Horspath Cross Country Results
The first Club Championship and Short League fixture of 2013 seems to have been a proper romp in the mud, judging by the pictures.
If anyone went for the early joker option, please let me know.
There were 180 finishers in the women’s race and 254 in the men’s.
The ERR ladies were 5th and the men 6th on the day (both in Division 2), which is where they also now stand for the season so far.
Kate won the wine, and her report follows the results.
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Slippy, sloppy, stinky, wet mud, do I need to say more? Maybe fun?
After missing a few turns off various roundabouts and nearly (by way of a quick u turn) visiting the Sandhills park and ride we found our way to the right car park and on to the field where we found the Eynsham tent already standing proud.
Looking around to see how muddy some of the younger persons might be, the first one I spotted had mud up to the top of his head – say no more. So on to inspect the ditch, our first hurdle, the general feeling was to keep to the right but don’t stop whatever you do.
With hindsight the ditch was a doddle compared to the rest. I made good progress overtaking a few on that endless everlasting hill only for them all to come hurtling past me on the downhill! Then we came to some tarmac but, oh no, round the corner through the wood lurked those hip height (I know I’m quite short) slurpy, sloshy mud puddles. The only way really was straight through the middle, and yes I finished covered in mud. On my return home Philip told me that I wasn’t coming into the house looking like that and to try the hosepipe which is what I did, but only on my legs!
I have to admit that it was lots more enjoyable than freezing cold Wittenham clumps and Shipton under Wychwood. Bring on Swindon and Harwell.
