Summer Competition 2011

SUMMER SERIES RACES
NOTE – Correction to dates below in red:-

Sun        April    3                Mow Cop Hill Race
Sun                 10               Air Products  10k, Crewe
Sun                 24               Runcorn Bridge  5 mile
Sun        May   1               Bluebell Trail, Halifax
Thu                 12              Mobberley  5 trail
Fri                  27               Dunham  5k
Thu        June    2              Tittesworth Trail
Wed                  8              Boars Head, Lyme Park
Thu                 23              Roaches
Sat                  25              Lymm  5k
Sun        July     3               Fairy Freckled Cow, Denby
Sun                  10              Bollington Nostalgia
Sun                  24              Moonraker  10k               
Wed                27               Forest 5
Wed      Aug     TBA            Pie & Peas (date not yet announced)
Sun                 7                 Merebrook  15k
Sun               21                 Birchwood  10k
Sun      Sep    18                 Sutton  10k
Sun              25                 Macclesfield Half
Sun     Oct     2                  Alexandra Park  5k
Sun            30                   Halloween Hellraiser, Crewe (date not confirmed)  

Our 2010 Series was supported in greater numbers than ever before.

Higher numbers mean greater competition and usually someone in sight to spur you on, an incentive to compete at your best.

Originally designed as a way of enticing runners from their comfort zone into a competitive environment more frequently, it also acts as a tough training session. Therefore those who compete regularly often see the greatest improvement.

It is noticeable from the feedback of the 2010 competition that individual's likes and dislikes regarding, short, long, hilly and flat races are often totally opposite and therefore cancel each other out. Remember it is the training session, or the race, that you hate the most that you probably need to practice the most. I have tried to ensure that there are a few races that some of you will hate as much as ever in 2011.

Emphasis this year is more on 10k than 5k with several new races including a couple of awaydays to broaden your horizons. Try each type of race and you may find even greater improvement.

Remember it is a competition rather than a championship, therefore strategy, skill and cunning can all play their part, peaking for the right race etc.

Race hard, take your chances, accept defeat with grace and you can get even better next time.

Tony

P.S.  2010 Mugs available soon