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Shades
Shades
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3:55pm, 16 May 2023
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Well done Muttley

Some races have the full range of Vet Prizes, some don't.
Eynsham Red
Eynsham Red
May 2023
4:53pm, 16 May 2023
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Well done Muttley

I took part in a Grand Prix event of four races a few years back and although I didn’t come in first place in any of the races, because I took part in them all I gained sufficient points to come top of my category.
There were far better runners than me taking part but you have to be in it to win it.
Velociraptor
Velociraptor
May 2023
8:52am, 18 May 2023
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Well done :) That can be a viciously competitive age category. (I've sometimes taken the F50-59 prize in a local race because the person who was actually first in category was also in the first three overall.)
57.5 Degrees of Pain
57.5 Degrees of Pain
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1:51pm, 18 May 2023
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57.5 Degrees of Pain
I once did a race where each (10 year) age group had an 18 year old malt for first, 12yo for 2nd and 'ordinary' 8yo for 3rd. I managed 3rd MV40 but my friend was the only FV70 and walked of with the good stuff!

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... you might land a pot one day even if you're just a mid- to back-of-the-pack plodder. Doesn't matter that I was the only contestant in this category. Or that most of the guys in the M65+ crowd were ahead of me by a country mile -- they've had more time to train, anyway.

You've got to be in it to win it!

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