Race report by Gareth:
A staggering turnout of 27, out of a field of 115 (and it would have been 28 if I counted Deb but I can’t as apparently, she’s not a member lol) Lostockers descended on Astley Park for the second of the 3-race series over the very seldom raced distance of 3.73 miles 😊.
The recent heavy rain turned the pretty, undulating 2 lap course into more of a trail shoe race than a road shoe event. I’d describe the course in more detail, but I’ve run out of adjectives after writing 3 race reports per year on the same event for the last 4 years.
Obviously, there are way too many people to mention everyone individually but suffice to say I was utterly brilliant & would’ve won if I’d ran faster than the 54 runners who finished in front of me, talk about being robbed of certain victory! I appealed to the race director, but I haven’t got a case it transpires, political correctness gone mad if you ask me.
Other standout performers (other than me) were Gaz who stormed home in a terrific time to be first Lostocker, closely followed by new member John H who continues to make rapid progress & is a bigger dark horse than Black Beauty, he’s getting closer & closer to the fast lads & lasses every race. Tony Marlow continued his recent trend of running a race every day to be a fantastic 2nd MV60 & Janet backed up all her recent epic achievements by winning the FV50 category despite not feeling at her best. Hazel put a difficult time behind her with a brilliant 2nd FV40 & Brian was his usual strong & consistent self to be 3rd MV60.
Sixties super duo Nikki & Sally were 2nd & 3rd FV60 respectively & Tony Maxwell continued his recent recovery from a long period out injured with a strong finish & it was fantastic to see Karen back in club colours after a spell on the sidelines. Terri tried to fool the judges by running as a bloke but unfortunately this backfired & she was 20th (out of 20) MV40…you might want to message the organisers & get your proper result lol.
