Running has been the staple diet of most of the recent GV
activity with many members hitting parkruns at Pontefract, Nostell Priory,
Doncaster and Temple
Newsam . There were even
some festive period heroics with Emma S and Rosie Wigg both doing back-to-back
events at Pontefract and Nostell. On this one-off occasion, the organisers
leave just enough time for those up for the challenge to finish one, commute
between the venues, and start the next.
As well as parkruns, Rosie Wigg and Mick W have also been
active in the Yorkshire-based winter cross-country PECO series plus some open
events as well. Rose competed in the hilly and tough Barnsley
10K a couple of weeks ago while Mick, on New Year’s Eve took on the infamous
and immensely popular Auld
Lang Syne fell race.
This race attracts the cream of fell runners and also,
traditionally features the Brownlee brothers and occasional guest appearances
by their world-level-triathlete training buddies. As well as attracting elite
runners the race remains firmly grounded and boasts, amongst other touches,
plenty of fancy-dress competitors and a Bottle of Daleside beer for all
finishers.
The on-form and still improving Mick had a really good run
given the level of competition and finished 122 / 413 in 57:33. Anything under the
hour for the truly peat-bog-traversing 6.7 mile / 1,100 ft ascent race is
considered a bit of a yardstick.