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As last minute preparation before next weekend's British & Irish Masters at Bellahouston Park, the 8.6km Eaves Wood Trail Race at Silverdale near Lancaster looked a good choice. The venue was quite unusual, starting and finishing in Holgates Caravan Park.
Standing on the startline, I could see there were 3 fast guys champing at the bit. And soon after the fast downhill start, I was sitting in 4th place. Carl Bell of Howgill Harriers and the other 2 fast guys quickly disappeared from view as the route twisted and turned into the woods. After a couple of kilometres I was caught and exchanged places a few times with Mark Saunders of Bowland Fell Runners before he got away from me on a steep climb. Around the halfway point I was also caught by another runner, but managed to dig in on one of the long uphill return drags and pulled clear back into 5th position which I held to the end, although Mark who finished ahead of me won't appear in the results since he didn't have a race number. Anyhow, it was a good little low-key race, with a pretty tough undulating course, and plenty of narrow twists and turns, and greasy limestone underfoot to keep you on your toes.
Posted by Chris Upson on Sun 20 Nov 2011 | 3 comments
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John Hamer said...
Great result, Chris. You must be feeling in good shape for the Masters.
Tuesday 22nd November 2011 9.38am
Chris said...
Thanks John. However after perusing the Scotland Team Sheet, it looks like I'll get beaten by the entire V50 team and possibly half the V55 team.
Tuesday 22nd November 2011 2.33pm
Pat Mclaughlin said...
Well done Chris on your selection. Hope its a good race.
Wednesday 23rd November 2011 1.48pm