Polaroid Cross Country

Managed to get this race on after last weeks cancellation due to ice, 5 of us made it on a good morning for Cross Country, cool and damp, a few mud and bramble patches on the course, brambles got me on the second lap, set off in third place and stayed there, second lap about 10 seconds slower than the first, made my sub 40 minute target, good to be out.

Polaroid and the Fort

Recce of next weeks club cross country round the Polaroid Industrial Estate, route is fine the landscaping work appears to be finished, couple of laps then home via Carman reservoir and the Fort Fine morning for a run.

  

Polaroid Cross Country

First race in this years club championship,  4 1/2 mile , 2 lap Cross Country race round the edge of the Polaroid Industrial Estate. A few detours required because of fallen trees, 6 set off, a slow first lap still feeling the effects of New Year lurgy , did try to up the pace on the flat riverside path on the second lap, didn't work just meant I went slower on the two short uphill sections and ended up with even splits for the 2 laps. Got the race dry, hailstones putting the markers out, sleet taking them in, good start to the clubs race series.

Polaroid Cross Country

First race in this years club GP. Five of us set off for the 2 lap , 4 1/2 mile run, a sixth joined when he saw us disappear into the trees. The muddy bits were very muddy but the rest was dry making for quick times. Finished 4th out of 6 a couple of seconds quicker than last year. Good morning for a run.   

Polaroid Cross Country

First race in this years club championship, 2 laps mainly on paths beside the river Leven and the perimeter fence of the Polaroid Industrial Estate. 7 of us set off, clear and sunny morning, perfect weather for running, a few deep muddy patches through the trees after the start the rest of the course pretty dry, made for good times, managed to avoid too many scrapes on the way round.

Polaroid Cross Country

1st race in this years Club GP, ground a bit too dry for Cross Country, high winds had brought a few trees down on the course requiring care going over, under or round. Hard work in the wind along the path beside the Leven. Finished just over 37 mins, slower than last year but a better placing.

Polaroid Cross Country

New year, new club race series, a 2 lap cross country, about 4 1/2 miles all in. Ran and walked a lap to mark out the course. 9 of us started, tried to keep the pace steady, ok for the first mile and a half when a sharp pain in my right hamstring brought me to a stop, race over without completing a lap.

Polaroid Cross Countrry

First club race of 2019, two laps round the Polaroid Industrial Estate. Starts in the field in front of the council buildings, through the trees to the path alongside the River Leven, follow this to the back of Strathleven estate, the path comes out near a small pond, round the pond and follow a narrow path up, down and along to the Ind Estate exit road, take the tussocky verge back to the start, repeat. Happy to finish inside 39 minutes.

Polaroid Cross Country

First club race of the year, 2 laps of the industrial estate. Still in flu recovery mode and took it easy, good conditions, not too cold and plenty of mud when we left the riverside path. Finished in 6th place out of 6 in about 44 mins.

Polaroid Cross Country

2 lap club race, round the Polaroid estate. Tussocky field to start, first minor detour round overgrown old paths. Steady run along the smooth Riverside path settled into third place, lost a place on the steps, didn't get it back to the second lap. Nice n muddy through the trees. Kept it steady through the field. Careful not to slip into the pond, slow up the hill. Short downhill recovery, worked our way across to the ditch and short run back along the verge to finish the lap. Second lap took back 3rd place, realised effort had dropped, kept a steady effort pushing on when required to keep my place, finished about 36 1/2 mins, good day for a run.