Sandbach Striders

A quick race report for The Leaden Boot on 19th May.

Elaine and I entered it again this year with an aim of coming in under 9 hours by walking the hills
faster and running a little of the more level sections. The course is extremely tough and contains 5000 feet of ascent so we were pleased that we ran some early sections then accepted a fast walk through the mid section.

The Route (Click to enlarge)

By 20 miles I had blisters on one heel and Elaine had twisted a knee but not too badly and we maintained the pace. Elaine let me go and I ran the last two miles arriving in 61st place in 8 hours 29 minutes and Elaine finished in 8 hours 39 minutes in 74th place out of 300 entrants.

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Matt W.