National XC Championships Sunderland Saturday 23rd February

Everyone counts literally!!

To have a team you need to have enough people to go the extra mile…or to be precise 5 for the ladies and 7.5 for the men!

A biting cold day and a couple of inches of snow greeted our intrepid teams.

Another excellent XC course was laid on with rolling hills and a two mile loop of mud, mud and more…Six inches deep : Not for the faint hearted and with four to count for the ladies and six for the men, we had simply no margin for error…We had four ladies and six men…Everyone had to count ! We had the benefit of Sharon Jones and Paul Sanders to support…Most welcome and thank you.

Ladies :

204. Nicky Mowat

224. Janine Ellis

315. Carolyn Hirons

403. Nina Birch

427 ran

36th team from 46

Men .

172. Rob Downs

315. Jim Pendrill

612. Nick Bishop

808. Andy Watts

1032. Patrick Grannon

1073. Trevor Faulkner

1095 ran

67th team from 79

Warmed up @ a local leisure centre and showered, a stop in Ripon at the Golden Lion for a team pub nosh and back to Wilmslow HQ for 10.30.

Character building !!

Well done to all that took part…You were there when you were most needed !

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Nick.

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