In a departure from the usual race report style, I asked Tring runners to sum up their experience of the race in 3 words without referring to “mud”. Here’s what they had to say:
slippery slidey swamp
painfully slow pace
TOTAL CROSS COUNTRY
skating through sludge
worm hitches lift (ask Simon for more detail)
do not faceplant & finish with shoes (being also two bits of advice many runners seemingly chose to ignore)
sanity was questioned
gloopy sludgy scamper
avoiding the casualties
laces tied tight
slippery hill start
surrounded by youngsters
I suppose I should post some results too. Here is what team captain Chris has to say:
After the buzz of lining up with 1800 others at the start; I was already checking my watch after 3Km to see how much further we had to go ! A memorable event, I think the conditions made it the hardest 12Km I have ever run. I normally try to take in the views when I race, but not a chance in that one…..
U15 Boys 4Km,
Winner: Jake Ireland, Macclesfield Harriers – 14.45
Huw Moreton TRC – 21.57 Position – 328
Senior Women 8Km, 830 runners
Winner:Jessica Gibbon, Reading AC – 29.19
Becky Raftery – 35.38 Position – 102
Pippa Mills – 42.45 Position – 373
Lydia Vye – 56.34 Position – 739
Senior Men 12Km, 1783 runners
Winner:Richard Slade, Chiltern Harriers – 43.52
Ross Langley – Pos. 425 – 56.19
Tom Moreton – Pos. 885 – 103.53
Kevin Berg – Pos. 936 – 104.50
Chris Olley – Pos. 1009 – 105.53
Matt Reeves – Pos. 1121 – 107.52
Nick Stallman – Pos. 1141 – 108.24
Matt Ball – Pos. 1160 – 108.40
Simon Barnett – Pos. 1173 – 109.03
Mark Tikaram – Pos. 1553 – 120.01
TRC Team position 78 out of 112
