Last year Townley Park was covered in snow, this year there was no snow but it was still very cold
Not only was it my first Club race of the cross-country season but it was also a first outing for our new Club flag – see below
Our 2 ladies were the first to tackle the frozen course which consisted of 1 medium & 1 large lap (approx 6K) Brenda Wane was first A&T lady finishing 28th followed a couple of minutes later by Michaela Shaw. Both Brenda & Michaela ran really well but It would have been nice to see 1 or 2 more A&T ladies out there
Next it was the turn of the men, this time 3 large laps (approx. 10K). 14 A&T men set off with Simon Ford finishing a very respectable 26th Gary Atherton & Alex Foster (debut) had a good battle to finish 2nd & 3rd A&T runner respectively. Meanwhile further down the field Alan Hilton was setting the pace with Gary Stevens, yours truly (Mark Riches) Shaun Moran & Troy Topping in pursuit. During the second lap Shaun & Troy pushed on with Shaun, who had a great run, eventually beating Troy by 40 seconds. Alan, Gary & I had a great battle with me & Gary, who also had a great run, pulling away on the last lap. I finished 14 seconds in front of Gary with Alan 29 seconds behind Gary. Next to finish were Jonathan Hyde & Terry Gardiner followed home by Steve Foster & Mark Lysycia; nice to see Mark turning out on the country. Completing the line-up were Paul Basnett & Barry Allman; the new spikes paid off Paul!
We were all grateful, once again, for the warm drinks & chocolate supplied by Brenda’s Café after the race
Remember you need to keep your number (& veteran label if appropriate) for the remaining Mid Lancs races - next race Lawsons Ground Blackpool 12/02/11
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