We made the short trip down the A49 to Little Peterstow for the latest race in the winter cross country series. This was a new course around the orchards and although the weather was fine, not quite so balmy as the brilliant weather we had for the first two races. After the obligatory team photo in front of the Chucklebus, the runners lined up for the slightly manic downhill start. The runners soon settled into the first of the two laps of the orchards and adjacent fields. The course was still relatively dry and surprisingly quick, with only a few undulations. At the end of the first lap, Christian Jones led the way, closely followed by Steven Flowers. Ladies captain, Laura Tootell, was first through for the ladies. Positions didn’t change too much on the second lap, but Steven came through strongly to finish 18th, passing Christian in 22nd. The mens team was completed by Jeremy Jehan in 28th and Peter Flynn in 50th. This was the mens best performance so far, finishing 5th A team on the day. They are now in 9th place overall for the series. Laura had her usual steady run for 7th, Becki Ansfield 20th and Lorna Shaw, having another great run in 27th. Ever reliable super veteran Jan Edwards closed in the team in 38th. The ladies finished 5th on the day, but are unfortunately out of the series, having been unable to field a team in the first fixture.
Well done to all the other runners not mentioned here and many thanks to Monross Trailblazers for organising a brilliant race and producing another fantastic traditional course. We move onto Rotherwas for the next race on January 9th.
Individual men’s results here
Individual womens results here
Mens team positions to date here
