In spite of freezing conditions, much winter dankness and tons of mud, the usual cross-country / trail runners have been out and about slipping and sliding to some very good performances.
PECO Cross Country
Series
We’re well into the prestigious and very
competitive PECO XC League for the 2017-18 season with the following races
already completed:
Race 1: 26 November - Nostell Priory
Race 2: 10 December - Golden Acre
Park
Race 3: 7 January - Roundhay Park
Jenna G, Emma S and Mick W have been the
mainstay competitors with Emma - to this point - being the most frequent team
‘counter’.
Elsecar
Trail Half Marathon
On 16th December Steve C ran the Elsecar Trail
Half Marathon and reported a very easy route apart from some sections that were
well and truly frozen and resulted in more of an involuntary skate than a run.
Hit The Trail 5
Undeterred by the slipping-and-sliding, on 7th
January Steve C was again in trail-running action taking on the Belle Vue
Racers Hit The Trail 5 miler set in the pleasant surroundings of Reddish Vale
Country Park,
Stockport. Steve reports a similar frosty
experience but with the added fun of some muddy section thrown in for good
measure. In spite of the tricky conditions, Steve still managed to beat his
last run at this event (in 2016) by 15 seconds. Here’s hoping 2018 will be
injury and illness free for him and bring more improved performances.
Parkruns
The ever-popular parkruns have featured a lot in recent
weeks with many Go Veggies hitting many venues. Stand out itinerant has been
Emma S who, in the course of one week only - and thanks to the ‘doubles’ on
offer over Christmas - managed to run in local events around West Yorkshire as
well as Druridge Bay in Northumberland (pic), Anlaby in Hull and at the Humber
Bridge Country Park in East Yorkshire. Serious motivation!
