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More Mobberley 5 photos

Additional photos from the Mobberley 5 can be found at Mick Halls site.

http://www.mickhall-photos.com/

Both the photos made available from Andy and Mick provide a reminder of a fantastic race and an incredibly enjoyable evening .

Congratulations to all concerned but in particular Malcolm .

Nick.

2008/2009 Manchester XC League Dates

Provisional dates agreed for next seasons Manchester XC League races at  Wednesdays League AGM.

• Sat 25th  October : Heaton Park

• Sun 16th Nov : Boggart Hole Clough

• Sat 13th Dec :  St  Helens

• Sun 4th Jan : Woodbank Pk Stockport

• Sat 7th Feb Wythenshawe Park including plan to hold an after race "Hot Pot"  presentation  ceremony  for the  medals  etc.

Nick.

Bollington Fun Run

THANKYOU TO EVERYONE...

...But special thanks to Ian Ashcroft, Tony Hulme and Ian Gilliver for making the effort to turn up to the Bollington fun run today (Sunday 20th April) – it was very much appreciated. And I’d also like to thank Andy Watts for his call and offering to help marshal.

As the picture tells, it was neck-and-neck between Tony and the girl in the pink mac, but in the end his experience told.

Probably not the most organised race but it was ‘a local run for all the family’ with the main emphasis on having fun and raising money for charity. This we indeed did with entry fees and money for bacon sandwiches we raised over £500! The turnout was amazing too, much better than previous years I am told (over 100 entrants!) Roary the lion certainly kept the children entertained, we also had Steve Hanley from Sale Sharks and the local radio station present so overall I think everyone enjoyed it. There was a minor accident before the race started which delayed things a little but everything worked out in the end.

Tony won but unfortunately no-one gave him his prize – so Tony I’ve got a bottle of wine for you. (Probably the easiest race you have ever ran and WON but your support was appreciated today!)

Also, I would like to thank everyone who sponsored me for the London Marathon – I’ve raised over £2,300 for Mind (inc. Fun run). I had my own place but still chose to do it for charity and to raise awareness of how running can help with anxiety, depression and other mental health problems. Look out for another article in the Macclesfield Express this week.

And the last thanks is to all members of Wilmslow Running Club – you truly are a great group of people to run with and the support and praise we show each other at races and on training is just amazing. We may not win all of the time but we are ‘simply the best!’

This sounds like a speech for the oscars but I’m not crying and I have no trophy – all that it leaves now for me to do is to get my coat – so thanks for listening (or reading in this case)! I’m really going now honest – so see you on Tuesday.

Amanda
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Bramhall Park TT

Congratulations to Rob Downs for the success of the inaugural BPK TT .  The 89 that raced and the great feedback must have delighted !

I am sure that Rob will provide full feedback and a report on the UKTT site and to fellow WRC members.

Sandstone Trail Winners Picture

Scroll down the pictures to see the winning male and female from the ST race : what a happy pair eyeing each others trophies !

End of Season Cross Country Presentation Evening

Tuesday 22nd April

I am delighted to be able to invite you on behalf of Chairman Roy to our now annual end of season cross country bash.

After training we can meet in the bar and then move to the function room where Roy  will hand out medals and trophies . If you have medals from the season, please bring them down for the presentation.Les has kindly agreed that food will be paid for by the half marathon funds : veggie options will be laid on. 

Please don’t be a shrinking violet : even if you did not run in any of the races …..no problem …..we would love to have you with us.
If you are a new member or rarely come into the bar , what a great reason to join us for a drink and some food.

Lets make it a bumper turnout and a night to remember !
We look forward to seeing you all on the night
Enjoy your running, have a successful summer and be ready for a new cross country season in October!

Chester Spring 5

Chester Spring 5 - Wed 2nd April

Took the family to Chester Zoo and managed to get to the start on time this year. In ideal conditions I covered the slightly downhill first half of the race a minute quicker than the uphill return.

1 Adam Peers         25:20
3 Damian Nicholls    26:08
17 Trevor Morris     28:30
296 finishers

Trevor Morris

A message from the City

In case anybody needs an excuse to ignore the motivational tactics of captain Nick, or if you are considering taking part in cross country for the first time next year, then you must watch this short insight.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-Yru1JO2lE

Mike and Sally.

Positive attitude:its the only way

First of all congratulations to Sue , Malcolm and Stuart for their selections but also their placings in last weeks Inter Counties.

A few words about the post from Stuart and in particular the words used "if I keep training hard and improving I might yet get another go" .

Well done Stuart .Who knows where we might all end up if we continue to train hard , work together within the club and build on the excting results collectively being achieved .

A positive attitude ...Its the only way : please do take a moment to read the attached article .

Download Attitude.doc

Good luck with your training .

Nick.

Inter Counties XC Championships

Woolaton Park  Nottingham

Inter Counties XC (World Trials) . With the world XC Championships two weeks away and this year being held in Scotland , the Inter Counties were staged later in the year to double as a selection race for the team for the the world XC champs.

Wilmslow had three runners on duty .

Womens 8k  race 

199 Sue Hool  35.07

Sue helped Cumbria to a top half team finish as one of the counters.

Mens 12k race

199  Malcolm Fowler  43.50

224  Stuart Parrott   45.11

Both racing for Cheshire, Malc being one of the counters to place Cheshire 25th out of 30 counties.

The mens race got off to a fast start that seemed more like 5k pace but we soon settled as we reached the top of the first hill .  Both Malc and I miscalculated number of laps as we were told three times up the hill and naturally assumed the first climb up from the start line was hill rep number one ....wrong !

On finishing I was thanked by one runner for the push on lap three (my surge for home).

Fourth time up the hill was hard but I could still see other Cheshire runners ahead, time to push again.

Adrian our team manager seemed to cover more of the course than we did as he seemed to pop up at every corner urging us on. As fourth reserve in the team I was unlikely to count  (six from nine) but as I

may not get another go , I gave the race my all and really enjoyed the occasion.

All in all a great honour to wear the county vest, and with only 25 places between the last 5 Cheshire runners , if I keep training hard and improving I might yet get another go.

On the way back in the car we got Rob's text to say that Bill had won the Bramhall 5k.This left Malc with a slight problem how to explain at work that Bill was first and he was 199th !

Not to worry I'm sure Bill would explain it far better!

Stuart

No substitute for age and experience

Thanks to Ray Eagle who is experienced but not old and still runs very well for sourcing the attached article .

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/05/health/05age.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

A tale of two races

Two events on Saturday but both at different ends of the race pecking order , but both carrying importance to all that ran .

In the morning was the dry run of the UK TT Bramhall Park time trials : http://www.parkrun.com/brtt_home.aspx

An excellent morning for all that helped to make a success of the test run and a fine 5k course.

Elsewhere in Nottingham Big Malc and Little Stu were running for Cheshire in the UK Inter Counties and World XC trials : Sue Hool was also running but sporting the colours of her native Cumbria .

Congratulations to the three of you .Download IC_Cross_Challenge_results.xls

Results above .

Enjoy your running as Spring approaches .

Nick.

Trafford 10k

21 miles is a long way - a couple of us opted for the much shorter Trafford 10k.  With a top quality field and excellent conditions, I was happy to run my first race for 3 months following injury.

1   Neil Speaight  29:45

62  Trevor Morris  36:17
125 Paul Nichols   41:23

372 finishers

Trevor.

Cross Country is the biz says Liz

Interesting feature on a BBC Sport website from yesterdays ladies winner : International Liz Yelling.

Cross country was always my favourite event at school. I just love it.

It's the pain I enjoy! The tougher the event, the better I get! I was built with mental toughness and it's just been unleashed in athletics.

And, of course, I adore getting muddy. I'm also a long distance track runner but it's definitely more fun competing in the fields.

It's amazing running through the countryside with the wildlife, the trees and being away from the traffic. It's a great way to escape!

I get bored quite quickly, but these races are never ever dull. The terrain is always different, your speed varies all the time and I get great pleasure watching my competitors struggle.

Paula Radcliffe is another lover of mud.It's obviously hard work to get to the top and if there's one person who's shown the way, it's my friend Paula Radcliffe.

I'm a full-time athlete now but when I was teaching I was running at six every morning. Not very nice!

The trick is to find a reason for climbing out of bed. What I do is think about my competitors getting up early and being fitter than me.

It's just something you've got to do if you want to be one of the best.

But just remember, however serious you take your running, cross country is one of the most fun races you can ever do.

And thats why we love it too !

National XC Championships Results

The facts and figures :

Senior Men :

172 Mike Halman 37.16

216 Malcolm Fowler 37.53

311 Stuart Parrot 39.04

357 Tom McGaff 39.51

394 Phil 40.24

652 Ian Smallwood 44.02

669 Nick Bishop 44.15

1217 Trevor Faulkner 59.32

Andy Lamont(Macclesfield)who sometimes trains with us was 265 in 38.30

1244 finishers

A very creditable team placing of 26th out of 99 complete teams.

Leeds won : their six counters were in the first 52 finishers with a points score of 183 : Our first counter scored 172 alone !

Senior Ladies

235 Kate Sutton 32.08

238 Sally Maddock 32.15

323 Amanda Bradbury 34.41

414 Catriona Marshall 37.55

Claire Stevenson running for Bristol and West was 117 in 28.58

495 finishers

The team were a very respectable 44th out of 61 : Macclesfield who won the M&D League were 32nd .

Well done all : Be proud that you have trod the same path as internationals and have competed alongside the most talented club XC runners that the country contains : you were all part of a sea of vests representing every part of England in a "blue ribbon" national championship ; Few can say that !

Well done you ran the "Nationals"! Another tick in the box of life's great achievements.

Nick.   

National XC Campionships Saturday 23rd February

There are certain things in life you have to do : Swim with dolphins : never understood that : Catriona will know more !

Runners will say run the FLM .

For those that ran in the National Cross Country Championships today , I am certain that the 12 Wilmslow runers would include "running in the Nationals".

To win is a serious honour : you only have to look at previous winners to understand that the "National" is a major title for any serious English athlete : Cram , Coe and Ovett tried but failed : Bedford , Hill , Neuraker have tried and succeeded .

The Midlands staged the event at Alton Towers . Awesome facilities and a breathtaking course with a serious climb (x3 for the men). Brilliant administration .

Before the mens race we watched Liz Yelling retain the womens title : Liz will be competing in the Olympics this summer in Beijing .Amazing to watch the pace that elite runners race at .

So it was time for the men and every one of the athletes had to approach the start and their designated pen through a competitors only tent where dozens of Marshall's checked athletes to ensure chip timing and numbers were in place .

We were sharing pen 108 with other clubs ; The gun went and the earth moved ! For 800 metres there was no room to do anything but run in the mass of every conceivable colour of UK club vests : Elbows out , push and shove , barge and more !

Disconcerting when the commentary team are announcing that there was a pack of four in the lead approaching mile one !

Gradually space opened up and the opportunity to gain or lose places materialised.

Running in a pack where you just get carried along at the group pace means that start too fast and you suffer . Although I picked up places , I lost more : By lap two Ian and I were involved in a real keep up competition : the final hill did for me and the final 1000 metres saw Ian pick up the pace .

Bear in mind that as I finished , City of Leeds AC were being announced as "2008 mens champions" : Thier six cxounter score was lower than Mike Halman's own fin ish number ! Think about it !

A brilliant day . Different to the FLM : A day where serious club runners compete with serious club runners who also happen to be big stage Internationals .

Not sure about results yet but take a bow :

Kate Sutton

Sally Maddock

Amanda Bradbury

Cat Marshall

( Finishing order)

Mike Halman

Malcolm Fowler

Stuart Parrott

Tom McGaff

Phil ( new Phil)

Ian Smallwood

Nick

Trevor

(Finishing order).

A fitting end on the biggest possible stage to the XC season : Congratulations to all that have taken part and those who have supported us : Great to have Paul Sanders with us today .

Date of end of season Hot Pot supper tbc.

Enjoy the upcoming summer racing .

Nick.   

Radcliffe 12 mile trail race

Four WRC runners put in an appearance here yesterday :

Malcolm , Amanda , Trevor ........and the return of a legend : To find out who , results can be found at http://www.ukresults.net/2008/rad12.html

Reuters .

 

Manchester XC League : Mens final results

Final summary now results are available @ www.bbresults.com

Great support from all : 23 men represented Wilmslow and helped the team achieve :

2nd Senior Team ( actually won the final race) behind Trafford

1st Vets Team ( third year running)

Congratulations to :

Jim Pendrill : 5th Senior

Malcolm Fowler : 1st V40

Rob Downs : 3rd V40 and pushing out Stuart Parrot ( 4th V40) from the medals.

Tom McGaff : 1st V55

Gavin Mendham squeezed out of a medal finish at the last race ( 4th V55)

Trevor Faulkner : 1st V65

Cheshire Championships also won.

Congratulations to all.

Wythenshawe Pictures

First batch of photos from Saturday available in the photo section under 2008 Wythenshawe XC.

More to follow.

Nick.

Cheshire Champions news release

Press article relating to the mens success as Cheshire County Champions can be found below .http://www.wilmslowexpress.co.uk/sport/s/1033283_county_champions

Manchester XC League : Round five

What a day : so much to fight for ....what would be the outcome after the final races for men and ladies ? What would be the colour of the medals and how many ?

What I do know is that the men won both senior and vets races on the day and won the vets overall for the third year running but also moved up to second senior team this year , behind Trafford but ahead of another 14 clubs ( Sale , Salford , Stockport and Altrincham included).

The ladies had a marvellous season finishing "second senior team"overall but were squeezed out of the medals in the vets category : we feel for you after all the hard work ...the sign of greatness is how you bounce back : next year !! Thanks for your great support today also.

There was some confusion at the prize giving so will update in more detail when the full results come out .We had numerous individual winners and full details will be posted once available.If my memory is correct :

Awards were given to Claire Stevenson (3rd lady) and Captain Kate ( 2nd V45)

Malcolm won male vet 40 , with Rob a top three vet 40 winner also .

Jim was 5th overall in the open age.

Tom won V50 category and Gavin was pushed out at the last race of a medal finish in the V55 category.

There could be a medal for Trevor if his category are included .

Full run down once results out : www.bbresults.com

It has been an awesome season . We had a record turnout of 27 today : Fantastic ! Wythenshawe Park was truly a mass of blue and gold. This eclipses the 23 that we had out at Stockport for the final race of last year. 

Be proud of all of your contributions : each person has played a telling part in their own way: I do hope that you can all join us at the end of season XC hot pot bash : date tbc once confirmed with Chairman Roy.

Thanks to all that have supported us : Tony , Roy , Paul and Dave today.We also had supporting us today Trevor Morris and the "morrislets". Trevor was due to make his debut until illness struck : Nationals Trevor in two weeks ?

Thanks to Paul and Tony for the guidance at training .

We hope to have photos from today via Geoff Gilbert .

Puff out those chests and pat yourselves on the backs . One team working together ...Wilmslow Running Club

Enjoy your next run wherever you are.

Nick.

 

 

Four Villages Half Marathon

This was the 4^th year in a row that I’ve toed the line at Helsby.  It works like this.  After an autumn of swift 10ks and the odd half you suddenly find that there are no road races in November or December.  But you’re on a roll and signing up for a January Half appears essential to feed your road race habit.  Come January it’s wet and freezing, you’ve been destroyed by cross country, spent Christmas with a cold / injury and Four Villages no longer seems such a smart idea.  Well that’s the theory but in practice I turn up anyway.

As we charged off down the main road I found myself running next to Andrew McNeil who I recognised as the first V40 at Wilmslow 2007.  I thought that I’d try to stay with him for a while and see how it felt.  At 2 miles it already felt like 650 reps without the recoveries and I backed off a bit.   At this point Tomas Abyu was not that far in front at the head of a group pursuing Mark Miles who had raced into a large lead.

By 3 miles I was running more comfortably in a small group that included more familiar rivals Chris Heyes of Sale and Graham Houghton from Spectrum.  Working together we maintained a good pace along the flat country lanes.  The rain had stopped and it was rather warm and breezy.  It seemed hard going as we slogged up the first inclines around 8 miles.  I really needed a drink at 9 miles and fell off the back of the group.  But I kept them in sight as I passed a couple of the early leaders who had completely blown up.  Mick Hall was there to photograph our pain at the 10 mile marker but I felt confident now that I could handle the remaining hills and maintain my position.

Accelerating down Towers Lane I could see the group slowly coming back to me.  I drew level with a Liverpool runner as we passed the golf course and just held him off in the sprint finish.

I was pleased with my time of 1:15 but there were plenty of good vets ahead of me with the first 3 V40s running 1:12.  Jim and Tom soon followed me in and we headed back to the club house for a well deserved custard cream or two.

With a few absences and injuries we didn’t quite have the strength and depth and the team was perhaps 4^th overall.

For once my splits tell the same tale as my narrative.

5:23 5:36 5:39 5:49 5:49 5:43 5:45 5:45 6:22 6:00 6:11 5:28 5:28 0:32

Rob Downs

Northern XC Chmpionships

Northern XC champs Roundhay Park Leeds

Race correspondent and runner Stuart Parrott writes :

Somehow I seemed to have got missed on Nick's emails about not going to leeds !
However I felt a little eliteist at the start having a pen to myself whilst all around other teams were crammed into their slots.
Three undulating laps , Tony had commented on Friday about a big hill , third time round it did feel big. Ground was dry and firm and could have been tackled in road flats. Nice day out pleased with position compared to known runners around me.
1 D Webb Leeds 37.07
157 S Parrott Wilmslow (50 points) 45.17

Leeds won mens team managing to get all 6 in the top 20 (something for us to aim for at Wythenshawe).

Nick adds : great performance Stuart and we will be gunning for Wythenshawe Pk as you rightly say : so too the ladies who are in an awesome position : 2nd !!!!

We then aim to finish on a high with the Nationals at Alton Towers 23rd Feb .

I have received an invite to the Wilf Richard XC Relays at Heaton Pk , Saturday 16th Feb : Four legs for men and three for ladies . If we are to enter teams , we need to ensure we have sufficient ok to run.Those interested , please contact Kate and myself . Thanks .

Both the men and ladies were struggling for the Northerns coming a week after the 4V and with a number of regulars N/A. Clearly our focus now is on the final Mcr& DCCL race and it was decided to focus on that once it became apparent that we did not have sufficient for full teams .

Good luck to all running at Alsager : Sunday 3rd February : A fast flat course and a Cheshire GP race.

Once the XC season is finished , we will be arranging an end of season hot pot supper ( similar to last year ) : what we celebrate is yet to be decided but rests with us to determine when we race the final event .......Saturday 9th February at Wythenshawe Pk .

Lets make it a mass `of blue and gold : runners and spectators !!!

Nick.

Mcr XC League :Tight at the top but the course is the winner

Woodbank Pk : Sunday 13th January

Overcast skies and the car park resembling a lake : how would the course be ?

A short stroll from the car park and the answer was apparent ! Mud , and an energy sapping course : but after the race all agreed : some course ! A 600 metre dash across open field to battle for the best line across a root strewn and mud covered trail before a 270' turn and a mad dash downhill ...then over pastureland and copses before a real battle up to the top : runners sliding backwards became obstacles to avoid...off the brow of the steep incline to try to get the legs moving again and dash back to start the next lap . Wow !

The ladies were strong in both talent and numbers : we had a squad brimmimg with ability.

Captain Kate will provide more details but my best guess is that positions were :Claire 6th/7th, Sue 10th/11th , Kate late teens ,Nicki mid twenties ,Sally P late twenties and we then had a real charge of the cavalry as Huma , Cat and Angela all came in not far behind and all well up the field.

It was just fantastic to see the ladies doing so well and such an obvious team ethos developing .We cant wait to see the results come out.www.bbresults.com should be on line Tuesday/Wednesday.

Cant be too specific on the mens placings but we had real competition on our hands with Stockport on their home course out in force.Tony ( thanks for the support and to Roy and Ray E.) thinks we were a touch down this week and its going to go to the wire at Wythenshawe Park ( Saturday 9th February)

With Malcolm nursing an injury, a cautious start was made but gradually he picked his way through the field to be first counter : Rob had a real battle with Stu and Jim not far behind . A returning from injury Tom soon followed and the in form Ian finished as our sixth counter .

Nick followed Ian home and we then had a strong team presence packing the next places . Mark had a fine run beating Gavin with Don next , and then Gareth : We welcomed Ian Ashcroft for his first XC of the season . Trevor ran well and was full of praise for the course " that was fantastic ". Thank you ladies for staying to support.

So Wilmslow had 20 racing on an overcast Sunday ! The winters endeavours will all come down to the final race . Cant wait !

See you at Wythenshawe Park when we welcome Mike Halman and Sally Maddok to our ranks for the last big push.

Nick.

The benefits to be had from Cross Country

Sat watching BBC television and an International XC meeting from Edinburgh : quite a decent course . The point of the post ?

Steve Cram and Brendan Foster have twice remarked the undoubted benefits to be had by all those who use the "country" to prepare for the summer season , even if they are not competitive : it strengthens both mentally and physically .

So if you want to have an improved summer series , still two races left ( or four if you are entered for the Northerns and Nationals) in the XC season :

• Woodbank Pk : Sunday 13th January : Ladies @ 1.50 and men @ 2.30
• Wythenshawe Pk : Saturday 9th February.

You know it makes sense ! If you want to see your team mates stealing a march on you , spectators welcome too ! Just look how Nicki enjoys the thrills and spills !

Nick.

Wilmslow men win Cheshire XC Championships

It is a trophy that has previously eluded the mens team but not today.

Not content with the Senior mens trophy , the veterans championship was similarly won.

The temperatures seemed lower than the 8' reported as runners alighted from cars to be met by biting winds and a muddy multi-lap course with some sort sharp rises that caused some real difficulties. The runnners were indebted to the support provided by Sue Hoole , Dave Read and Tony Hulme. It is always appreciated . Thanks also to Kate and Nicki for staying to give your support.

The ladies were down on their usual numbers but still finished seventh senior team : well done Kate (18), Nicki (22)and Amanda(29) . Kate and Nicki were also 2nd and 3rd V45 .

The mens team knew that they would need to run well to win as Vale Royal always place well in the County Championships. Although Tom was unable to run through injury , we are fortunate to have a strong squad that is deep in talent .

Malcolm and Damian battled for bragging rights before Malcolm edged ahead to finish 6th and 7th respectively.

Rob and Stuart packed in the teens ( 14th and 15th ) and then came Jim (25th) .

Our last counter would be vital and Ian Smallwood (36th) did the team proud ensuring that the trophy was ours .

Helping the six counters to win the trophy , all of our runners played their parts , pushing further down the field , other teams counters .

Gavin worked his way through the field (71st) just ahead of Mark (75th). Welcome to Don in his first club XC outing (86th) . Trevor completed the team (111th) .Well done on a tremendous achievement : Cheshire County XC Champions.

Results are now available on the Cheshire AAA http://www.cheshireaa.com/Results/XCC/2008xcc.htm

Pictures courtesy of Luke Bishop can be found by scrolling down the photo albums to "2008 Cheshire XC Champs".

The trophy will be at the club on Tuesday where we will proudly retain it for a minimum twelve months !

Congratulations to all runners in tough conditions.

Our pursuit of Manchester XC honours continue next Sunday at Woodbank Pk .

Nick.

A message from France

To everyone at the club a very happy, healthy and successful 2008. Hope to be there for the Wilmslow Half

Our best wishes

Peter and Sue Nelson.

Cheshire XC Championships Saturday 5th January : Warrington

A quick reminder that the Cheshire XC Championships take place this Saturday in Warrington.

Ladies go @ 1.15 and men @ 2.00.

Full details , course map and directions can be found at http://www.cheshireaa.com/ and scroll down to Cheshire XC Championships.

Wilmslow entries are not yet showing on the list of entries but I have had email confirmation of receipt .

Spectators are very welcome .

All the best for 2008.

Nick.

Wilmslow "ex pat" returns to scoop V60 title

A sprinkling of Wilmslow runners ran the "festive five" at Sale .

Results can be found at http://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2007/festive.htm

Stuart  Parrot was first home but "our man in Provence" aka Monsieur George scooped the prestigious V60 title which also included household name Simon Fenton , an athlete who is currently part way through a harsh training cycle that would make grown men weep.

Have a great New Year.

Reuters News Agency.    

Forthcoming XC events

Christmas is nearly on us ( certainly Christmas day ) and thoughts drift to the fantastic opportunities that we have in the New Year .

In addition to the known road races , below is a reminder of important remaining XC dates .

Saturday 5th January : Cheshire XC championships at Warrington . A chance for individual honours and team prizes.

Sunday 13th January : MCR XC Round four at Woodbank Pk.

Saturday 26th January : Northern XC championships at Leeds .

Saturday 9th February : MCR XC Final round at Wythenshawe Pk.

Saturday 23rd February : National XC championships at Alton Towers.

Whilst we have teams entered for the Northerns and Nationals , the highlighted three races are significant . We want to compete well in the Cheshires and bring that shield to Wilmslow .

We are having another great season in the MCR League and lie second . With two races remaining we have a real opportunity to improve further on our third place achieved last year .

Each and every runner makes a massive difference . Races are won and lost by single points margins ; Our ability to turn out strong teams in numbers means that even those not in the six Wilmslow counters are often pushing back the fifth and sixth counters for our rivals . We are a complete team , we are more than just six.

Have a fantastic Christmas and enjoy your festive training : Tony may be emailing out about a training session in lieu of 25th/1st dates .

Nick.