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Karl C

This is a new league we have entered, in addition to our normal Cross Country Fixtures.

October 11th
Loughton

November 15th
Southend

November 29th
Springfield Striders

December 13th
Colchester

January 3rd 2009
Orion Harriers

More details of venues when we have them.

The times for each event are as follows :

12.00pm Under 13 yr old girls
12.20pm Under 13 yr old boys
12.40pm Under 15 yr old girls
1.00pm Under 15 yr old boys
1.20pm Under 17 girls to 20 yr old women
1.40pm Under 17 men and senior women
2.00pm Senior men

Graham · #3 Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 395

Yayy. Dessie will be pleased!

debbie g · #6 Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 707

Me too Graham

Jez · #2 Joined: 18 Feb 2007 Posts: 291 Location: Eastwood

They are longer than our ones too!
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debbie g · #6 Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 707

Ah deep joy Jez

debbie g · #6 Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 707

Make my day and tell me they are hillier too

Jez · #2 Joined: 18 Feb 2007 Posts: 291 Location: Eastwood

Guess what , they are hillier too!
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debbie g · #6 Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 707

Oh deeper joy Jez. How fortuitous that I have prior engagements on 11th Oct, 15th Nov and 29th Nov

And I'm rapidly thinking of some for 13 Dec and 3 Jan :blackeye:

JBD · #3 Joined: 15 Sep 2007 Posts: 317

Come now Debbie, if you can handle Thursday's little jaunt (and it looked like you were fine) I'm sure any of these will be a piece of cake !

david thomson · #2 Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Posts: 264 Location: thundersley

this is great news (for me anyway) about time benfleet entered it.

dont know about the distances , id asume they are longer as when i last did one i was 17/18 and the distance was about 4 miles for that age group. so id imagine the senior races would be 6 miles+.

as for the courses they were mostly pants compared to the other league we are in.
i asume the southend one is at belfairs ? that would probably be the most scenic and rugged , but was mostly flat .

colchester if its the same course is at the university grounds which are mostly football pitches but there is a bit of a monster hill .

dont know about the other races but to give you an example , 1 i did was on canvey on the fields behind waterside .thurrock on the fields by blackshots and another right by the a13 just after the tilbury turn off (a bit like stubbers but less hilly).

oh and i think the last time i did the complete series , i won ! bring it on

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debbie g · #6 Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 707

Thank you Steve but I fear you flatter me. I was putting on a brave face Thursday so I didn't disgrace myself with my running partners - the Essex 10k champ and the elite marathon runner

Scary!

I think it is terrific we are in another x-country league and I'll be delighted to see all the other ladies do really well in this. If anyone needs to borrow some nearly new x-country spikes I have just the pair at the back of my shoe cupboard :blackeye:

Now where's the next flat road race... ??

andyken · #1 Joined: 25 May 2006 Posts: 33 Location: Hullbridge

Can we all enter like our usual cross country events?

mikemoreton · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:11 pm Post subject:

Debbie, I'm with you on this. Are we not going out to dinner fror Xmas on Dec 13?

By the way, theres a flat and fast 5k in Basildon Sunday 10th August

Coach · #1 Joined: 18 May 2007 Posts: 65 Location: Daws Heath

Andy, yes anyone can run in this for us providing you are first claim for Benfleet. It will be similar to the Sunday x-country league so you won't need to pre-enter, just turn up on the day and run

andyken · #1 Joined: 25 May 2006 Posts: 33 Location: Hullbridge

Debbie, your not running scared now are you.

mikemoreton · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 5:45 pm Post subject:

Running scared?? Hrm, thats a type of running I may be good at

debbie g · #6 Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 707

Hi guys just back from Venice so only just seen your posts. Yes Mike that's a dinner date! And Andy - me running scared? Nah never just not running at all on x-countries!! Unless Coach insists....

Or I suddenly get a moment of madness...

Anyway Andy still savouring my 1st ever time of beating you in a race at Southend half - need to go out on a high point, I might retire now!!

erasedcitizen · #1 Joined: 21 May 2006 Posts: 79 Location: Benfleet

This is excellent that Benfleet have entered the Essex league. I can't say that I'm looking forward to racing against the ladies rather than with them though!

Basildon 'traitor'...

david thomson · #2 Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Posts: 264 Location: thundersley

its ok , as an ex basildon member i feel the same.luckily that was 20 or so years ago so i doubt theres many there that remember me.
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debbie g · #6 Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 707

Madness took over Andy - I ran today! I heard a rumour it was dry and flat...!!

Ian J · #2 Joined: 20 May 2006 Posts: 267 Location: Rayleigh

I think the Southend race is at Hockley Woods, so I will have to try to run that one :blackeye:

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