Today 5 striders ran the Alsager 5.
The weather was excellent and it was vest weather, although I was too chicken to run in mine. As I had arranged to help set up for the Sports Massage Therapists station I found myself there at the unearthly hour of 9.15am where the rest of the team had already set up their beds. I collected my chip timing tag and t-shirt ( a nice one this year) and was soon lining up on the start line at 10.50am. As I looked around I saw a lot of new faces but not many of the ones I usually race against.
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Ben on the finishing straight. |
This race is always a fast one and the start is always congested. With a sound of the horn we were off, but we only got about 100 yards when everyone halted abruptly as someone had fallen. The course itself is flat with two loops. I felt good even though I was absolutely knackered, having done a ladies pamper night the night before ( note to oneself – don’t do this again next year). Soon I was heading home on the last night which I always find a real pain, the road past MMU-Alsager site seems to go on and on.
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| Liz at 4.5 miles and still smiling |
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| Liz sprinting down the finishing straight. |
For more information visit the Alsager 5 website.
Bryan Dale (and his glamorous assistant) took thousands of photos at the event, all of which are free to download from Bryan's website.
Bryan Dale (and his glamorous assistant) took thousands of photos at the event, all of which are free to download from Bryan's website.
Liz