It was a big weekend for some of the big pre-London marathon races, with the Surrey Spitfire and the Cranleigh 15/21 taking part in my part of the world. How was your weekend running - did you race, parkrun or are you nursing a niggle? As always, share your triumphs and woes below the line
What was I saying last week about not liking perfect race conditions, because they give you no excuse? Yesterday I did the Surrey Spitfire 20 mile race and no one could describe the conditions as perfect: wind and rain featured starring roles. The race takes in two laps of a 10 mile course (the Surrey Tempest being the 10 mile version of the race) and several miles of it take place around the Top Gear test track, at the Dunsfold aerodrome. I didn’t spot any memorial statues to Jeremy Clarkson, but perhaps the wind blew them away. Makes a change from hot air ...
Those miles on the track were brutal - with absolutely no shelter from the wind and fairly dispiriting views of lots of people in front of you. Once out on the roads, you got more shelter from the wind, though in place you got hills. Rather nice undulating ones, though - nothing too evil.
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