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Chris Dent reports: Sunday 10th December 2006 Tadley Xmas Cross Country 5.3 miles Probably the last race of the year for most and with the choice of running the Hogs Back 8 or the Tadley Cross Country, we left the whimps to their own and a party of 11 from the Club decided to show what diehards we really are. There was a cold and frosty start to the day but by the start the temperature had picked up a little. With a 15 minute jog to the start, there were no excuses to not warm up properly. The starter announced that a newly installed kissing gate shortly after the start would reduce the field to single file as would the 4 drainage ditches we needed to negotiate. The water/mud apparently knee deep. The run certainly lived up to expectations with a lot of mud flying around. Certainly the guys who chose Santa outfits had their work cut out, bad enough just wearing normal kit.! First home was Ken wearing his silly hat!. Yours truly was next home for once getting the better of the Ladies Captain. I’m sure she won’t let that happen again !. Christelle heading home Dave Pearce, closely followed by Gordon in his first outing for 18 months after injury, It’s good to see you back and running Gordon !. Anne-Marie, Chris Peppiatt, Bridget, Dave Smith (his new shoes looking a tad sorry for themselves) and Sue followed, with Mr and Mrs Ricards completing the line up. The 15 minute jog back to the car park and changing rooms gave us ample time to warm down before the photo shoot and a rare opportunity to have a most welcome shower. Once again I thank everyone who turned out for the Club, I think our green Vests were most prominent even out numbering Reading Road Runners.?
PS. This is how the “wimps” got on at the Hogs Back.
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