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Thursday 3 September 2015

5k at Dusk

Clear skies and mild conditions greeted a large field of Harriers for the final Auldhouse 5k of the season. Fastest time of the night was Martin Howell, with his recent back injury now behind him (where it always was!).

Many were treating this as a pre-race run with the National Trail Race on Saturday and it was interesting to note that a deliberate, easy start led to some of the fastest times of the season by those taking it easy. Pace judgement is the key in distance running. First timers Justine Black and Shona Findlater both had excellent runs on this far from easy course and have now set a benchmark for next year. Full results are here.
Alan

3 comments:

David Herbertson said...

Well done and thanks Alan....

Martin H said...

Haha - back injury behind me, boom boom. Anyway for what it's worth can I just say that without your excellent organisation and administrative prowess none of this would happen, so thanks Alan. Thanks too to Eddie keeping an eye on things from his saddle and to the joggers going the other way shouting us on! Not my best ever time on this tough wee circuit and with notable absences from some of our faster runners, nice to take the top spot none the less. Nice too to see some new runners at the club taking part.

CoachAD said...

Thanks Martin and David. It was great to see (at least until it got too dark to see) so many Harriers out for the final circuit of the Auldhouse roads this year. Bring on our next club night adventure (Bramcumhall cross country training)!
Alan