Ripon 10 Mile

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Entrants (12) Club PB SB Pred Time WAVA
craigo apparently over distance by 50-80 meters so would have dipped under the hour!!tough course though,2nd in series now.. St. Theresa's AC 55:25 1:00:09 1:00:00 1:00:09 73.50
DjDon Scarborough AC 1:16:46 1:25:42 1:25:00 1:28:40 53.10
gailbell Unaffiliated 1:11:15 1:14:55 1:22:45 59.42
gosbag New Marske Harriers AC 1:03:27 1:03:27 1:12:00 65.93
Joflo Scarborough AC, Whitby running club 1:13:02 1:16:03 1:16:03 65.40
Laudy Training run for Cork marathon - not going to push myself York Knavesmire Harriers 1:17:34 1:17:34 1:30:00 1:27:12 50.70
Lisrun I have done this once before and enjoyed it, in spite of the hills ! I have race number 1 - what pressure !! *AFTER* Rain kept off but a bit humid. Hills not quite as bad as I remembered from 2 years ago. Beautiful countryside. Run went through attractive village, then deer park and close to Fountains Abbey. Mainly on roads although there was some on track and path. Last two miles flat or downhill. Won a bottle of Black Sheep beer for having number 1 ! One of my favourite races. 100 Marathon Club, North East Marathon Club 1:15:40 1:17:34 1:25:00 1:23:04 61.78
PipU North Yorks Moors AC 1:00:04 1:05:58 1:03:00 1:05:58 67.31
shortnginger - runningfrommybelly good race very hilly course but the weather held and i had a cracking run and a 2min pb!!! well chuffed with that!! Nidd Valley Road Runners 1:20:51 1:20:51 1:23:22 52.51
shorty25 Had a very bad run today, I had nothing in my legs at all. Really struggled up the hills, and did over 4 mins slower than last year. Gutted. York Knavesmire Harriers 1:16:41 1:18:49 1:25:44 57.15
Slickchicks York Knavesmire Harriers 1:05:30 1:13:58 1:21:17 54.19
Sodahead Using this race as a gauge of improvement!! Will be trying to close a 20 second per mile difference between me and a running colleague. This course is as mountainous as it gets without calling it a fell race and even then we were warned en mass about the downhill uneven part of the route after 7 miles. We were lead to the start and counted down to the off. Mile 1: 5.59, the winner (Gary Dunn) disappears off into the distance. I settle at the back of a group of 8 runners and tag along. Mile 2: 6.07, starting to go up the first hill. I decide not to hang onto the group as they are 6min/miling and I am not there yet. Mile 3: 6.50, this is the main entrance route up to the very impressive Fountains Abbey. Entrance to this road is via a small gate to the side of the cattle grid. Safely negotiated I can now see the entire field in front of me. GD is at the top of the hill, I am at the bottom :o( There is another cattle grid up ahead. No problem, just take the access on the left of the grid at troop on. This I (and others) did and I now find myself with a fence between me and the road on which we are supposed to be running, then we have our first comedy moment – a self closing gate at the end of this fence. A much appreciated start stop half way up a hill. I am caught by a better hill runner at this stage. Mile 4: 6.22, at last getting to the top of the hill and I can get back to normal running speed. I retake the chap who has just passed me and as a bonus I also overtake a runner that has dropped of the pack that is in front of me. Mile 5: 5.31, for 30.50, not too bad really, a downhill mile and I can turn my icckle legs over real quick. Mile 6: 7.00, another steep uphill climb that went on and on and on. Mile 7: 6.07, still up and down but the bit that we were warned about is up ahead. Mile 8: 5.42, ouch, ouch and triple ouch. I am wearing thin soled running shoes and I feel every lump underneath my feet. The steep downhill is a arm flaying leg staggering stumble and I am delighted not to have done myself some sort of damage. Mile 9: 6.56, for every down there is an up, the terrain is still very rough and I find this particular mile hard going. I caught a glimpse of the runners in front and there are no sounds of runners behind me. Dig deep. Mile 10: 5.48, the last mile, legs are tired and I am now running on a soil public footpath with the sun beaming down on me. The heat is stifling. The fly's are enormous. I even catch one in my mouth and manage to spit it out – I was rather pleased about that. So I am within the last half mile and I am bombing down a gentle decline and I see a marshal stood in front of something. What is that, double bu@@er – another gate, I apply all the brakes and by some miracle I seem to “pin ball” myself through this gate and get ejected from the other side thanking my lucky stars that I did not damage anything. I work my way round to the finish for a time of 62.24 - very pleased with this. A very good indication of where I am. Just got to maintain this sort of pace for 26.2 miles so an abundance of endurance training will follow. A (mostly) delightful race, fantastic scenery and very well organised, a small bonus of the 2nd V45 prize came my way. Nice to chat to St Bernard before the off. Loftus & Whitby AC 56:51 1:02:24 1:05:00 1:02:24 76.08

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