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mArKw · Joined: 15 May 2006 Posts: 235 Location: Benfleet

Anybody fancy doing this? It's on the Saturday

Could be part of a good weekend. Track session in the morning. Fell race (3miles, 814' climb) in the afternoon, Dark Lane 5K/10K on Sunday. Perfect.... OK maybe not the track and the fell....

It's over in Chingford, and it's entry on the day only. If anybody wants to go, let me know and we'll car pool.

Mark

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Steffan · Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 537 Location: Basildon

AAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHH!

Why does this have to be the day before my target race?
Bloody typical.

(Holds hands to the sky!)

Mike Mason · Joined: 02 Jun 2006 Posts: 854 Location: Hockley

Steffan, hi. Where the hell have you been? Postings got so low that karl invited Pat back for Muldoon part2..and we can blame you for that!

rgds

Mike
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Steffan · Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 537 Location: Basildon

'Aight Mike!

I've been a busy boy!
Fitting in training like a madman for some shorter races, lifting stupid heavy weights at the gym and I'm in another band who have just recorded for a demo but a good ol' hardcore punk label from right here in the U.K want to put it out as a 7" release and a cd!

Once the tracks are myspaced I'll give ya the link!

I for one am glad Pat is back on the forum. Now all we have to do is get him back running, the abuse shouting factor is way too low in this club!
cheers

mArKw · Joined: 15 May 2006 Posts: 235 Location: Benfleet

Quick report

Great little race. Starts about as far down the main hill as it was possible to get in a residential street then, out into the woods. The race then runs around this hill, few ups and downs, before climbing back up to the summit to finish. Because of the weather this year, a lot of the paths were tight as the vegetation had grown more than normal. Recent rain had softened the ground too so it was more like a muddy cross country in places.

Someone said I came 14th, although looking at the number of people at the finish I think I may have been a bit further behind than that. Had to stop and retie my shoelace at one point and had a massive stumble when doing a banzai run down a hill, so lost a little time on the run.

If there's no other races clashing next year, it will be great to get more Benfleet runners out and run what is a summer cross country race. With a hill or two.......

Mark
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david thomson · Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Posts: 170 Location: thundersley

same as steffan id love to do this sort of race but as it clashed with the thundersley one i wouldnt want to.
maybe next year ?????

did you actually shout banzai as you ran down the hill mark ? would probably help
you should do the summer series 5ks theyre as close as you get to fell running nearby.
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Steffan · Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 537 Location: Basildon

Quality Mark, well done mate.
Really want to do this one next year.

mArKw · Joined: 15 May 2006 Posts: 235 Location: Benfleet

Bl**dy hell, I was 14th. Full results here

http://www.orionharriers.org.uk/summresults.htm#latestresult

I didn't scream 'BANZAI', Dave. Maybe I should have done and borrowed Steff's natty headwear...... bounce

Oh, I forgot to add. All runners had a couple of bottles of beer given to them at the finish. You definitely want to do it next year now, don't you? drunken

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Pammie · Joined: 30 Jun 2006 Posts: 271

Well done Mark 14th eh.

Superb stuff-
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