THE NFR BOYS DID GOOD...
Lee, Philip & Chris
It always gives me great pride to see
the NFR boys taking the team prize in the North East. The
boys did good, beating a strong New Marske team into second
place. The boys were our Chris, Lee, Phil G and me. I was
sweating looking at the results with Dave Parry, but Phil
G came up trumps with a good result (in a vest in freezing
conditions).
off to a slippy start
The toughest
thing about this race was the Rugby Club car park. It was
frozen over and if you got out without breaking your neck,
the race would be a doddle. The favourite
in the race was this young lean New Marske runner wearing
SPIKES... crikey why did I not think of that... spikes on
the ice. He went off on a flyer up the quarry climb, but
blew at the top.
There
were two deciding factors in this race, the quarry climb
(which was quite steep) and the descent back down through
the woods (where you could fly in the
soft mud and snow).
Dave Parry as always did a great presentation
and had an interesting comment about Fell Running compared
to XC Running. I must agree there is no comparison...
Here
are the final results as best remembered: -
1. Phil S (counter)
4. Lee (counter)
14. Chris (counter)
52? Phil G (counter)
Also in the race were Dave Johnson and Trevor Wakenshaw.
Unfortunately I do not have their placings. However, it
should be mentioned that Trevor is lying 3rd in the NYM V40
Winter League. This is no mean feat because the competition
is tough down there...
It should also be mentioned that little Robyn Bennett ran
in the juniors event, which was a very tough lap of Guisborough
Woods in the snow and ice.
How she managed the climb and the descent (I do not know...).
I think she came runner up to a lass twice her size and
won a box of chocolates.
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Trevor negotiates
the mud and slush |
Christmas Robyn |
Philip Sanderson
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