Spa Striders Running Club - Wedgnock Hills & Spills 07/11/2009

The run was cross country and really, really hilly with people having to walk up some of the hills as they were so steep. It was a lovely, sunny day though and the views of the Cotswolds were amazing. For me, the run was going really well and all the way around the marshalls kept telling me how I was first lady. I kept looking around and couldn't even see another lady behind me so at past the 8km mark I was feeling pretty happy with myself and feeling certain I'd get the first lady prize (a very big achievement for me being a new runner!)! However, things weren't to be ... I followed some others who had taken the wrong direction. We kept running until we came to a point where we didn't know whether we had to go left or right, and after some deliberation and discussions, realised we had gone the wrong way and had to re-trace our path back to the correct route. This meant that we did 2km extra and instead of being first lady, I ended up coming in pretty much right at the back. Gutted!!!!! Richard Shepherd did well by following the correct route and coming 6th overall with a time of 45:42 and so did Tim Cole who got a time of 55.51! My time was 1.05:49 but then I did do a few extra km's! It was a brilliant run though, with amazing views and I'm looking forward to the next one (although maybe not the hills!)!

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August 1, 2010 (09:30)
Choice of 10 or 16 miles with Richard. As usual, the pace will be sensible. This is LSD; Long SLOW Distance. Enjoy a weekend lie-in, our anti-hangover start time is 9.30am. See you all outside the Striders clubhouse this Sunday. Back Marker - Richard Ki...

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August 2, 2010 (19:30)
Monday night club 'muster' run from the club house. There will be groups going off at various paces, no-one left behind, but expect to run between 5 and 9 miles. Summer Route to be announced on the night.

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August 3, 2010 (18:45)
Leave from the club 6.45pm. 3 mile warm-up to Lillington. 4 miles at Tempo (running hard between half-marathon and 10k race pace). 2 miles cool down. This gives you 9 miles with 4 of them hard. New runners always very welcome.

New Runners Night
August 3, 2010 (19:00)
2/3 mile steady run. All abilities welcome. Each run is led by an experienced runner and no-one is left behind. A good way to get fitter and makes a great 'lead-up' to a Wednesday or Monday session if you have never run before.

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