BHAA ALSAA 5m XC

JosDel

Anybody taking part or are you all opting for the freebie in the park..

Hope to get near sub 40 min's if the conditions are OK....

gerard65

Yep, I'll be there. Expecting mud, mud and more mud:)

shels4ever

Yep will be there for this one too, should be a mud bath again.

guapos

Yeah ill be there, hoping for sub 35 but it depends how slippy it is. I should really invest in spikes

AJCOT

Mud is marvellous for the skin, we should all warmly embrace it.:)

gerard65

Tough, strenght sapping run this morning. A great morning - sunny and mild but the ground was very soft - ankle deep mud. Ended up having a great tussle with a group over the last couple of miles that included AJCOT and KevinKilbane (he used to hang around here). Now to clean the mud of my spikes.

Caprica

That was very tough. Good strenght training. At least there was no wind and rain, probably one of the warmest days of the year. Well organised as usual. It's a very impressive sport club.

shels4ever

Very enjoyable run today, lap 4 was a killer and the legs were shot at that point, That mud really does take it out of you .

JosDel

Great run today, I had no interest in my time after a mile I just wanted to get to that finish line, Nearly lost my left shoe on the 1st lap. Well organised thanks to Gerard, Eugene, Pat and all the crew.

AJCOT

Enjoyed this one a lot, the sunshine helped & I swear a frog jumped out of my left shoe when I took it off! Fed up of Gerard65 on my shoulder towards the end of these races before he finds a higher gear & darts for the line. Plan to apply some ice prior to the next run & give him the cold shoulder.

gerard65

AJCOT wrote: »

Enjoyed this one a lot, the sunshine helped & I swear a frog jumped out of my left shoe when I took it off! Fed up of Gerard65 on my shoulder towards the end of these races before he finds a higher gear & darts for the line. Plan to apply some ice prior to the next run & give him the cold shoulder.

Run faster:cool:
Another team placing this week- wahoo:D

plodder

gerard65 wrote: »

Another team placing this week- wahoo:D

really?

That was probably the toughest XC I've done in a while in terms of mud and slogging it out. Lovely weather though ..

guapos

Well off my predicted time, finished in 39:xx due to asthma problems but mainly the toughness of the course. very jealous of the spikes as they passed me out.

Was a good course for spectators aswell, you could follow the whole race without much movement. The womans race was great battle between the first two. Thought people warming up on the course during the womens race was bad form. There was plenty of grass that wasnt on the course or on a football pitch for runners to warm up on.

MisterDrak

My first propper XC, and a great laugh, if a little muddy. Didnt take it to seriously, so was happy with a 40:30. Will also have to invest in a pair of spikes, the road runners did me no favours at all.

rdunne

pictures are up.
Thanks to AJ and Peig for taking them
http://bhaa.ie/mediagallery/album.php?aid=118&page=1

JosDel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSNMMr6039M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PtexiVL5jE

guapos

At 5.10 on the first video there is a great attempted hand off as the two lads race to the line :-)

amazing how you think you are going fast but when you see yourself on video you are bareky moving

plodder

guapos wrote: »

At 5.10 on the first video there is a great attempted hand off as the two lads race to the line :-)

amazing how you think you are going fast but when you see yourself on video you are bareky moving

Nice finish all right Shels!

It's true though. I was caught on the line by someone I'd passed only about 150m before the finish. He was only cruising obviously, and made me look like I was strolling, when he passed me way out wide.

shels4ever

guapos wrote: »

At 5.10 on the first video there is a great attempted hand off as the two lads race to the line :-)

Yep I'd do anything at the finish to pass someone

JosDel

That's me struggling in at 8:50 on video one...