Ideal race preparation tips: Stand around for 3 hours in freezing cold conditions Drink lots of coffee beforehand to try and keep warm and then leave it till the first race has started before deciding that you need to go to the toilet but are unable to because you are unable to leave your […]
Wallington Cross Country Race Report 2014
Another week, another xc race, this time the venue being Wallington Hall. I really enjoyed this fixture last year – another great xc course with a good mixture of hills, mud and fast sections. I drove up with Fred and his daughter Aofie who was running in the U17 race. Conditions on the day were […]
Aykley Heads XC Race Report
There are 2 major elements that make cross country races tougher than road races – hills and mud, and the Aykley Heads course had both of those in spades. This is the first time there has been a cross country race on this site and there had been a lot of interest in the course […]