Doof!!!! Fell a stoater 2 days before this one so wasnt sure if i would make it due to sare knees ,ribs etc.Actually felt alright on the day but didnt have as good a run as last week.5th runner to finish....good training if nothing else! If its as icy for the Turkey trot on boxing day as it was today will give it a miss!
A good day ,for myself and for the club .Finished 25th in a strong field and ,with David 12th place and Alex 34th ,Irvine AC took 1st Vets prize from a very strong Cambuslang Team.My first race for 2 months so wasnt sure how i'd get on but knew training had been going really well.Got a decent start and felt strong all the way .Got a few races over xmas now to sharpen up, back to Irvine Moor again next week for the Cyclists vs Harriers......
A decent enough run on a wet miserable day but the sore throat i had was to develope into a full chest infection straight after this .Probably shouldnt have run but hindsights a wonderful thing.......
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
Looks like i'm the winner breaking the tape here( but its just a fault in the picture!) A decent enough run considering i've been on hols and not trained that hard since the Arran relay .5th place in 34.54 ........fastest for 5 years! Time to sharpen up for the relays.........
Another boiling hot day in Arran! Luckily the strong headwind kept the temp down a bit on the 11.5 mile leg i ran (1st north) where i finished 3rd in 67.23 .Last minute call offs meant we had no chance of getting near eventual winners Central but the 6 who ran all had solid runs to finish 3rd team. 2nd race in a week for me and i felt it !