Witney 10 Results
Well done to Robert for finishing 6th overall, and 3rd in the MV40 category. Also to Larry for being back on the (virtual) podium.
Welcome back to Luke with a pretty good performance after a few years’ absence. Dan wasn’t in club colours so no CC points. Hugh won the wine and his report follows the results.
Whose idea was it to run home afterwards?
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What is there to say about this race. All experienced or longstanding ERR members will know all about the race and so my comments are consequently brief.
· It’s been going for 25 years!
· Witney Running Club run it
· It’s virtually on our back door so it is easy to get to.
· It’s supposed to be 10 miles (but it might be a fraction more) and takes you around Leafield and Minster Lovell and if you like to study the countryside it is a course that is generally open to view
· Traffic – generally quiet
· It’s all on road, apart from the last 250 meters
· Whilst I have run it a number of times there are always more hills than I remember – was it 6 or 7?
· So to be honest it is a hilly course, long hills rather than super steep ones
· As per 2010, 2011 finishers left with a good quality training top.
So for those that have not run it before I don’t want you to be put off, it is a hard course but it is well organised and nearby. It will provide you with a local race if you want to increase your race distance from 4 or 5 or 6 miles. It’s well supported both with runners and marshals (Roger and Shelia always like greeting us in Minster Lovell).
It can’t be that hard as Derek, Ian, Graham and Denise decided to run back home as part of their marathon training afterwards!! Some of them made it too!!
