A race report with a difference, Alan took part in the Raby Castle 5k Traildog Race today. A very cold start but plenty of noise and excitement with about 120 dogs and their owners. As the title says the race was run on trails around Raby Castle and conditions were quite good; time and position doesn’t matter as Alan thinks he got the course wrong and finished early. They were treated with a medal and a goodie bag of doggy and human treats at the finish.
On Sunday 5th November, six enthusiastic members of Teesdale AC travelled to Foxrush Farm on the outskirts of Redcar for the second round of the NYSD cross country winter series. Blue skies and warm sunshine greeted the team. However, the previous days of heavy rain had left the flat course an energy sapping swampy mud fest in places, with a brief respite on some of the tracks through the woods. Erica & John were first to go in the seniors ladies and men’s V65 class, completing the 5.8km course, comprising two laps, in 35m23s and 29m22s respectively. Nigel, David, Mark & Rhys completed the senior men’s 8.6km course, comprising three laps, in 41m30s, 44m34s, 46m0s & 47m54s respectively. The feelings of exhaustion disappeared afterwards as quickly as the mud dried on running shoes & warm legs while the group recalled their challenging experiences of the run to one another and enjoyed the camaraderie.
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