 weeks.Luckily i've got time off for the West,Ayrshire and Scottish relays so will get a wee chance to run them fresh

Around Cumbrae 10.25 Mile Race 11/09/11

4th place in 57.20.Miles 5 to 9 in to the wind.Best ive felt in this race for many a year.Ran nearly all of it on my own but got into a good pace early on and didnt find the wind too much of a problem round the far side of the island.Anyway, won the Ayrshire 10 mile championship and was first vet.Irvine also were first Ayshire team .A weekend off next before the relays....